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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001068

Moss Side West

Moss Side West is a Census neighbourhood of about 11,888 residents in Manchester. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Manchester
11,888

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,121

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

9,422.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

17.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

48.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

30.9%

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.

Winson Green & Gib Heath, Birmingham11,386 residents · 30.9% owned · 47.5% no carSt Raphaels, Brent9,630 residents · 19.6% owned · 46.5% no carBarton Hill, Bristol, City of8,230 residents · 20.4% owned · 44.0% no carNechells, Birmingham7,010 residents · 18.9% owned · 51.1% no carHockley & Jewellery Quarter, Birmingham8,961 residents · 22.9% owned · 46.2% no carLower Edmonton South, Enfield10,221 residents · 31.9% owned · 44.1% no car

Most similar within Manchester

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Ardwick, Manchester10,138 residents · 22.1% owned · 48.5% no carStrangeways, Manchester9,362 residents · 22.8% owned · 41.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Moss Side West

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

Tenure

Social rented55.1%
2,271 households
Private rented26.3%
1,083 households
Owned17.5%
720 households
Shared ownership0.8%
35 households
Lives rent free0.3%
12 households
Moss Side West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced49.5%
2,040 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement21.7%
895 households
Semi-detached16%
660 households
Detached7.7%
319 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.4%
100 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.5%
60 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1%
42 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
Moss Side West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household48.8%
2,010 households
1 car or van in household40.2%
1,655 households
2 cars or vans in household9.7%
398 households
3 or more cars or vans in household1.4%
58 households
Moss Side West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms38.3%
1,579 households
2 bedrooms36%
1,482 households
1 bedroom15%
619 households
4 or more bedrooms10.7%
441 households
Moss Side West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household54.8%
2,259 households
One-person household31.9%
1,315 households
Other household types13.2%
545 households
Moss Side West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household31.9%
1,315 households
2 people in household22.7%
935 households
3 people in household14.4%
595 households
4 people in household11.4%
469 households
5 people in household7.9%
324 households
6 people in household5.5%
228 households
7 people in household3.2%
131 households
8 or more people in household3%
124 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Moss Side West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1527.5%
3,264 residents
15–2925.9%
3,084 residents
30–4421%
2,494 residents
45–6418.7%
2,220 residents
65 and over6.9%
823 residents
Moss Side West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African47.3%
5,616 residents
White17.2%
2,044 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh15.9%
1,885 residents
Other ethnic group12.8%
1,519 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups6.9%
821 residents
Moss Side West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above30.9%
2,585 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications25.8%
2,162 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.1%
1,261 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications11.5%
967 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.5%
882 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.5%
292 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship2.7%
225 residents aged 16 and over
Moss Side West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)48.3%
4,043 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive46.3%
3,879 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student5.4%
455 residents aged 16 and over
Moss Side West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed20.6%
1,727 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students17.7%
1,481 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations14.8%
1,237 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.1%
931 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations10.8%
908 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations8.5%
713 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.7%
643 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations5.8%
482 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3%
253 residents aged 16 and over
Moss Side West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health52.9%
6,289 residents
Good health30.9%
3,673 residents
Fair health10.9%
1,294 residents
Bad health3.9%
460 residents
Very bad health1.4%
171 residents
Moss Side West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act85.1%
10,116 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act14.9%
1,770 residents
Moss Side West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension36.1%
1,486 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension33%
1,360 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions22.9%
943 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions7.7%
316 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
17 households
Moss Side West · 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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