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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001028

Elton Vale

Elton Vale is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,333 residents in Bury. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Bury
7,333

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,099

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,522.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

89.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

11.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

35.0%

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.

Hummersknott, Darlington9,145 residents · 87.5% owned · 13.2% no carHill Head, Fareham7,094 residents · 83.2% owned · 9.6% no carFormby South West, Sefton5,644 residents · 88.7% owned · 11.1% no carBrookside & Walton, Chesterfield8,107 residents · 89.6% owned · 11.7% no carPenwortham South, South Ribble5,889 residents · 88.1% owned · 11.2% no carHereford East, Herefordshire, County of5,797 residents · 82.3% owned · 12.4% no car

Most similar within Bury

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Summerseat, Bury5,917 residents · 88.1% owned · 10.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Elton Vale

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

Tenure

Owned89.4%
2,769 households
Private rented6%
187 households
Social rented4.5%
138 households
Shared ownership0.2%
5 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Elton Vale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached50.7%
1,572 households
Semi-detached41%
1,271 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement4%
123 households
Terraced3.7%
115 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.3%
9 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.1%
4 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
4 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Elton Vale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household40.4%
1,251 households
2 cars or vans in household37.2%
1,154 households
No cars or vans in household11.7%
364 households
3 or more cars or vans in household10.6%
329 households
Elton Vale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms49%
1,516 households
4 or more bedrooms31.6%
978 households
2 bedrooms14.8%
459 households
1 bedroom4.6%
144 households
Elton Vale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household71.8%
2,224 households
One-person household25.1%
778 households
Other household types3%
94 households
Elton Vale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household40%
1,240 households
1 person in household25.2%
779 households
3 people in household15.1%
467 households
4 people in household15%
464 households
5 people in household3.7%
115 households
6 people in household0.7%
21 households
7 people in household0.2%
7 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Elton Vale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514.5%
1,064 residents
15–2912.1%
888 residents
30–4414.9%
1,093 residents
45–6427.2%
1,992 residents
65 and over31.3%
2,297 residents
Elton Vale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White92.1%
6,751 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh5.3%
389 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.4%
102 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.6%
46 residents
Other ethnic group0.6%
43 residents
Elton Vale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above35%
2,163 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.9%
1,107 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications15%
925 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.2%
814 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9%
556 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.8%
421 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.1%
193 residents aged 16 and over
Elton Vale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)51.6%
3,187 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive46.5%
2,873 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.9%
119 residents aged 16 and over
Elton Vale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations25.8%
1,597 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations15.4%
953 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations15.4%
950 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.7%
602 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations9.7%
599 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations7.5%
462 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.2%
386 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.1%
318 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5%
312 residents aged 16 and over
Elton Vale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health50.2%
3,680 residents
Good health32.2%
2,361 residents
Fair health13.5%
990 residents
Bad health3.2%
238 residents
Very bad health0.9%
64 residents
Elton Vale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83.4%
6,116 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act16.6%
1,217 residents
Elton Vale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension55.2%
1,711 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.4%
1,035 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions10.2%
315 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.3%
39 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
0 households
Elton Vale · 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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