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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001045

Boothroyden & Higher Blackley

Boothroyden & Higher Blackley is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,434 residents in Manchester. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Manchester
8,434

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,607

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,485

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

41.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

36.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

21.5%

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.

Bulwell West, Nottingham8,695 residents · 43.8% owned · 40.1% no carWalkden North West, Salford6,061 residents · 46.1% owned · 35.8% no carBenwell, Newcastle upon Tyne8,173 residents · 40.9% owned · 44.7% no carLittle Hulton North, Salford8,704 residents · 32.4% owned · 37.2% no carKenton, Newcastle upon Tyne11,802 residents · 45.7% owned · 36.3% no carCaerau East, Cardiff6,643 residents · 45.3% owned · 33.9% no car

Most similar within Manchester

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Charlestown, Manchester10,475 residents · 40.6% owned · 35.4% no carNewton Heath, Manchester9,688 residents · 37.8% owned · 43.0% no carNewall Green, Manchester9,033 residents · 35.4% owned · 35.4% no carBenchill North & Sharston, Manchester9,896 residents · 32.1% owned · 36.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Boothroyden & Higher Blackley

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

Tenure

Social rented42.3%
1,526 households
Owned41.6%
1,500 households
Private rented15.3%
552 households
Lives rent free0.5%
17 households
Shared ownership0.3%
12 households
Boothroyden & Higher Blackley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached39.8%
1,433 households
Terraced32.1%
1,156 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement17.9%
645 households
Detached8%
289 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.7%
62 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
9 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
5 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
4 households
Boothroyden & Higher Blackley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household45.8%
1,650 households
No cars or vans in household36.5%
1,315 households
2 cars or vans in household14.4%
517 households
3 or more cars or vans in household3.3%
119 households
Boothroyden & Higher Blackley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms52.1%
1,875 households
2 bedrooms34%
1,225 households
1 bedroom8.3%
298 households
4 or more bedrooms5.7%
204 households
Boothroyden & Higher Blackley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household58.6%
2,111 households
One-person household35.5%
1,278 households
Other household types6%
215 households
Boothroyden & Higher Blackley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household35.5%
1,278 households
2 people in household27.9%
1,006 households
3 people in household16.5%
595 households
4 people in household11.4%
410 households
5 people in household6.1%
218 households
6 people in household1.9%
69 households
7 people in household0.4%
14 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
12 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Boothroyden & Higher Blackley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1521.9%
1,844 residents
15–2917.7%
1,491 residents
30–4420.6%
1,740 residents
45–6424.8%
2,094 residents
65 and over15%
1,270 residents
Boothroyden & Higher Blackley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White76.8%
6,476 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African11.7%
990 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh5.6%
472 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.9%
328 residents
Other ethnic group2%
166 residents
Boothroyden & Higher Blackley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications29.5%
1,908 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above21.5%
1,389 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.4%
995 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.8%
892 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.2%
725 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.9%
379 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.7%
174 residents aged 16 and over
Boothroyden & Higher Blackley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)53.6%
3,462 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive44.1%
2,847 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.4%
152 residents aged 16 and over
Boothroyden & Higher Blackley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations16.8%
1,084 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed14.9%
962 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14.8%
958 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.2%
915 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12%
778 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.4%
544 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students8.2%
528 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.6%
362 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations5.1%
330 residents aged 16 and over
Boothroyden & Higher Blackley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health46.3%
3,901 residents
Good health30.6%
2,579 residents
Fair health14.3%
1,203 residents
Bad health6.5%
545 residents
Very bad health2.4%
206 residents
Boothroyden & Higher Blackley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act77.8%
6,561 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act22.2%
1,872 residents
Boothroyden & Higher Blackley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension35.8%
1,288 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension33.6%
1,212 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions22.2%
799 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions7.9%
285 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.5%
18 households
Boothroyden & Higher Blackley · 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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