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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001069

Rusholme West & Moss Side East

Rusholme West & Moss Side East is a Census neighbourhood of about 12,493 residents in Manchester. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Manchester
12,493

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,303

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

14,287.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

24.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

51.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

35.2%

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.

Hillfields, Coventry13,439 residents · 22.2% owned · 50.0% no carNunsmoor, Newcastle upon Tyne12,297 residents · 29.3% owned · 47.8% no carKensington, Liverpool9,323 residents · 23.6% owned · 59.0% no carHyson Green, Nottingham8,642 residents · 24.6% owned · 54.1% no carChurchill, Oxford7,621 residents · 28.6% owned · 38.1% no carUxbridge West, Hillingdon10,555 residents · 40.7% owned · 35.7% no car

Most similar within Manchester

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Ardwick, Manchester10,138 residents · 22.1% owned · 48.5% no carVictoria Park & Longsight West, Manchester11,567 residents · 21.7% owned · 50.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Rusholme West & Moss Side East

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

Tenure

Private rented43.6%
1,875 households
Social rented30.5%
1,311 households
Owned24.9%
1,073 households
Shared ownership0.8%
34 households
Lives rent free0.2%
10 households
Rusholme West & Moss Side East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced63.7%
2,743 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement12.5%
537 households
Semi-detached11.6%
499 households
Detached6.6%
283 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits3.8%
163 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1%
45 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.5%
22 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.3%
11 households
Rusholme West & Moss Side East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household51%
2,193 households
1 car or van in household38.3%
1,648 households
2 cars or vans in household8.6%
371 households
3 or more cars or vans in household2.1%
91 households
Rusholme West & Moss Side East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms44.1%
1,898 households
3 bedrooms29.5%
1,269 households
4 or more bedrooms15.2%
653 households
1 bedroom11.2%
480 households
Rusholme West & Moss Side East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household49.4%
2,128 households
One-person household28.4%
1,224 households
Other household types22.1%
952 households
Rusholme West & Moss Side East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household28.4%
1,223 households
2 people in household24.1%
1,036 households
3 people in household18.2%
784 households
4 people in household13.6%
586 households
5 people in household7.6%
328 households
6 people in household4.8%
208 households
7 people in household1.8%
79 households
8 or more people in household1.4%
59 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Rusholme West & Moss Side East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1521.3%
2,655 residents
15–2937.4%
4,669 residents
30–4422.4%
2,804 residents
45–6413.9%
1,731 residents
65 and over5.1%
634 residents
Rusholme West & Moss Side East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White31.6%
3,952 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh30%
3,747 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African20.6%
2,576 residents
Other ethnic group11.6%
1,454 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups6.1%
761 residents
Rusholme West & Moss Side East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above35.2%
3,415 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications24.4%
2,366 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications19.1%
1,853 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications8.5%
829 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.3%
704 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.9%
277 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship2.7%
261 residents aged 16 and over
Rusholme West & Moss Side East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically inactive46.6%
4,520 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active (excluding full-time students)42.8%
4,150 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student10.7%
1,036 residents aged 16 and over
Rusholme West & Moss Side East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L15 Full-time students32.4%
3,143 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed16.6%
1,607 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations11.1%
1,073 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations10.4%
1,014 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations7.4%
714 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations7%
681 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers6%
586 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations6%
581 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.2%
306 residents aged 16 and over
Rusholme West & Moss Side East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health52.9%
6,603 residents
Good health31.9%
3,989 residents
Fair health10.7%
1,339 residents
Bad health3.4%
428 residents
Very bad health1.1%
134 residents
Rusholme West & Moss Side East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act85.4%
10,671 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act14.6%
1,822 residents
Rusholme West & Moss Side East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension37.5%
1,614 households
Household is deprived in one dimension36.5%
1,571 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions19.5%
840 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions6.1%
264 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
14 households
Rusholme West & Moss Side East · 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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