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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001062

Ardwick

Ardwick is a Census neighbourhood of about 10,138 residents in Manchester. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Manchester
10,138

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,572

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,921.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

22.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

48.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

39.5%

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.

Five Ways South & Calthorpe Park, Birmingham6,710 residents · 35.6% owned · 40.3% no carOld Trafford, Trafford11,723 residents · 31.6% owned · 42.0% no carNunsmoor, Newcastle upon Tyne12,297 residents · 29.3% owned · 47.8% no carMetchley, Birmingham7,442 residents · 33.9% owned · 43.9% no carWinson Green & Gib Heath, Birmingham11,386 residents · 30.9% owned · 47.5% no carRoehampton North West, Wandsworth7,375 residents · 21.3% owned · 51.9% no car

Most similar within Manchester

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Strangeways, Manchester9,362 residents · 22.8% owned · 41.5% no carBeswick, Eastlands & Openshaw Park, Manchester11,851 residents · 26.0% owned · 42.4% no carBelle Vue & West Gorton, Manchester10,779 residents · 32.4% owned · 40.7% no carRusholme West & Moss Side East, Manchester12,493 residents · 24.9% owned · 51.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Ardwick

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

Tenure

Social rented55.5%
1,982 households
Owned22.1%
790 households
Private rented21.9%
781 households
Lives rent free0.3%
10 households
Shared ownership0.3%
9 households
Ardwick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced41.6%
1,486 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement29.6%
1,057 households
Semi-detached20.4%
727 households
Detached6.1%
217 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.2%
43 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.8%
29 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%
9 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Ardwick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household48.5%
1,732 households
1 car or van in household40.5%
1,446 households
2 cars or vans in household9%
323 households
3 or more cars or vans in household1.9%
69 households
Ardwick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms34%
1,214 households
2 bedrooms30.8%
1,098 households
1 bedroom20.2%
720 households
4 or more bedrooms15.1%
538 households
Ardwick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household52.1%
1,859 households
One-person household34%
1,213 households
Other household types13.9%
498 households
Ardwick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household34%
1,214 households
2 people in household23.5%
840 households
3 people in household15.4%
550 households
4 people in household14.1%
504 households
5 people in household7%
251 households
6 people in household3.5%
124 households
7 people in household1.4%
51 households
8 or more people in household1%
37 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Ardwick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1520.8%
2,112 residents
15–2932.8%
3,324 residents
30–4421.7%
2,199 residents
45–6418.7%
1,897 residents
65 and over6%
606 residents
Ardwick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh32.7%
3,310 residents
White27.7%
2,804 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African23.5%
2,386 residents
Other ethnic group9.9%
1,005 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups6.2%
632 residents
Ardwick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above39.5%
3,114 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications20.2%
1,590 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.3%
1,367 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications9.5%
747 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.4%
586 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.1%
245 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship2.9%
230 residents aged 16 and over
Ardwick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically inactive48.2%
3,799 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active (excluding full-time students)44.6%
3,517 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student7.2%
566 residents aged 16 and over
Ardwick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L15 Full-time students28.6%
2,255 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed15.8%
1,244 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations12.1%
950 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations11.9%
937 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations9.1%
718 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations6.7%
525 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations6.4%
507 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers6%
470 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.5%
273 residents aged 16 and over
Ardwick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health51.9%
5,265 residents
Good health30.3%
3,073 residents
Fair health11.7%
1,185 residents
Bad health4.5%
453 residents
Very bad health1.6%
162 residents
Ardwick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83.4%
8,454 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act16.6%
1,684 residents
Ardwick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension38.3%
1,368 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.9%
1,210 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions20.5%
732 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions6.8%
244 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
16 households
Ardwick · 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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