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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001059

Beswick, Eastlands & Openshaw Park

Beswick, Eastlands & Openshaw Park is a Census neighbourhood of about 11,851 residents in Manchester. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Manchester
11,851

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,799

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,214.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

26.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

42.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

32.4%

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.

Meadows, Nottingham7,908 residents · 35.4% owned · 47.2% no carHeath Town, Wolverhampton11,875 residents · 28.6% owned · 44.0% no carOld Trafford, Trafford11,723 residents · 31.6% owned · 42.0% no carCentral Park & Frizlands Lane, Barking and Dagenham10,162 residents · 39.5% owned · 37.4% no carSneinton, Nottingham10,080 residents · 31.8% owned · 48.4% no carBroughton West, Salford8,074 residents · 22.8% owned · 43.2% 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 carHarpurhey North, Manchester8,429 residents · 36.2% owned · 43.8% no carBelle Vue & West Gorton, Manchester10,779 residents · 32.4% owned · 40.7% no carAbbey Hey, Manchester9,528 residents · 42.4% owned · 41.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Beswick, Eastlands & Openshaw Park

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

Tenure

Social rented40.7%
1,955 households
Private rented32.1%
1,540 households
Owned26%
1,250 households
Shared ownership0.9%
45 households
Lives rent free0.2%
9 households
Beswick, Eastlands & Openshaw Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced42.8%
2,057 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement25%
1,202 households
Semi-detached24.3%
1,168 households
Detached5.7%
274 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.3%
61 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.6%
29 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
11 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Beswick, Eastlands & Openshaw Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household45.7%
2,195 households
No cars or vans in household42.4%
2,036 households
2 cars or vans in household10.3%
494 households
3 or more cars or vans in household1.5%
74 households
Beswick, Eastlands & Openshaw Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms41.2%
1,975 households
3 bedrooms36.5%
1,754 households
1 bedroom14.8%
712 households
4 or more bedrooms7.5%
358 households
Beswick, Eastlands & Openshaw Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household56.5%
2,712 households
One-person household33.1%
1,589 households
Other household types10.4%
500 households
Beswick, Eastlands & Openshaw Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household33.1%
1,589 households
2 people in household27.8%
1,335 households
3 people in household16.4%
786 households
4 people in household12.1%
583 households
5 people in household6.8%
326 households
6 people in household2.6%
123 households
7 people in household0.8%
36 households
8 or more people in household0.4%
21 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Beswick, Eastlands & Openshaw Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1523.8%
2,822 residents
15–2922.1%
2,618 residents
30–4425.1%
2,976 residents
45–6420.7%
2,458 residents
65 and over8.3%
978 residents
Beswick, Eastlands & Openshaw Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White49.5%
5,867 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African23.3%
2,755 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh14.5%
1,722 residents
Other ethnic group6.7%
797 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups6%
707 residents
Beswick, Eastlands & Openshaw Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above32.4%
2,874 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications26.2%
2,324 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications12.8%
1,133 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications11.9%
1,054 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.4%
836 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.2%
371 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.2%
285 residents aged 16 and over
Beswick, Eastlands & Openshaw Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)56.2%
4,992 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive40.3%
3,580 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student3.4%
304 residents aged 16 and over
Beswick, Eastlands & Openshaw Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations17.2%
1,528 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed16.3%
1,449 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.4%
1,192 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.2%
1,171 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students11.9%
1,052 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations8.9%
792 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations7.2%
638 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers6.8%
608 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5%
447 residents aged 16 and over
Beswick, Eastlands & Openshaw Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health51.1%
6,054 residents
Good health29.5%
3,498 residents
Fair health12.3%
1,452 residents
Bad health5.2%
622 residents
Very bad health1.9%
224 residents
Beswick, Eastlands & Openshaw Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81.8%
9,693 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act18.2%
2,157 residents
Beswick, Eastlands & Openshaw Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension39.9%
1,914 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34%
1,632 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions18.1%
870 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions7.6%
365 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
18 households
Beswick, Eastlands & Openshaw Park · 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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