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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001079

Withington North & Old Moat

Withington North & Old Moat is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,461 residents in Manchester. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Manchester
9,461

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,446

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,563

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

34.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

32.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

34.6%

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.

Upper Horfield, Bristol, City of8,046 residents · 38.3% owned · 26.3% no carBowthorpe & West Earlham, Norwich13,033 residents · 33.7% owned · 26.6% no carLeamington Brunswick, Warwick10,330 residents · 35.3% owned · 34.3% no carCanley & Westwood Heath, Coventry8,985 residents · 47.8% owned · 31.2% no carChurchill, Oxford7,621 residents · 28.6% owned · 38.1% no carWest Knighton, Leicester9,230 residents · 59.6% owned · 24.1% no car

Most similar within Manchester

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Fallowfield West & Whalley Range South, Manchester11,798 residents · 40.6% owned · 33.5% no carWithington East, Manchester8,604 residents · 49.2% owned · 27.8% no carLevenshulme South & Burnage North, Manchester10,689 residents · 62.2% owned · 25.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Withington North & Old Moat

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

Tenure

Social rented37.1%
1,277 households
Owned34.9%
1,201 households
Private rented26.4%
909 households
Shared ownership1.5%
50 households
Lives rent free0.3%
9 households
Withington North & Old Moat · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached50.8%
1,751 households
Terraced23.6%
814 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement17.2%
591 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits4.2%
146 households
Detached3.2%
111 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.6%
19 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%
2 households
Withington North & Old Moat · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.8%
1,542 households
No cars or vans in household32.5%
1,121 households
2 cars or vans in household17.9%
618 households
3 or more cars or vans in household4.7%
163 households
Withington North & Old Moat · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms56.6%
1,948 households
2 bedrooms21.2%
730 households
4 or more bedrooms14.5%
500 households
1 bedroom7.7%
266 households
Withington North & Old Moat · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household54%
1,858 households
One-person household27.7%
952 households
Other household types18.3%
631 households
Withington North & Old Moat · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household27.7%
955 households
2 people in household27.2%
936 households
3 people in household16.3%
560 households
4 people in household14.1%
487 households
5 people in household7.4%
255 households
6 people in household4.1%
142 households
8 or more people in household1.8%
61 households
7 people in household1.4%
47 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Withington North & Old Moat · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.5%
1,658 residents
15–2934%
3,216 residents
30–4419.9%
1,879 residents
45–6419.3%
1,827 residents
65 and over9.3%
877 residents
Withington North & Old Moat · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White55.5%
5,253 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh21.8%
2,061 residents
Other ethnic group8.7%
822 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African7.3%
689 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups6.7%
634 residents
Withington North & Old Moat · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above34.6%
2,664 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications25.1%
1,929 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications17.8%
1,371 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications9.9%
761 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.5%
574 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship2.9%
220 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.3%
176 residents aged 16 and over
Withington North & Old Moat · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)48.5%
3,732 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive45%
3,460 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student6.5%
504 residents aged 16 and over
Withington North & Old Moat · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L15 Full-time students24.5%
1,885 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.7%
1,134 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed13.4%
1,035 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations10.1%
778 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations9.1%
704 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations8.9%
688 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations8.8%
674 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers6.8%
523 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.6%
275 residents aged 16 and over
Withington North & Old Moat · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health49.1%
4,648 residents
Good health31.3%
2,963 residents
Fair health12.8%
1,214 residents
Bad health5.1%
480 residents
Very bad health1.6%
156 residents
Withington North & Old Moat · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80.7%
7,636 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19.3%
1,825 residents
Withington North & Old Moat · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension40.1%
1,380 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.7%
1,159 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions18.8%
649 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions7.1%
243 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
12 households
Withington North & Old Moat · 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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