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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001098

Shaw & Crompton

Shaw & Crompton is a Census neighbourhood of about 5,940 residents in Oldham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Oldham
5,940

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,728

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,596.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

72.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

21.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

24.2%

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.

Whitburn & Marsden, South Tyneside7,590 residents · 63.6% owned · 26.3% no carBlaydon North & Winlaton Mill, Gateshead6,710 residents · 72.7% owned · 24.7% no carPreston Billy Mill, North Tyneside5,839 residents · 70.1% owned · 27.0% no carTudhoe Grange, County Durham6,690 residents · 72.6% owned · 18.9% no carSt Anthony's Hill, Eastbourne8,995 residents · 68.8% owned · 20.3% no carCommon Edge, Blackpool8,307 residents · 73.4% owned · 19.6% no car

Most similar within Oldham

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Royton South West, Oldham5,953 residents · 66.7% owned · 26.5% no carClough & Shaw Side, Oldham6,038 residents · 71.8% owned · 21.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Shaw & Crompton

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

Tenure

Owned72.6%
1,981 households
Social rented14.4%
392 households
Private rented12.5%
342 households
Shared ownership0.4%
12 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Shaw & Crompton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached53.7%
1,466 households
Terraced22.2%
606 households
Detached13.1%
357 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement9.9%
271 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.5%
14 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
8 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%
7 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Shaw & Crompton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household45.8%
1,251 households
2 cars or vans in household26.6%
727 households
No cars or vans in household21%
574 households
3 or more cars or vans in household6.5%
177 households
Shaw & Crompton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms45.5%
1,241 households
2 bedrooms33.7%
918 households
4 or more bedrooms11.9%
324 households
1 bedroom9%
245 households
Shaw & Crompton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household62.9%
1,715 households
One-person household33.8%
923 households
Other household types3.3%
90 households
Shaw & Crompton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household36.4%
993 households
1 person in household33.8%
924 households
3 people in household14.5%
397 households
4 people in household10.5%
287 households
5 people in household3.5%
96 households
6 people in household0.8%
22 households
7 people in household0.3%
7 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Shaw & Crompton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.1%
896 residents
15–2913.3%
790 residents
30–4415.7%
930 residents
45–6428.3%
1,682 residents
65 and over27.6%
1,641 residents
Shaw & Crompton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.2%
5,715 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.8%
106 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.4%
83 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.4%
26 residents
Other ethnic group0.1%
8 residents
Shaw & Crompton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above24.2%
1,203 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications21.5%
1,071 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18%
898 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.9%
694 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.7%
531 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship9.1%
451 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
131 residents aged 16 and over
Shaw & Crompton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)51.9%
2,585 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive46.8%
2,332 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.2%
62 residents aged 16 and over
Shaw & Crompton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.3%
1,009 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations15.1%
754 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations14.4%
717 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.3%
613 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.1%
505 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations8.9%
441 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8%
399 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.3%
313 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.6%
228 residents aged 16 and over
Shaw & Crompton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health42.7%
2,536 residents
Good health34.4%
2,046 residents
Fair health16.6%
987 residents
Bad health4.8%
286 residents
Very bad health1.4%
86 residents
Shaw & Crompton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act78.8%
4,679 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act21.2%
1,262 residents
Shaw & Crompton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension43.4%
1,185 households
Household is deprived in one dimension38%
1,037 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions15.5%
423 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3%
82 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
3 households
Shaw & Crompton · 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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