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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001056

Clayton Vale

Clayton Vale is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,935 residents in Manchester. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Manchester
8,935

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,445

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,901.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

25.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

45.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

23.8%

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.

Perry Common - College Road, Birmingham9,603 residents · 44.1% owned · 35.5% no carGipton South & Killingbeck Park, Leeds7,700 residents · 32.2% owned · 40.9% no carWoodthorpe, Sheffield10,975 residents · 32.1% owned · 39.7% no carEast Park, Wolverhampton9,408 residents · 43.6% owned · 34.2% no carSaffron Lane, Leicester8,276 residents · 33.9% owned · 33.9% no carBraunstone Park West, Leicester7,388 residents · 28.0% owned · 36.4% no car

Most similar within Manchester

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Harpurhey South & Monsall, Manchester11,908 residents · 20.8% owned · 50.6% no carOpenshaw & Gorton North, Manchester10,961 residents · 35.0% owned · 43.8% no carBenchill South & Wythenshawe Central, Manchester9,989 residents · 19.0% owned · 46.4% no carNewton Heath, Manchester9,688 residents · 37.8% owned · 43.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Clayton Vale

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

Tenure

Social rented54.7%
1,883 households
Owned25%
862 households
Private rented19.3%
666 households
Shared ownership0.7%
24 households
Lives rent free0.3%
10 households
Clayton Vale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached45.8%
1,578 households
Terraced29.4%
1,011 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement17.5%
601 households
Detached4.7%
163 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.5%
53 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.9%
30 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
5 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
Clayton Vale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household45.7%
1,574 households
1 car or van in household40.8%
1,407 households
2 cars or vans in household11.5%
395 households
3 or more cars or vans in household2%
69 households
Clayton Vale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms60.2%
2,074 households
2 bedrooms22.1%
762 households
1 bedroom13.5%
465 households
4 or more bedrooms4.1%
142 households
Clayton Vale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household58.9%
2,030 households
One-person household33.5%
1,155 households
Other household types7.5%
260 households
Clayton Vale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household33.6%
1,155 households
2 people in household23.9%
822 households
3 people in household15.9%
547 households
4 people in household12.7%
436 households
5 people in household8.7%
300 households
6 people in household3.7%
129 households
7 people in household1.1%
37 households
8 or more people in household0.5%
16 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Clayton Vale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1525.7%
2,300 residents
15–2919.7%
1,762 residents
30–4419.3%
1,726 residents
45–6424.2%
2,165 residents
65 and over11%
981 residents
Clayton Vale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White57.8%
5,164 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African24.9%
2,227 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh7.8%
700 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups6%
540 residents
Other ethnic group3.4%
303 residents
Clayton Vale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications30.8%
1,993 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above23.8%
1,542 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.1%
848 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications12.6%
814 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.6%
689 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.8%
374 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.3%
213 residents aged 16 and over
Clayton Vale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)50.5%
3,268 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive46%
2,978 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student3.5%
228 residents aged 16 and over
Clayton Vale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations20%
1,293 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed17.9%
1,160 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14.6%
944 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students12.7%
819 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations9.5%
613 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9%
582 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.1%
460 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 occupations3.7%
240 residents aged 16 and over
Clayton Vale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health48.7%
4,352 residents
Good health27.8%
2,484 residents
Fair health13.8%
1,233 residents
Bad health7.4%
662 residents
Very bad health2.3%
204 residents
Clayton Vale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act78.1%
6,982 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act21.9%
1,953 residents
Clayton Vale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension35.2%
1,214 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension29.7%
1,022 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions23.7%
817 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions10.6%
365 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.8%
26 households
Clayton Vale · 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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