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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001093

Benchill North & Sharston

Benchill North & Sharston is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,896 residents in Manchester. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Manchester
9,896

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,918

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,044.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

32.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

36.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

26.1%

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.

Langley & Wood Side, Rochdale12,281 residents · 43.6% owned · 36.0% no carHall I' th' Wood, Bolton8,434 residents · 38.2% owned · 36.0% no carKenton, Newcastle upon Tyne11,802 residents · 45.7% owned · 36.3% no carBilborough North, Nottingham6,865 residents · 49.3% owned · 35.2% no carPark Vale, Middlesbrough6,266 residents · 47.9% owned · 36.6% no carDarlaston West, Walsall9,109 residents · 47.1% owned · 28.9% no car

Most similar within Manchester

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Newall Green, Manchester9,033 residents · 35.4% owned · 35.4% no carNorthern Moor, Manchester9,124 residents · 44.3% owned · 31.2% no carWoodhouse Park & Airport, Manchester8,566 residents · 37.1% owned · 35.8% no carCharlestown, Manchester10,475 residents · 40.6% owned · 35.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Benchill North & Sharston

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

Tenure

Social rented47.3%
1,855 households
Owned32.1%
1,257 households
Private rented19.4%
762 households
Shared ownership0.9%
34 households
Lives rent free0.3%
10 households
Benchill North & Sharston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached44.8%
1,754 households
Terraced24.4%
957 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement22.9%
896 households
Detached6.8%
265 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.9%
36 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
6 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.1%
3 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Benchill North & Sharston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.9%
1,720 households
No cars or vans in household36.5%
1,430 households
2 cars or vans in household16.4%
643 households
3 or more cars or vans in household3.2%
126 households
Benchill North & Sharston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms59%
2,312 households
2 bedrooms30.5%
1,194 households
4 or more bedrooms6.1%
239 households
1 bedroom4.4%
174 households
Benchill North & Sharston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household61.1%
2,393 households
One-person household30.7%
1,202 households
Other household types8.2%
321 households
Benchill North & Sharston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household30.7%
1,202 households
2 people in household27.4%
1,075 households
3 people in household18.7%
733 households
4 people in household14%
549 households
5 people in household6%
236 households
6 people in household2.4%
96 households
7 people in household0.5%
21 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
8 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Benchill North & Sharston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1524.2%
2,400 residents
15–2919.3%
1,911 residents
30–4423.4%
2,318 residents
45–6421%
2,078 residents
65 and over12%
1,191 residents
Benchill North & Sharston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White75.9%
7,505 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh8.9%
876 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African7.2%
710 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.9%
484 residents
Other ethnic group3.2%
318 residents
Benchill North & Sharston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications27.6%
2,029 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above26.1%
1,921 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.1%
1,035 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12.9%
950 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.5%
842 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.7%
347 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.1%
229 residents aged 16 and over
Benchill North & Sharston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)57.3%
4,215 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive40.6%
2,988 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.1%
151 residents aged 16 and over
Benchill North & Sharston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations17.9%
1,313 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed15.5%
1,136 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.4%
1,060 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.8%
1,014 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.2%
825 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations7.4%
545 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.9%
509 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers6.8%
503 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.1%
446 residents aged 16 and over
Benchill North & Sharston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health46.9%
4,638 residents
Good health31.2%
3,085 residents
Fair health13.8%
1,365 residents
Bad health6.3%
622 residents
Very bad health1.9%
184 residents
Benchill North & Sharston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act77.4%
7,658 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act22.6%
2,236 residents
Benchill North & Sharston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension37.8%
1,482 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33%
1,293 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions21%
823 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions8%
312 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
9 households
Benchill North & Sharston · 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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