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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001038

Whitefield East

Whitefield East is a Census neighbourhood of about 5,679 residents in Bury. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Bury
5,679

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,675

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,875.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

58.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

29.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

34.4%

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.

Baguley West & Brooklands, Manchester8,384 residents · 54.6% owned · 26.4% no carFairwater North, Cardiff6,641 residents · 57.9% owned · 27.8% no carCarlton, Gedling9,659 residents · 62.3% owned · 28.6% no carMiddleton Town & Rhodes, Rochdale7,210 residents · 58.1% owned · 32.4% no carLlanishen, Cardiff9,102 residents · 64.5% owned · 23.4% no carAshton-on-Ribble & Larches, Preston10,809 residents · 59.4% owned · 25.7% no car

Most similar within Bury

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Prestwich East, Bury7,731 residents · 62.6% owned · 27.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Whitefield East

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

Tenure

Owned58.8%
1,573 households
Private rented20.3%
542 households
Social rented20.1%
538 households
Shared ownership0.6%
15 households
Lives rent free0.3%
7 households
Whitefield East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached37.5%
1,002 households
Terraced32.6%
872 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement20.3%
542 households
Detached7.1%
191 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.5%
41 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
14 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.4%
12 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Whitefield East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household45.5%
1,219 households
No cars or vans in household29%
776 households
2 cars or vans in household21.6%
578 households
3 or more cars or vans in household3.9%
105 households
Whitefield East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms45.4%
1,214 households
2 bedrooms30.1%
805 households
1 bedroom14.5%
389 households
4 or more bedrooms10%
267 households
Whitefield East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household56.2%
1,503 households
One-person household38.9%
1,041 households
Other household types4.9%
130 households
Whitefield East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household39%
1,043 households
2 people in household31.5%
844 households
3 people in household15.3%
410 households
4 people in household9.4%
251 households
5 people in household3.4%
91 households
6 people in household0.9%
23 households
7 people in household0.3%
7 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
7 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Whitefield East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.1%
916 residents
15–2915.5%
879 residents
30–4424.3%
1,380 residents
45–6426.1%
1,481 residents
65 and over18%
1,024 residents
Whitefield East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White82.4%
4,679 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh9.5%
538 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.6%
202 residents
Other ethnic group2.6%
149 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2%
111 residents
Whitefield East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above34.4%
1,619 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications18.3%
861 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.7%
740 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.7%
642 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.5%
445 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.4%
256 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3%
140 residents aged 16 and over
Whitefield East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)60.5%
2,843 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive37.9%
1,781 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.7%
78 residents aged 16 and over
Whitefield East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.5%
1,013 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.6%
638 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.6%
592 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12%
564 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations11.5%
542 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10%
472 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8.9%
418 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.1%
242 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.7%
221 residents aged 16 and over
Whitefield East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health44%
2,498 residents
Good health33.4%
1,899 residents
Fair health15.4%
873 residents
Bad health5.6%
320 residents
Very bad health1.5%
88 residents
Whitefield East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act78.3%
4,449 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act21.7%
1,230 residents
Whitefield East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension45.7%
1,223 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.2%
887 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions16%
427 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.1%
137 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
1 households
Whitefield East · 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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