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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001075

Levenshulme Central

Levenshulme Central is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,135 residents in Manchester. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Manchester
9,135

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,452

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

7,731.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

43.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

39.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

40.5%

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.

Brookvale, Birmingham9,638 residents · 51.1% owned · 33.3% no carGrangetown North, Cardiff8,652 residents · 49.5% owned · 36.8% no carBarton, Gloucester8,614 residents · 45.6% owned · 35.8% no carBirkby, Kirklees8,267 residents · 53.1% owned · 34.8% no carOld Trafford, Trafford11,723 residents · 31.6% owned · 42.0% no carSneinton, Nottingham10,080 residents · 31.8% owned · 48.4% no car

Most similar within Manchester

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Levenshulme North & East, Manchester6,356 residents · 42.5% owned · 36.8% no carCrumpsall North & Heaton Park, Manchester9,446 residents · 51.5% owned · 30.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Levenshulme Central

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

Tenure

Owned43.6%
1,506 households
Private rented40%
1,380 households
Social rented15%
519 households
Shared ownership1.3%
46 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Levenshulme Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced51.4%
1,772 households
Semi-detached18.6%
643 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement16.5%
570 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits7.3%
251 households
Detached3.7%
127 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop2.1%
71 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.5%
16 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Levenshulme Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household45.7%
1,576 households
No cars or vans in household39.8%
1,373 households
2 cars or vans in household12.3%
424 households
3 or more cars or vans in household2.3%
78 households
Levenshulme Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms39.8%
1,375 households
2 bedrooms31.7%
1,093 households
1 bedroom16.5%
569 households
4 or more bedrooms12%
414 households
Levenshulme Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household54.2%
1,871 households
One-person household33.1%
1,144 households
Other household types12.7%
437 households
Levenshulme Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household33.1%
1,143 households
2 people in household26.6%
919 households
3 people in household13.9%
480 households
4 people in household11.5%
398 households
5 people in household6.9%
239 households
6 people in household4.5%
155 households
7 people in household2%
68 households
8 or more people in household1.4%
50 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Levenshulme Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1522.5%
2,058 residents
15–2921.1%
1,925 residents
30–4428.8%
2,632 residents
45–6420.8%
1,896 residents
65 and over6.8%
624 residents
Levenshulme Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White43.1%
3,934 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh41.4%
3,786 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African6.3%
574 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.7%
426 residents
Other ethnic group4.6%
417 residents
Levenshulme Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above40.5%
2,805 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications21.1%
1,465 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications13%
900 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications10.7%
739 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.5%
588 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.5%
243 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship2.8%
193 residents aged 16 and over
Levenshulme Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)59.4%
4,117 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive37.9%
2,625 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.8%
191 residents aged 16 and over
Levenshulme Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.5%
1,212 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed16.7%
1,159 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations11.8%
821 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students10.7%
745 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10%
693 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.7%
675 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations9.7%
671 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations9.7%
670 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.1%
286 residents aged 16 and over
Levenshulme Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health49.1%
4,486 residents
Good health33.9%
3,093 residents
Fair health11.8%
1,081 residents
Bad health4.2%
386 residents
Very bad health1%
89 residents
Levenshulme Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83.7%
7,650 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act16.3%
1,485 residents
Levenshulme Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension41.1%
1,417 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.1%
1,175 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions18.5%
637 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.8%
200 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.6%
21 households
Levenshulme Central · 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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