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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001065

Abbey Hey

Abbey Hey is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,528 residents in Manchester. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Manchester
9,528

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,844

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,958.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

42.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

41.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

24.5%

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.

Stoke Heath, Coventry8,535 residents · 45.4% owned · 35.6% no carCobridge & Central Forest, Stoke-on-Trent7,296 residents · 47.3% owned · 34.8% no carBeeston West & Cottingley, Leeds8,188 residents · 40.9% owned · 41.0% no carLuton, Medway6,804 residents · 41.6% owned · 33.3% no carBasford Park Lane, Nottingham8,436 residents · 45.0% owned · 36.7% no carBell Green, Coventry7,966 residents · 44.7% owned · 37.0% 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 carBeswick, Eastlands & Openshaw Park, Manchester11,851 residents · 26.0% owned · 42.4% no carMoston West, Manchester9,269 residents · 49.1% owned · 38.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Abbey Hey

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

Tenure

Owned42.4%
1,629 households
Private rented36.7%
1,409 households
Social rented18.9%
728 households
Shared ownership1.6%
63 households
Lives rent free0.4%
15 households
Abbey Hey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced52.2%
2,009 households
Semi-detached28.3%
1,087 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement10.7%
412 households
Detached5.8%
223 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.8%
70 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.8%
31 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%
10 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
Abbey Hey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.4%
1,631 households
No cars or vans in household41.7%
1,601 households
2 cars or vans in household12.7%
489 households
3 or more cars or vans in household3.2%
122 households
Abbey Hey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms43.4%
1,670 households
3 bedrooms41.2%
1,584 households
1 bedroom8.4%
322 households
4 or more bedrooms7%
268 households
Abbey Hey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household61.2%
2,352 households
One-person household31.5%
1,209 households
Other household types7.3%
282 households
Abbey Hey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household31.5%
1,209 households
2 people in household27.4%
1,053 households
3 people in household18.6%
714 households
4 people in household13.2%
506 households
5 people in household6.1%
236 households
6 people in household2.4%
92 households
7 people in household0.6%
23 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
11 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Abbey Hey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1524.5%
2,338 residents
15–2919.4%
1,850 residents
30–4421.9%
2,086 residents
45–6423.5%
2,244 residents
65 and over10.6%
1,011 residents
Abbey Hey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White59.6%
5,680 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African16.8%
1,596 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh12.9%
1,229 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups6.6%
625 residents
Other ethnic group4.2%
398 residents
Abbey Hey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications25.7%
1,817 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above24.5%
1,732 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14%
991 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14%
987 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.9%
769 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.6%
465 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications4.3%
306 residents aged 16 and over
Abbey Hey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)56.9%
4,018 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive40.6%
2,867 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.6%
182 residents aged 16 and over
Abbey Hey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations19.7%
1,394 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed15.2%
1,074 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.5%
951 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.7%
899 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.2%
792 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students9.3%
659 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.8%
552 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.4%
384 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations5.1%
363 residents aged 16 and over
Abbey Hey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health48.2%
4,594 residents
Good health32.1%
3,055 residents
Fair health12.7%
1,212 residents
Bad health4.9%
471 residents
Very bad health2.1%
196 residents
Abbey Hey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82%
7,808 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act18%
1,718 residents
Abbey Hey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension36.7%
1,412 households
Household is deprived in one dimension36.6%
1,405 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions20.2%
777 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions6.2%
240 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
10 households
Abbey Hey · 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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