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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001050

Harpurhey North

Harpurhey North is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,429 residents in Manchester. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Manchester
8,429

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,162

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,039.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

36.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

43.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

25.6%

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.

Walsall West, Walsall7,981 residents · 39.5% owned · 37.0% no carHeath Town, Wolverhampton11,875 residents · 28.6% owned · 44.0% no carFoleshill East, Coventry11,719 residents · 33.2% owned · 41.1% no carWinson Green & Gib Heath, Birmingham11,386 residents · 30.9% owned · 47.5% no carStoke Heath, Coventry8,535 residents · 45.4% owned · 35.6% no carBrookvale, Birmingham9,638 residents · 51.1% owned · 33.3% no car

Most similar within Manchester

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Openshaw & Gorton North, Manchester10,961 residents · 35.0% owned · 43.8% no carGorton South, Manchester11,550 residents · 25.5% owned · 41.3% no carBeswick, Eastlands & Openshaw Park, Manchester11,851 residents · 26.0% owned · 42.4% no carBelle Vue & West Gorton, Manchester10,779 residents · 32.4% owned · 40.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Harpurhey North

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

Tenure

Private rented37.2%
1,176 households
Owned36.2%
1,145 households
Social rented25.5%
805 households
Shared ownership0.8%
26 households
Lives rent free0.3%
10 households
Harpurhey North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced46.1%
1,456 households
Semi-detached26.2%
829 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement17.8%
562 households
Detached5.8%
182 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits3.3%
105 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
15 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.2%
5 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
5 households
Harpurhey North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household43.8%
1,385 households
1 car or van in household42.9%
1,356 households
2 cars or vans in household11.6%
367 households
3 or more cars or vans in household1.7%
53 households
Harpurhey North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms39.8%
1,258 households
2 bedrooms39.2%
1,237 households
1 bedroom12.4%
392 households
4 or more bedrooms8.6%
271 households
Harpurhey North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household57.9%
1,830 households
One-person household33%
1,042 households
Other household types9.1%
288 households
Harpurhey North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household33%
1,042 households
2 people in household24.6%
778 households
3 people in household15.8%
498 households
4 people in household12.8%
404 households
5 people in household7.4%
234 households
6 people in household3.8%
119 households
7 people in household1.4%
44 households
8 or more people in household1.3%
42 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Harpurhey North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1527.3%
2,300 residents
15–2917.7%
1,495 residents
30–4423%
1,938 residents
45–6422.1%
1,859 residents
65 and over9.9%
835 residents
Harpurhey North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White47.1%
3,969 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African21.6%
1,818 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh20.4%
1,723 residents
Other ethnic group5.8%
487 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5.1%
434 residents
Harpurhey North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications29.7%
1,783 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above25.6%
1,539 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12.8%
768 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications12.6%
759 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.3%
621 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.9%
294 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications4.1%
248 residents aged 16 and over
Harpurhey North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)51.9%
3,118 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive44.9%
2,702 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student3.2%
192 residents aged 16 and over
Harpurhey North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed19.3%
1,159 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations17.5%
1,053 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.9%
837 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations10.9%
654 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students10.4%
625 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.7%
584 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations8.9%
533 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.9%
295 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations4.5%
273 residents aged 16 and over
Harpurhey North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health51.2%
4,314 residents
Good health30.2%
2,545 residents
Fair health11.8%
998 residents
Bad health5.3%
450 residents
Very bad health1.5%
123 residents
Harpurhey North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82.2%
6,926 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act17.8%
1,503 residents
Harpurhey North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension36.7%
1,160 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension33.4%
1,057 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions21.1%
667 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions8.1%
256 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.7%
21 households
Harpurhey North · 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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