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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001070

Rusholme East

Rusholme East is a Census neighbourhood of about 11,994 residents in Manchester. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Manchester
11,994

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,139

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

7,780.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

28.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

46.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

29.4%

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.

Radford, Nottingham13,952 residents · 20.5% owned · 52.4% no carEdge Hill, Liverpool12,385 residents · 22.8% owned · 54.9% no carSharrow, Sheffield9,579 residents · 20.6% owned · 49.0% no carNunsmoor, Newcastle upon Tyne12,297 residents · 29.3% owned · 47.8% no carSt George's, Preston6,374 residents · 32.5% owned · 51.3% no carPark Barn & Royal Surrey, Guildford9,757 residents · 33.5% owned · 28.2% no car

Most similar within Manchester

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Victoria Park & Longsight West, Manchester11,567 residents · 21.7% owned · 50.8% no carLadybarn, Manchester9,729 residents · 30.8% owned · 39.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Rusholme East

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

Tenure

Private rented47.8%
1,500 households
Owned28.6%
899 households
Social rented23.2%
727 households
Shared ownership0.3%
9 households
Lives rent free0.1%
4 households
Rusholme East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached37%
1,163 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement35.6%
1,117 households
Terraced14%
440 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits6.6%
206 households
Detached4%
125 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.6%
49 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.1%
35 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.2%
5 households
Rusholme East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household46.8%
1,470 households
1 car or van in household35.6%
1,119 households
2 cars or vans in household12.9%
404 households
3 or more cars or vans in household4.7%
148 households
Rusholme East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms28.9%
908 households
1 bedroom25.9%
814 households
2 bedrooms23.1%
726 households
4 or more bedrooms22.1%
693 households
Rusholme East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household41.6%
1,306 households
One-person household33.1%
1,038 households
Other household types25.3%
795 households
Rusholme East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household33%
1,038 households
2 people in household22.7%
713 households
3 people in household11.9%
375 households
4 people in household10.7%
336 households
5 people in household8.5%
267 households
6 people in household6.7%
211 households
7 people in household3.8%
118 households
8 or more people in household2.6%
83 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Rusholme East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1511.8%
1,419 residents
15–2953%
6,351 residents
30–4416%
1,917 residents
45–6413.4%
1,602 residents
65 and over5.9%
705 residents
Rusholme East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White41.1%
4,934 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh40.9%
4,906 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African7%
842 residents
Other ethnic group6.3%
752 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.7%
558 residents
Rusholme East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 3 qualifications39.1%
4,084 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above29.4%
3,070 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications15.2%
1,587 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications6.7%
704 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications5.6%
587 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.7%
279 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship1.3%
139 residents aged 16 and over
Rusholme East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically inactive57.6%
6,016 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active (excluding full-time students)31.5%
3,291 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student10.9%
1,143 residents aged 16 and over
Rusholme East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L15 Full-time students48.2%
5,037 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed13.1%
1,374 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations8.8%
917 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations6.7%
701 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations5.8%
607 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers5.3%
557 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations5.2%
547 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations4.8%
497 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations2%
212 residents aged 16 and over
Rusholme East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health50%
5,995 residents
Good health34.8%
4,177 residents
Fair health10.4%
1,245 residents
Bad health3.6%
426 residents
Very bad health1.3%
151 residents
Rusholme East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83.6%
10,025 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act16.4%
1,968 residents
Rusholme East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension37.8%
1,188 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.9%
1,129 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions18.8%
592 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions6.8%
213 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.6%
20 households
Rusholme 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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