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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001053

Harpurhey South & Monsall

Harpurhey South & Monsall is a Census neighbourhood of about 11,908 residents in Manchester. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Manchester
11,908

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,587

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,355.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

20.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

50.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

25.4%

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.

St Ann's East, Nottingham7,859 residents · 34.7% owned · 47.1% no carGipton South & Killingbeck Park, Leeds7,700 residents · 32.2% owned · 40.9% no carHeath Town, Wolverhampton11,875 residents · 28.6% owned · 44.0% no carBeeston Hill & Hunslet Moor, Leeds6,738 residents · 24.9% owned · 52.5% no carBurmantofts, Leeds7,647 residents · 24.3% owned · 58.4% no carBarton Hill, Bristol, City of8,230 residents · 20.4% owned · 44.0% 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 carClayton Vale, Manchester8,935 residents · 25.0% owned · 45.7% no carBelle Vue & West Gorton, Manchester10,779 residents · 32.4% owned · 40.7% no carHarpurhey North, Manchester8,429 residents · 36.2% owned · 43.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Harpurhey South & Monsall

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

Tenure

Social rented56.9%
2,612 households
Private rented21.1%
970 households
Owned20.8%
954 households
Shared ownership0.7%
30 households
Lives rent free0.5%
21 households
Harpurhey South & Monsall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced41.7%
1,912 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement26.3%
1,206 households
Semi-detached23%
1,054 households
Detached6.6%
302 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.7%
79 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
22 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
8 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Harpurhey South & Monsall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household50.6%
2,321 households
1 car or van in household38.4%
1,761 households
2 cars or vans in household9.8%
449 households
3 or more cars or vans in household1.2%
56 households
Harpurhey South & Monsall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms38.3%
1,758 households
2 bedrooms35.3%
1,620 households
1 bedroom17.9%
821 households
4 or more bedrooms8.5%
388 households
Harpurhey South & Monsall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household57%
2,618 households
One-person household34.4%
1,580 households
Other household types8.5%
391 households
Harpurhey South & Monsall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household34.5%
1,581 households
2 people in household23.3%
1,069 households
3 people in household15.6%
716 households
4 people in household13.3%
611 households
5 people in household7.4%
338 households
6 people in household3%
139 households
7 people in household1.6%
74 households
8 or more people in household1.3%
60 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Harpurhey South & Monsall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1527.6%
3,281 residents
15–2919.6%
2,329 residents
30–4422.2%
2,639 residents
45–6421.9%
2,609 residents
65 and over8.8%
1,050 residents
Harpurhey South & Monsall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White49.5%
5,894 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African28.8%
3,425 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh11.8%
1,402 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups6%
715 residents
Other ethnic group4%
475 residents
Harpurhey South & Monsall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications30.9%
2,608 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above25.4%
2,149 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13%
1,096 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications11.9%
1,002 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.6%
894 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.6%
385 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.8%
317 residents aged 16 and over
Harpurhey South & Monsall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)50.2%
4,239 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive46%
3,885 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student3.9%
327 residents aged 16 and over
Harpurhey South & Monsall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations20.1%
1,699 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed19.9%
1,686 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14.5%
1,224 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students12.4%
1,047 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations9%
757 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations8.9%
754 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers6.2%
524 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.2%
441 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations3.8%
321 residents aged 16 and over
Harpurhey South & Monsall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health50.7%
6,039 residents
Good health27.9%
3,326 residents
Fair health12.6%
1,500 residents
Bad health6.4%
768 residents
Very bad health2.3%
275 residents
Harpurhey South & Monsall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80.3%
9,568 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19.7%
2,340 residents
Harpurhey South & Monsall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension36.3%
1,666 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension29.7%
1,362 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions21.7%
993 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions11.7%
535 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.7%
30 households
Harpurhey South & Monsall · 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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