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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001029

Buckley Wells & Fishpool

Buckley Wells & Fishpool is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,779 residents in Bury. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Bury
7,779

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,876

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,739.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

56.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

28.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

25.8%

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.

Astley Bridge & Waters Meeting, Bolton9,045 residents · 55.0% owned · 29.1% no carSpotland Bridge, Rochdale8,149 residents · 56.5% owned · 26.4% no carAllerton, Bradford10,285 residents · 59.5% owned · 26.8% no carHeckmondwike North, Kirklees11,657 residents · 64.9% owned · 23.2% no carCrosland Moor, Kirklees7,484 residents · 58.6% owned · 31.6% no carFrenchwood & Fishwick, Preston9,351 residents · 52.7% owned · 33.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Buckley Wells & Fishpool

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

Tenure

Owned56.7%
1,631 households
Social rented22.3%
642 households
Private rented20.6%
592 households
Shared ownership0.2%
7 households
Lives rent free0.1%
4 households
Buckley Wells & Fishpool · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced38.1%
1,095 households
Semi-detached33.2%
954 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement18.4%
530 households
Detached6.5%
187 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.7%
78 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.9%
25 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
Buckley Wells & Fishpool · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household45.4%
1,305 households
No cars or vans in household28.8%
829 households
2 cars or vans in household20.3%
583 households
3 or more cars or vans in household5.5%
159 households
Buckley Wells & Fishpool · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms42.8%
1,232 households
2 bedrooms33.4%
960 households
4 or more bedrooms12.7%
365 households
1 bedroom11.1%
319 households
Buckley Wells & Fishpool · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household59.9%
1,724 households
One-person household30.8%
887 households
Other household types9.2%
265 households
Buckley Wells & Fishpool · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household30.8%
887 households
2 people in household26.6%
764 households
3 people in household15.6%
448 households
4 people in household11.9%
343 households
5 people in household7.5%
215 households
6 people in household4.5%
129 households
7 people in household1.8%
51 households
8 or more people in household1.4%
39 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Buckley Wells & Fishpool · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1521.3%
1,653 residents
15–2920.2%
1,573 residents
30–4421.3%
1,656 residents
45–6424.3%
1,886 residents
65 and over13%
1,009 residents
Buckley Wells & Fishpool · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White54.8%
4,262 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh38%
2,953 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.9%
225 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.2%
171 residents
Other ethnic group2.2%
170 residents
Buckley Wells & Fishpool · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above25.8%
1,549 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications25.1%
1,508 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.8%
946 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.4%
803 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.8%
711 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.7%
284 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.4%
202 residents aged 16 and over
Buckley Wells & Fishpool · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)54.7%
3,287 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive42.9%
2,575 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.4%
143 residents aged 16 and over
Buckley Wells & Fishpool · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed15.6%
939 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations15.4%
927 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.9%
837 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13%
778 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.3%
680 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.9%
597 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students8.7%
524 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations6.8%
407 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.2%
313 residents aged 16 and over
Buckley Wells & Fishpool · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health45.3%
3,523 residents
Good health33.9%
2,634 residents
Fair health14.5%
1,125 residents
Bad health4.7%
368 residents
Very bad health1.6%
127 residents
Buckley Wells & Fishpool · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81.6%
6,350 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act18.4%
1,428 residents
Buckley Wells & Fishpool · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension36.3%
1,043 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension36.2%
1,041 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions20.8%
597 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions6.7%
192 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
3 households
Buckley Wells & Fishpool · 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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