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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001091

Baguley West & Brooklands

Baguley West & Brooklands is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,384 residents in Manchester. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Manchester
8,384

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,880

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,602.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

54.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

26.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

31.4%

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.

Fairwater North, Cardiff6,641 residents · 57.9% owned · 27.8% no carGuide Bridge, Tameside7,419 residents · 58.8% owned · 26.0% no carWhitefield East, Bury5,679 residents · 58.8% owned · 29.0% no carHeavitree East & Whipton South, Exeter7,459 residents · 57.5% owned · 26.2% no carHyde North, Tameside11,983 residents · 53.2% owned · 27.3% no carAshton-on-Ribble & Larches, Preston10,809 residents · 59.4% owned · 25.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Baguley West & Brooklands

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

Tenure

Owned54.6%
2,119 households
Social rented29.2%
1,132 households
Private rented15.1%
587 households
Shared ownership0.9%
34 households
Lives rent free0.2%
8 households
Baguley West & Brooklands · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement31.2%
1,210 households
Terraced30.7%
1,192 households
Semi-detached25.9%
1,004 households
Detached10.9%
422 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.1%
42 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
5 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.1%
4 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Baguley West & Brooklands · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household47.1%
1,829 households
No cars or vans in household26.4%
1,025 households
2 cars or vans in household21.4%
831 households
3 or more cars or vans in household5.1%
197 households
Baguley West & Brooklands · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms42.7%
1,659 households
2 bedrooms34.9%
1,357 households
1 bedroom11.5%
445 households
4 or more bedrooms10.9%
422 households
Baguley West & Brooklands · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household58.8%
2,285 households
One-person household36.7%
1,424 households
Other household types4.5%
174 households
Baguley West & Brooklands · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household36.7%
1,424 households
2 people in household31.7%
1,230 households
3 people in household17.1%
665 households
4 people in household10.1%
391 households
5 people in household3.1%
120 households
6 people in household0.8%
32 households
7 people in household0.3%
12 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
6 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Baguley West & Brooklands · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518%
1,508 residents
15–2916%
1,340 residents
30–4422.4%
1,875 residents
45–6425.7%
2,154 residents
65 and over18%
1,506 residents
Baguley West & Brooklands · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White83.4%
6,987 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh7.5%
626 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.5%
293 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African3.4%
284 residents
Other ethnic group2.3%
189 residents
Baguley West & Brooklands · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above31.4%
2,130 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications19.8%
1,342 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.1%
1,024 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.4%
975 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.3%
765 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.7%
390 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.4%
161 residents aged 16 and over
Baguley West & Brooklands · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)59.4%
4,033 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive39.2%
2,660 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.4%
93 residents aged 16 and over
Baguley West & Brooklands · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations19.9%
1,348 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.9%
942 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations12.9%
876 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.7%
861 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations11.5%
780 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed10.1%
684 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.3%
629 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.1%
344 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.7%
322 residents aged 16 and over
Baguley West & Brooklands · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health46.1%
3,865 residents
Good health32.2%
2,700 residents
Fair health14.7%
1,230 residents
Bad health5.4%
455 residents
Very bad health1.6%
135 residents
Baguley West & Brooklands · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act78.8%
6,604 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act21.2%
1,778 residents
Baguley West & Brooklands · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension44.4%
1,724 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.6%
1,306 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions15.8%
615 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.8%
226 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
14 households
Baguley West & Brooklands · 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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