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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001086

Merseybank & Barlow Moor

Merseybank & Barlow Moor is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,882 residents in Manchester. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Manchester
6,882

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,951

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,275

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

46.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

26.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

51.2%

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.

Canton, Cardiff10,201 residents · 61.3% owned · 27.4% no carStretford East, Trafford8,356 residents · 61.6% owned · 28.5% no carEast Chesterton, Cambridge9,714 residents · 36.7% owned · 32.9% no carMeanwood, Leeds6,867 residents · 59.7% owned · 22.4% no carEast Barnwell & Abbey, Cambridge10,340 residents · 40.4% owned · 33.6% no carHorsforth East, Leeds8,333 residents · 61.1% owned · 21.6% no car

Most similar within Manchester

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Northenden, Manchester6,981 residents · 62.9% owned · 25.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Merseybank & Barlow Moor

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

Tenure

Owned46.6%
1,376 households
Social rented28%
825 households
Private rented24.8%
733 households
Shared ownership0.4%
13 households
Lives rent free0.1%
4 households
Merseybank & Barlow Moor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached39.3%
1,158 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement30.7%
905 households
Terraced16.4%
484 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits6.8%
200 households
Detached5.9%
174 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.6%
17 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
12 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Merseybank & Barlow Moor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household48.7%
1,437 households
No cars or vans in household26.6%
784 households
2 cars or vans in household20.9%
617 households
3 or more cars or vans in household3.8%
113 households
Merseybank & Barlow Moor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms44.6%
1,318 households
2 bedrooms28.2%
833 households
4 or more bedrooms13.9%
409 households
1 bedroom13.3%
392 households
Merseybank & Barlow Moor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household56.9%
1,680 households
One-person household35.1%
1,036 households
Other household types7.9%
234 households
Merseybank & Barlow Moor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household35.2%
1,038 households
2 people in household32.7%
966 households
3 people in household14.8%
436 households
4 people in household10.4%
306 households
5 people in household4.1%
120 households
6 people in household2%
58 households
7 people in household0.5%
16 households
8 or more people in household0.4%
13 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Merseybank & Barlow Moor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.9%
1,165 residents
15–2922%
1,511 residents
30–4425.7%
1,770 residents
45–6423.4%
1,612 residents
65 and over11.9%
822 residents
Merseybank & Barlow Moor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White68.1%
4,691 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh12.1%
831 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups7.2%
497 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African6.6%
455 residents
Other ethnic group6%
411 residents
Merseybank & Barlow Moor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above51.2%
2,880 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications15.2%
857 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications12%
677 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications10.2%
577 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications6.1%
345 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship2.8%
159 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.4%
135 residents aged 16 and over
Merseybank & Barlow Moor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)62.7%
3,529 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive35.3%
1,990 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2%
112 residents aged 16 and over
Merseybank & Barlow Moor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22%
1,238 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.4%
1,149 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed11.3%
634 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.1%
568 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations9.2%
520 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations8.1%
456 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students7.9%
446 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.5%
424 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.4%
190 residents aged 16 and over
Merseybank & Barlow Moor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health50.1%
3,448 residents
Good health31.9%
2,196 residents
Fair health12.2%
840 residents
Bad health4.4%
306 residents
Very bad health1.3%
92 residents
Merseybank & Barlow Moor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81.8%
5,628 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act18.2%
1,254 residents
Merseybank & Barlow Moor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension53.1%
1,567 households
Household is deprived in one dimension29%
856 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions13.3%
394 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.2%
123 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
12 households
Merseybank & Barlow Moor · 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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