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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001055

Newton Heath

Newton Heath is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,688 residents in Manchester. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Manchester
9,688

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,986

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,827.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

37.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

43.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

24.1%

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.

Chadderton South East, Oldham6,876 residents · 39.2% owned · 37.5% no carBulwell West, Nottingham8,695 residents · 43.8% owned · 40.1% no carLittle Hulton North, Salford8,704 residents · 32.4% owned · 37.2% no carLangley & Wood Side, Rochdale12,281 residents · 43.6% owned · 36.0% no carWoodthorpe, Sheffield10,975 residents · 32.1% owned · 39.7% no carLaisterdyke & Bowling, Bradford7,646 residents · 39.2% owned · 42.0% no car

Most similar within Manchester

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Boothroyden & Higher Blackley, Manchester8,434 residents · 41.6% owned · 36.5% no carOpenshaw & Gorton North, Manchester10,961 residents · 35.0% owned · 43.8% no carCharlestown, Manchester10,475 residents · 40.6% owned · 35.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Newton Heath

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

Tenure

Owned37.8%
1,505 households
Social rented36.4%
1,450 households
Private rented25.2%
1,004 households
Shared ownership0.4%
16 households
Lives rent free0.3%
11 households
Newton Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced44.8%
1,785 households
Semi-detached31.9%
1,271 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement15.8%
631 households
Detached5.1%
202 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.6%
62 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
21 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
9 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
5 households
Newton Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household43%
1,712 households
1 car or van in household42.5%
1,695 households
2 cars or vans in household11.8%
471 households
3 or more cars or vans in household2.7%
108 households
Newton Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms42.8%
1,708 households
2 bedrooms37.1%
1,480 households
1 bedroom12.6%
502 households
4 or more bedrooms7.5%
298 households
Newton Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household56.7%
2,261 households
One-person household36.7%
1,463 households
Other household types6.6%
265 households
Newton Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household36.7%
1,461 households
2 people in household25.4%
1,012 households
3 people in household17.6%
701 households
4 people in household10.9%
436 households
5 people in household5.4%
215 households
6 people in household2.8%
112 households
7 people in household0.9%
37 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
11 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Newton Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1523.9%
2,320 residents
15–2918.2%
1,759 residents
30–4421.2%
2,054 residents
45–6423.3%
2,255 residents
65 and over13.4%
1,299 residents
Newton Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White68.1%
6,601 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African18.1%
1,750 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh6.5%
629 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5.3%
510 residents
Other ethnic group2%
197 residents
Newton Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications28.7%
2,072 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above24.1%
1,741 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications13.4%
967 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12.7%
918 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.4%
821 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.7%
486 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.9%
209 residents aged 16 and over
Newton Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)53%
3,824 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive44.6%
3,214 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.4%
176 residents aged 16 and over
Newton Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations19.7%
1,420 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed16.3%
1,175 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.9%
1,003 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.4%
898 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.8%
777 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students8.3%
596 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.6%
545 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.9%
423 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations5.3%
380 residents aged 16 and over
Newton Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health47%
4,549 residents
Good health29.8%
2,883 residents
Fair health14.6%
1,410 residents
Bad health6.8%
659 residents
Very bad health1.9%
187 residents
Newton Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act77.8%
7,534 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act22.2%
2,153 residents
Newton Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension35.8%
1,429 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.1%
1,319 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions21.8%
868 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions9%
359 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
13 households
Newton Heath · 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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