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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001043

Prestwich Clough & Rainsough

Prestwich Clough & Rainsough is a Census neighbourhood of about 5,686 residents in Bury. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Bury
5,686

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,374

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,603.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

68.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

21.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

39.5%

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.

Doffcocker & Moss Bank, Bolton8,347 residents · 67.8% owned · 21.5% no carWalkden South, Salford9,918 residents · 68.4% owned · 18.4% no carNorthenden, Manchester6,981 residents · 62.9% owned · 25.2% no carTongwynlais & Coryton, Cardiff6,658 residents · 69.3% owned · 20.5% no carMonkseaton, North Tyneside8,186 residents · 69.6% owned · 25.5% no carNewton-le-Willows, St. Helens11,883 residents · 63.8% owned · 20.1% no car

Most similar within Bury

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Kirkhams & Holyrood, Bury6,405 residents · 80.5% owned · 16.0% no carPrestwich East, Bury7,731 residents · 62.6% owned · 27.1% no carOutwood Gate, Bury7,484 residents · 65.2% owned · 19.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Prestwich Clough & Rainsough

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

Tenure

Owned68.3%
1,621 households
Social rented18.2%
431 households
Private rented13.1%
312 households
Shared ownership0.3%
6 households
Lives rent free0.2%
4 households
Prestwich Clough & Rainsough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached47.1%
1,116 households
Terraced23.6%
560 households
Detached14.6%
345 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement13.4%
318 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.1%
27 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
3 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0%
1 households
Prestwich Clough & Rainsough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household46.6%
1,107 households
2 cars or vans in household26%
618 households
No cars or vans in household21.9%
519 households
3 or more cars or vans in household5.4%
129 households
Prestwich Clough & Rainsough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms48.8%
1,158 households
2 bedrooms26.6%
631 households
4 or more bedrooms18.1%
429 households
1 bedroom6.5%
155 households
Prestwich Clough & Rainsough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household63.7%
1,512 households
One-person household31.2%
740 households
Other household types5.1%
120 households
Prestwich Clough & Rainsough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household31.7%
752 households
1 person in household31.2%
740 households
3 people in household18.2%
431 households
4 people in household12.7%
302 households
5 people in household4.5%
106 households
6 people in household1.2%
28 households
7 people in household0.3%
7 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
7 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Prestwich Clough & Rainsough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518%
1,022 residents
15–2915.8%
896 residents
30–4422.6%
1,282 residents
45–6426.8%
1,524 residents
65 and over16.9%
960 residents
Prestwich Clough & Rainsough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White81.6%
4,638 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh8.7%
494 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4%
230 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African3.3%
186 residents
Other ethnic group2.4%
138 residents
Prestwich Clough & Rainsough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above39.5%
1,818 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications18%
829 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications13.8%
633 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.1%
603 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.3%
382 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.9%
224 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.4%
112 residents aged 16 and over
Prestwich Clough & Rainsough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)60.7%
2,790 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive37.7%
1,732 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.7%
77 residents aged 16 and over
Prestwich Clough & Rainsough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.8%
1,050 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations15%
688 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.2%
560 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.3%
521 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed11%
505 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.9%
411 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations8.8%
405 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.1%
279 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4%
183 residents aged 16 and over
Prestwich Clough & Rainsough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health48.4%
2,751 residents
Good health32%
1,819 residents
Fair health14%
796 residents
Bad health4.5%
255 residents
Very bad health1.2%
68 residents
Prestwich Clough & Rainsough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act79.6%
4,527 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act20.4%
1,159 residents
Prestwich Clough & Rainsough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension49.2%
1,167 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.4%
770 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions13.8%
327 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.3%
103 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
6 households
Prestwich Clough & Rainsough · 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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