Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001082

Withington West

Withington West is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,673 residents in Manchester. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Manchester

6,673

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,901

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

7,513.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

41.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

30.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

63.1%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Withington West

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

Tenure

Private rented46.8%

1,359 households

Owned41.2%

1,196 households

Social rented11.4%

331 households

Shared ownership0.4%

12 households

Lives rent free0.1%

3 households

Withington West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached27.9%

809 households

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement26.1%

757 households

Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits21.1%

612 households

Terraced17.7%

514 households

Detached4.2%

122 households

In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.7%

48 households

Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.3%

38 households

A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%

0 households

Withington West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household45.4%

1,318 households

No cars or vans in household30.8%

892 households

2 cars or vans in household19.1%

554 households

3 or more cars or vans in household4.7%

136 households

Withington West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms28.3%

820 households

4 or more bedrooms26%

753 households

3 bedrooms22.9%

664 households

1 bedroom22.8%

659 households

Withington West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household46.4%

1,347 households

One-person household35.5%

1,030 households

Other household types18.1%

524 households

Withington West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household35.5%

1,030 households

2 people in household34.3%

994 households

3 people in household12.9%

373 households

4 people in household9.7%

280 households

5 people in household3.6%

104 households

6 people in household2.1%

60 households

8 or more people in household1.1%

32 households

7 people in household0.9%

27 households

0 people in household0%

0 households

Withington West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1511.3%

751 residents

15–2938.2%

2,551 residents

30–4424.2%

1,612 residents

45–6416.7%

1,117 residents

65 and over9.6%

639 residents

Withington West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White77.7%

5,183 residents

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh9.1%

605 residents

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5.4%

362 residents

Other ethnic group4.4%

293 residents

Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African3.4%

229 residents

Withington West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above63.1%

3,715 residents aged 16 and over

Level 3 qualifications16.5%

970 residents aged 16 and over

No qualifications8.1%

479 residents aged 16 and over

Level 2 qualifications5.3%

311 residents aged 16 and over

Level 1 and entry level qualifications3.9%

227 residents aged 16 and over

Apprenticeship1.8%

104 residents aged 16 and over

Other qualifications1.4%

84 residents aged 16 and over

Withington West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)63.3%

3,727 residents aged 16 and over

Economically inactive30.7%

1,810 residents aged 16 and over

Economically active and a full-time student6%

353 residents aged 16 and over

Withington West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations24.9%

1,468 residents aged 16 and over

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.6%

1,334 residents aged 16 and over

L15 Full-time students17.7%

1,044 residents aged 16 and over

L7 Intermediate occupations8.6%

508 residents aged 16 and over

L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers6.1%

358 residents aged 16 and over

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.1%

357 residents aged 16 and over

L13 Routine occupations5.9%

348 residents aged 16 and over

L12 Semi-routine occupations5.5%

325 residents aged 16 and over

L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations2.5%

148 residents aged 16 and over

Withington West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health56.4%

3,765 residents

Good health30.8%

2,056 residents

Fair health9.1%

610 residents

Bad health2.8%

186 residents

Very bad health0.8%

56 residents

Withington West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act84.3%

5,628 residents

Disabled under the Equality Act15.7%

1,045 residents

Withington West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension56.8%

1,648 households

Household is deprived in one dimension29.6%

859 households

Household is deprived in two dimensions10.6%

306 households

Household is deprived in three dimensions2.8%

82 households

Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%

4 households

Withington 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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Evidence ledger

Source and date are part of the record.

All statistics on this pageONS · Census 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0
Neighbourhood nameHouse of Commons Library · MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence
GeographyONS Middle layer Super Output Area E02001082

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Withington West

Usual residents

Households

Residents per km²

Households owning their home

Households with no car or van

Adults with a degree or above

Neighbourhoods most like this one

Life in Withington West

Tenure

Accommodation type

Car or van availability

Number of bedrooms

Household composition

Household size

Age

Ethnic group

Highest qualification

Economic activity

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

General health

Disability

Household deprivation

Alike on the Census, which is not the same as alike to live in.

Source and date are part of the record.