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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001025

Fairfield & Jericho

Fairfield & Jericho is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,152 residents in Bury. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Bury
8,152

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,425

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,894.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

46.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

35.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

21.5%

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.

Peel Green, Salford5,976 residents · 41.2% owned · 38.4% no carOld Hill, Sandwell10,884 residents · 52.2% owned · 27.0% no carChaddesden West, Derby7,966 residents · 44.5% owned · 34.6% no carAlt, Oldham7,059 residents · 47.5% owned · 33.0% no carScotswood, Newcastle upon Tyne5,688 residents · 48.7% owned · 38.6% no carBenwell, Newcastle upon Tyne8,173 residents · 40.9% owned · 44.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Fairfield & Jericho

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

Tenure

Owned46.5%
1,593 households
Social rented38%
1,300 households
Private rented14.2%
485 households
Shared ownership0.8%
26 households
Lives rent free0.6%
21 households
Fairfield & Jericho · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached42.5%
1,455 households
Terraced32.9%
1,126 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement13.5%
461 households
Detached9.3%
320 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.3%
45 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
10 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
4 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
4 households
Fairfield & Jericho · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.2%
1,446 households
No cars or vans in household35.9%
1,229 households
2 cars or vans in household17.2%
589 households
3 or more cars or vans in household4.7%
161 households
Fairfield & Jericho · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms41.7%
1,427 households
3 bedrooms35.7%
1,224 households
1 bedroom13.7%
470 households
4 or more bedrooms8.9%
304 households
Fairfield & Jericho · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household61.3%
2,100 households
One-person household33.3%
1,141 households
Other household types5.4%
184 households
Fairfield & Jericho · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household33.3%
1,141 households
2 people in household29.1%
998 households
3 people in household18.1%
621 households
4 people in household11.8%
403 households
5 people in household4.7%
160 households
6 people in household1.9%
65 households
7 people in household0.9%
31 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
7 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Fairfield & Jericho · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1521.6%
1,760 residents
15–2917.6%
1,432 residents
30–4420.1%
1,637 residents
45–6425.9%
2,110 residents
65 and over14.9%
1,212 residents
Fairfield & Jericho · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White76.7%
6,249 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh11.3%
918 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African5.9%
479 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.3%
267 residents
Other ethnic group2.9%
239 residents
Fairfield & Jericho · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications26.1%
1,640 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above21.5%
1,347 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.4%
964 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.8%
930 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications13%
813 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.5%
348 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.7%
234 residents aged 16 and over
Fairfield & Jericho · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)54%
3,387 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive44.2%
2,774 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.8%
113 residents aged 16 and over
Fairfield & Jericho · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations17.8%
1,118 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed15.1%
951 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.5%
908 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14.4%
905 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.2%
640 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.3%
522 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations6.8%
430 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.8%
429 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6%
375 residents aged 16 and over
Fairfield & Jericho · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health43.1%
3,515 residents
Good health34.1%
2,777 residents
Fair health15.2%
1,236 residents
Bad health6%
492 residents
Very bad health1.6%
132 residents
Fairfield & Jericho · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act77.7%
6,334 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act22.3%
1,818 residents
Fairfield & Jericho · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension34.9%
1,196 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension34.5%
1,182 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions22%
753 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions8.1%
277 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.5%
18 households
Fairfield & Jericho · 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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