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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001024

Walshaw & Woolfold

Walshaw & Woolfold is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,058 residents in Bury. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Bury
8,058

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,377

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,378.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

82.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

12.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

31.9%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Neighbourhoods most like this one

Closest matches elsewhere in England and Wales, across 14 Census themes. Similarity is statistical, not a recommendation, and says nothing about how anywhere feels to live in.

Lostock Hall, South Ribble7,531 residents · 81.3% owned · 12.4% no carCramlington North & East, Northumberland14,549 residents · 77.5% owned · 14.3% no carOutwood East, Wakefield6,146 residents · 81.3% owned · 12.7% no carRoyton East & Cowlishaw, Oldham6,030 residents · 78.8% owned · 17.8% no carPadgate & Paddington, Warrington9,033 residents · 83.2% owned · 11.8% no carGodley, Tameside6,478 residents · 81.3% owned · 14.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Walshaw & Woolfold

People, households and homes at the stated Census geography. These describe the 2021 population, not the occupants of a particular home.

Tenure

Owned82.6%
2,791 households
Private rented12.1%
408 households
Social rented5.1%
172 households
Shared ownership0.1%
4 households
Lives rent free0.1%
2 households
Walshaw & Woolfold · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached46.4%
1,568 households
Terraced26.9%
908 households
Detached22.3%
752 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement3.5%
117 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.7%
24 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
6 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%
1 households
Walshaw & Woolfold · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.3%
1,429 households
2 cars or vans in household35.2%
1,188 households
No cars or vans in household12.5%
421 households
3 or more cars or vans in household10.1%
340 households
Walshaw & Woolfold · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms50.4%
1,703 households
2 bedrooms28.4%
960 households
4 or more bedrooms18.7%
631 households
1 bedroom2.6%
88 households
Walshaw & Woolfold · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household71.2%
2,404 households
One-person household25.8%
871 households
Other household types3%
102 households
Walshaw & Woolfold · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household36.3%
1,225 households
1 person in household25.8%
871 households
3 people in household19.2%
647 households
4 people in household14.3%
484 households
5 people in household3.5%
118 households
6 people in household0.5%
18 households
7 people in household0.3%
11 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Walshaw & Woolfold · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.8%
1,354 residents
15–2915.5%
1,250 residents
30–4418.3%
1,473 residents
45–6428.7%
2,316 residents
65 and over20.7%
1,665 residents
Walshaw & Woolfold · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White95.2%
7,673 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.1%
166 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.5%
122 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.9%
71 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
26 residents
Walshaw & Woolfold · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above31.9%
2,109 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications19.4%
1,283 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.6%
1,031 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications14%
925 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.3%
617 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.3%
484 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.4%
160 residents aged 16 and over
Walshaw & Woolfold · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)61.5%
4,060 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive36.2%
2,390 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.3%
154 residents aged 16 and over
Walshaw & Woolfold · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations24.3%
1,607 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations14.3%
944 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.3%
816 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations10.7%
707 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.5%
695 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.4%
686 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.2%
413 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.7%
378 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.5%
364 residents aged 16 and over
Walshaw & Woolfold · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health49.5%
3,988 residents
Good health34.1%
2,744 residents
Fair health12.1%
975 residents
Bad health3.3%
263 residents
Very bad health1%
84 residents
Walshaw & Woolfold · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83.2%
6,704 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act16.8%
1,354 residents
Walshaw & Woolfold · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension54.6%
1,842 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.3%
1,091 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions11.3%
381 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.8%
60 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
2 households
Walshaw & Woolfold · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Each percentage uses its Census table’s own total. Rounding and source categories can affect totals. ONS Census data · OGL v3.0.

How the similarity is worked out

Alike on the Census, which is not the same as alike to live in.

Every neighbourhood is described by its shares across the Census themes above — tenure, housing, cars, household make-up, age, ethnic group, qualifications, work, health and deprivation — each theme weighted equally, which is the approach ONS takes in its own Output Area Classification. The neighbourhoods listed are the closest on those numbers, published in full rather than folded into a score. Nothing here measures schools, crime, prices or what a place is like to be in, and a close match is a statistical fact rather than a suggestion to move.

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