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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001088

Northern Moor

Northern Moor is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,124 residents in Manchester. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Manchester
9,124

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,786

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,491.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

44.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

31.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

30.4%

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.

Besses, Bury8,602 residents · 52.9% owned · 29.0% no carLlandaf North, Cardiff8,425 residents · 61.7% owned · 24.7% no carKenton, Newcastle upon Tyne11,802 residents · 45.7% owned · 36.3% no carKings Heath Park & Stirchley East, Birmingham7,719 residents · 62.2% owned · 28.7% no carCalifornia, Birmingham7,739 residents · 53.0% owned · 29.0% no carDuffryn & Maesglas, Newport8,574 residents · 46.9% owned · 26.6% no car

Most similar within Manchester

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Baguley East & Wythenshawe Park, Manchester9,230 residents · 43.1% owned · 31.7% no carWythenshawe East & Peel Hall, Manchester8,022 residents · 48.7% owned · 31.3% no carBenchill North & Sharston, Manchester9,896 residents · 32.1% owned · 36.5% no carNew Moston, Manchester10,496 residents · 62.1% owned · 25.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Northern Moor

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

Tenure

Owned44.3%
1,677 households
Social rented40.1%
1,519 households
Private rented14.9%
564 households
Shared ownership0.6%
21 households
Lives rent free0.1%
5 households
Northern Moor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached40.2%
1,520 households
Terraced32.5%
1,229 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement16%
606 households
Detached8.7%
331 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.5%
58 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.7%
27 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%
12 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Northern Moor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household46.8%
1,772 households
No cars or vans in household31.2%
1,180 households
2 cars or vans in household18.4%
698 households
3 or more cars or vans in household3.6%
135 households
Northern Moor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms62.9%
2,379 households
2 bedrooms23.7%
895 households
4 or more bedrooms7.5%
283 households
1 bedroom6%
227 households
Northern Moor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household61.8%
2,342 households
One-person household31.4%
1,190 households
Other household types6.7%
255 households
Northern Moor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household31.4%
1,190 households
2 people in household29.2%
1,105 households
3 people in household18.7%
708 households
4 people in household13.9%
526 households
5 people in household4.3%
162 households
6 people in household1.6%
61 households
7 people in household0.7%
26 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
6 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Northern Moor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1522.5%
2,054 residents
15–2917.9%
1,637 residents
30–4423.4%
2,132 residents
45–6422.9%
2,091 residents
65 and over13.3%
1,210 residents
Northern Moor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White76.6%
6,984 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh8.6%
788 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5.9%
542 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African5%
454 residents
Other ethnic group3.9%
355 residents
Northern Moor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above30.4%
2,113 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications23%
1,599 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16%
1,109 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.3%
990 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.6%
669 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.6%
318 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.1%
149 residents aged 16 and over
Northern Moor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)59%
4,097 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive39.4%
2,735 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.6%
114 residents aged 16 and over
Northern Moor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.2%
1,192 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations15.5%
1,074 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.4%
932 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.1%
908 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed11.6%
807 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations8.6%
597 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.5%
591 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.7%
462 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.5%
384 residents aged 16 and over
Northern Moor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health46.4%
4,238 residents
Good health32.1%
2,929 residents
Fair health14%
1,280 residents
Bad health5.9%
537 residents
Very bad health1.5%
140 residents
Northern Moor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act78.2%
7,137 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act21.8%
1,987 residents
Northern Moor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension41.3%
1,561 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.4%
1,302 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions17.4%
658 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions6.7%
252 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
11 households
Northern 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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