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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001034

Radcliffe

Radcliffe is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,617 residents in Bury. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Bury
8,617

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,087

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,927.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

36.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

40.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

21.1%

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.

Farnworth South, Bolton8,204 residents · 48.6% owned · 36.4% no carHeywood Town, Rochdale10,321 residents · 44.6% owned · 37.1% no carWidnes Riverside, Halton7,878 residents · 34.7% owned · 40.3% no carBrierley Hill, Dudley7,712 residents · 36.6% owned · 38.4% no carKeighley South, Bradford6,475 residents · 42.8% owned · 43.0% no carTown Centre East & Fingerpost, St. Helens7,675 residents · 35.7% owned · 43.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Radcliffe

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

Tenure

Social rented38%
1,554 households
Owned36.2%
1,480 households
Private rented24.4%
999 households
Shared ownership0.9%
36 households
Lives rent free0.4%
18 households
Radcliffe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced42.2%
1,724 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement28.2%
1,151 households
Semi-detached19.6%
800 households
Detached6%
244 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.6%
66 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.4%
59 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.8%
32 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.3%
11 households
Radcliffe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household40.9%
1,674 households
1 car or van in household40.8%
1,667 households
2 cars or vans in household14.9%
609 households
3 or more cars or vans in household3.4%
139 households
Radcliffe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms41.6%
1,702 households
3 bedrooms30.1%
1,232 households
1 bedroom23.2%
950 households
4 or more bedrooms5%
205 households
Radcliffe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household52.2%
2,135 households
One-person household43.4%
1,774 households
Other household types4.4%
179 households
Radcliffe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household43.4%
1,775 households
2 people in household27.7%
1,133 households
3 people in household14.3%
586 households
4 people in household9%
370 households
5 people in household3.4%
141 households
6 people in household1.3%
54 households
7 people in household0.5%
21 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
9 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Radcliffe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1520%
1,720 residents
15–2918.7%
1,613 residents
30–4421.4%
1,841 residents
45–6425.3%
2,181 residents
65 and over14.6%
1,262 residents
Radcliffe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White86%
7,412 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh6.6%
571 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African3%
262 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.9%
250 residents
Other ethnic group1.4%
122 residents
Radcliffe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications26%
1,770 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above21.1%
1,441 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16%
1,091 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.8%
1,076 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.3%
841 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6%
407 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.8%
188 residents aged 16 and over
Radcliffe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)54.5%
3,710 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive43.9%
2,992 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.6%
110 residents aged 16 and over
Radcliffe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations17.5%
1,191 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations16.1%
1,099 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed14.7%
1,005 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.7%
933 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.5%
784 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.3%
566 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.5%
445 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.3%
426 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations5.4%
367 residents aged 16 and over
Radcliffe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health41.4%
3,568 residents
Good health33.2%
2,859 residents
Fair health16.4%
1,413 residents
Bad health6.9%
597 residents
Very bad health2.1%
180 residents
Radcliffe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act74.7%
6,441 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act25.3%
2,176 residents
Radcliffe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension34.8%
1,425 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension33.6%
1,375 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions21.8%
890 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions9.4%
386 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
15 households
Radcliffe · 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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