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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001094

Benchill South & Wythenshawe Central

Benchill South & Wythenshawe Central is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,989 residents in Manchester. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Manchester
9,989

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,943

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

6,024.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

19.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

46.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

21.0%

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.

Woodthorpe, Sheffield10,975 residents · 32.1% owned · 39.7% no carBreightmet North, Bolton8,575 residents · 38.1% owned · 37.9% no carLittle Hulton North, Salford8,704 residents · 32.4% owned · 37.2% no carLangley & Wood Side, Rochdale12,281 residents · 43.6% owned · 36.0% no carTibbington, Sandwell9,881 residents · 41.6% owned · 33.6% no carRibbleton, Preston10,272 residents · 45.5% owned · 34.8% no car

Most similar within Manchester

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Benchill North & Sharston, Manchester9,896 residents · 32.1% owned · 36.5% no carNewall Green, Manchester9,033 residents · 35.4% owned · 35.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Benchill South & Wythenshawe Central

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

Tenure

Social rented66.1%
2,605 households
Owned19%
749 households
Private rented12.6%
498 households
Shared ownership2%
80 households
Lives rent free0.3%
11 households
Benchill South & Wythenshawe Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached46.3%
1,825 households
Terraced25.9%
1,021 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement22.2%
876 households
Detached4.1%
160 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.3%
50 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
7 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.1%
2 households
Benchill South & Wythenshawe Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household46.4%
1,829 households
1 car or van in household40.7%
1,604 households
2 cars or vans in household10.4%
410 households
3 or more cars or vans in household2.5%
100 households
Benchill South & Wythenshawe Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms61%
2,405 households
2 bedrooms21.5%
848 households
1 bedroom12.1%
478 households
4 or more bedrooms5.4%
213 households
Benchill South & Wythenshawe Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household61.9%
2,441 households
One-person household30.2%
1,189 households
Other household types7.9%
312 households
Benchill South & Wythenshawe Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household30.2%
1,189 households
2 people in household25.8%
1,018 households
3 people in household19.7%
777 households
4 people in household14.4%
567 households
5 people in household6.6%
259 households
6 people in household2.2%
86 households
7 people in household0.8%
30 households
8 or more people in household0.4%
17 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Benchill South & Wythenshawe Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1526.7%
2,672 residents
15–2919%
1,894 residents
30–4423.4%
2,334 residents
45–6420.7%
2,069 residents
65 and over10.2%
1,022 residents
Benchill South & Wythenshawe Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White76%
7,589 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African9%
901 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh7.8%
775 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5%
500 residents
Other ethnic group2.2%
222 residents
Benchill South & Wythenshawe Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications30%
2,144 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above21%
1,503 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.6%
1,048 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications13.5%
967 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.1%
863 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.6%
399 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.2%
232 residents aged 16 and over
Benchill South & Wythenshawe Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)54.1%
3,876 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive43%
3,080 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.8%
202 residents aged 16 and over
Benchill South & Wythenshawe Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations21.3%
1,525 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed17.4%
1,246 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14.6%
1,042 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations11%
790 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.3%
738 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students8.1%
583 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers6.5%
464 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.3%
450 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations4.5%
319 residents aged 16 and over
Benchill South & Wythenshawe Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health45.1%
4,510 residents
Good health31.2%
3,121 residents
Fair health14.8%
1,483 residents
Bad health6.7%
665 residents
Very bad health2.1%
210 residents
Benchill South & Wythenshawe Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act76.8%
7,671 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act23.2%
2,318 residents
Benchill South & Wythenshawe Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension33.9%
1,335 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension31.7%
1,250 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions24.5%
967 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions9.6%
377 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
14 households
Benchill South & Wythenshawe Central · 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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