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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001064

Belle Vue & West Gorton

Belle Vue & West Gorton is a Census neighbourhood of about 10,779 residents in Manchester. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Manchester
10,779

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,909

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,137.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

32.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

40.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

28.7%

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.

Walsall West, Walsall7,981 residents · 39.5% owned · 37.0% no carPleck, Walsall8,555 residents · 45.7% owned · 33.2% no carNormanton South, Derby8,533 residents · 45.1% owned · 36.8% no carGipton South & Killingbeck Park, Leeds7,700 residents · 32.2% owned · 40.9% no carHalliwell & Brownlow Fold, Bolton9,047 residents · 37.6% owned · 39.5% no carWinson Green & Gib Heath, Birmingham11,386 residents · 30.9% owned · 47.5% no car

Most similar within Manchester

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Gorton South, Manchester11,550 residents · 25.5% owned · 41.3% no carHarpurhey North, Manchester8,429 residents · 36.2% owned · 43.8% no carOpenshaw & Gorton North, Manchester10,961 residents · 35.0% owned · 43.8% no carHarpurhey South & Monsall, Manchester11,908 residents · 20.8% owned · 50.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Belle Vue & West Gorton

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

Tenure

Social rented43.4%
1,697 households
Owned32.4%
1,268 households
Private rented23.4%
916 households
Shared ownership0.4%
17 households
Lives rent free0.3%
11 households
Belle Vue & West Gorton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached35.1%
1,372 households
Terraced34.7%
1,356 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement19.8%
774 households
Detached7.4%
290 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.3%
90 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
16 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%
11 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Belle Vue & West Gorton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.1%
1,722 households
No cars or vans in household40.7%
1,591 households
2 cars or vans in household12.8%
499 households
3 or more cars or vans in household2.5%
97 households
Belle Vue & West Gorton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms40.3%
1,574 households
2 bedrooms35.2%
1,376 households
1 bedroom14.9%
583 households
4 or more bedrooms9.6%
376 households
Belle Vue & West Gorton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household58.5%
2,287 households
One-person household32.4%
1,264 households
Other household types9.1%
356 households
Belle Vue & West Gorton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household32.4%
1,266 households
2 people in household22.3%
874 households
3 people in household15.2%
595 households
4 people in household13.8%
541 households
5 people in household8.6%
335 households
6 people in household4.6%
178 households
7 people in household1.8%
71 households
8 or more people in household1.3%
51 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Belle Vue & West Gorton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1525.6%
2,761 residents
15–2920.4%
2,199 residents
30–4422.5%
2,420 residents
45–6422.8%
2,453 residents
65 and over8.7%
940 residents
Belle Vue & West Gorton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh36.9%
3,975 residents
White30.8%
3,324 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African21.1%
2,275 residents
Other ethnic group6%
643 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5.2%
564 residents
Belle Vue & West Gorton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above28.7%
2,255 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications28.5%
2,238 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12.4%
978 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications12.1%
948 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.2%
802 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications4.2%
327 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.9%
310 residents aged 16 and over
Belle Vue & West Gorton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)51%
4,008 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive45.6%
3,586 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student3.4%
264 residents aged 16 and over
Belle Vue & West Gorton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed20.6%
1,621 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations17.1%
1,342 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students12.3%
970 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.2%
882 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations10.9%
856 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9%
704 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8%
632 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.4%
427 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations5.4%
425 residents aged 16 and over
Belle Vue & West Gorton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health49.9%
5,374 residents
Good health29.6%
3,188 residents
Fair health12.6%
1,359 residents
Bad health5.7%
610 residents
Very bad health2.3%
248 residents
Belle Vue & West Gorton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81.4%
8,774 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act18.6%
2,005 residents
Belle Vue & West Gorton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension33.6%
1,315 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.6%
1,313 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions22.9%
895 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions9.6%
374 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
15 households
Belle Vue & West Gorton · 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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