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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001042

Prestwich Central

Prestwich Central is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,560 residents in Bury. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Bury
6,560

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,892

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,509.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

62.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

23.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

42.8%

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.

Stretford East, Trafford8,356 residents · 61.6% owned · 28.5% no carSutton Coldfield South & Central, Birmingham8,473 residents · 72.7% owned · 18.7% no carHitchin Town & West, North Hertfordshire11,485 residents · 63.3% owned · 21.6% no carEltham South, Greenwich6,865 residents · 61.8% owned · 33.9% no carNorthenden, Manchester6,981 residents · 62.9% owned · 25.2% no carHandforth & Dean Row, Cheshire East11,452 residents · 59.3% owned · 20.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Prestwich Central

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

Tenure

Owned62.6%
1,811 households
Private rented22%
636 households
Social rented15.2%
440 households
Shared ownership0.1%
4 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Prestwich Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached42.6%
1,232 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement30.8%
890 households
Detached14.6%
422 households
Terraced7.8%
226 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2%
59 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.7%
50 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%
10 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Prestwich Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household45.4%
1,313 households
2 cars or vans in household24.2%
701 households
No cars or vans in household23.8%
689 households
3 or more cars or vans in household6.6%
190 households
Prestwich Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms38.1%
1,103 households
2 bedrooms22.8%
661 households
4 or more bedrooms21.8%
630 households
1 bedroom17.2%
499 households
Prestwich Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household57.6%
1,667 households
One-person household36.9%
1,069 households
Other household types5.5%
158 households
Prestwich Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household37%
1,069 households
2 people in household31.8%
920 households
3 people in household13.1%
379 households
4 people in household10.7%
310 households
5 people in household4.6%
134 households
6 people in household1.3%
39 households
8 or more people in household0.8%
24 households
7 people in household0.6%
17 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Prestwich Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.8%
1,169 residents
15–2915.4%
1,009 residents
30–4421.4%
1,405 residents
45–6427.2%
1,786 residents
65 and over18.2%
1,193 residents
Prestwich Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White82.3%
5,400 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh8.7%
570 residents
Other ethnic group3.9%
254 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.4%
223 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.8%
117 residents
Prestwich Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above42.8%
2,277 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications15.6%
828 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.5%
772 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12.2%
647 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.7%
411 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.4%
233 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.7%
146 residents aged 16 and over
Prestwich Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)61.5%
3,268 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive36.8%
1,957 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.6%
86 residents aged 16 and over
Prestwich Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations25.1%
1,333 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.5%
927 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.8%
680 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.6%
510 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations8.7%
462 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations8.6%
455 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.7%
410 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.2%
331 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.8%
204 residents aged 16 and over
Prestwich Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health50.6%
3,319 residents
Good health32.3%
2,122 residents
Fair health12.5%
822 residents
Bad health3.4%
226 residents
Very bad health1.1%
71 residents
Prestwich Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82.7%
5,427 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act17.3%
1,133 residents
Prestwich Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension51.6%
1,494 households
Household is deprived in one dimension31.5%
910 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions13.8%
400 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3%
86 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
3 households
Prestwich Central · 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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