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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001051

Moston West

Moston West is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,269 residents in Manchester. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Manchester
9,269

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,524

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

6,830

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

49.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

38.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

26.6%

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.

Becontree South, Barking and Dagenham9,398 residents · 40.8% owned · 34.2% no carErnesford Grange & Stoke Aldermoor, Coventry10,784 residents · 49.2% owned · 28.9% no carChatham South East, Medway7,427 residents · 44.4% owned · 31.1% no carCentral Park & Frizlands Lane, Barking and Dagenham10,162 residents · 39.5% owned · 37.4% no carLewsey North, Luton10,113 residents · 50.2% owned · 25.0% no carAbbey Wood South, Greenwich7,041 residents · 47.5% owned · 37.0% no car

Most similar within Manchester

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Blackley, Manchester11,213 residents · 45.3% owned · 35.4% no carOpenshaw & Gorton North, Manchester10,961 residents · 35.0% owned · 43.8% no carAbbey Hey, Manchester9,528 residents · 42.4% owned · 41.7% no carHarpurhey North, Manchester8,429 residents · 36.2% owned · 43.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Moston West

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

Tenure

Owned49.1%
1,730 households
Private rented32.7%
1,154 households
Social rented17.6%
620 households
Lives rent free0.3%
12 households
Shared ownership0.2%
8 households
Moston West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached40.4%
1,424 households
Terraced39.6%
1,395 households
Detached8.9%
314 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement8.7%
306 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1%
37 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1%
36 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%
11 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
4 households
Moston West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.7%
1,542 households
No cars or vans in household38%
1,340 households
2 cars or vans in household15.3%
540 households
3 or more cars or vans in household3%
106 households
Moston West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms52.9%
1,865 households
2 bedrooms31.9%
1,126 households
4 or more bedrooms8.9%
314 households
1 bedroom6.3%
222 households
Moston West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household63.4%
2,235 households
One-person household27.7%
975 households
Other household types9%
316 households
Moston West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household27.6%
975 households
2 people in household27.2%
960 households
3 people in household19.6%
691 households
4 people in household13.9%
489 households
5 people in household7.4%
262 households
6 people in household2.8%
98 households
7 people in household0.8%
27 households
8 or more people in household0.7%
25 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Moston West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1525.1%
2,325 residents
15–2918.7%
1,737 residents
30–4420.7%
1,918 residents
45–6424.3%
2,248 residents
65 and over11.2%
1,041 residents
Moston West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White56.7%
5,260 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African26.1%
2,420 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh9.9%
921 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.6%
427 residents
Other ethnic group2.6%
241 residents
Moston West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above26.6%
1,806 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications25.3%
1,718 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.9%
1,015 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12.8%
871 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.2%
762 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6%
405 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.2%
217 residents aged 16 and over
Moston West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)56.3%
3,825 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive39.9%
2,710 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student3.8%
258 residents aged 16 and over
Moston West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations18.1%
1,227 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.5%
914 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed13.4%
913 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.4%
912 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.2%
759 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students11.2%
758 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.1%
553 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.7%
386 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations5.5%
372 residents aged 16 and over
Moston West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health52.9%
4,901 residents
Good health29.4%
2,728 residents
Fair health11.5%
1,065 residents
Bad health5.2%
479 residents
Very bad health1%
96 residents
Moston West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83%
7,691 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act17%
1,576 residents
Moston West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension38.5%
1,358 households
Household is deprived in one dimension36.4%
1,283 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions18.3%
645 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions6.4%
227 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
14 households
Moston West · 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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