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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001099

Wood End

Wood End is a Census neighbourhood of about 5,678 residents in Oldham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Oldham
5,678

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,652

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,733.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

59.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

28.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

23.2%

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.

Leigh South East, Wigan7,386 residents · 63.3% owned · 23.8% no carOswaldtwistle, Hyndburn7,289 residents · 60.4% owned · 26.9% no carSt George's, Telford and Wrekin5,855 residents · 57.3% owned · 22.1% no carOrford, Warrington9,210 residents · 58.1% owned · 27.1% no carNorth Darwen, Blackburn with Darwen6,848 residents · 59.6% owned · 29.4% no carDenton North, Tameside6,371 residents · 59.5% owned · 28.2% no car

Most similar within Oldham

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Royton South East, Oldham6,028 residents · 63.1% owned · 28.6% no carFailsworth East, Oldham7,458 residents · 61.4% owned · 29.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Wood End

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

Tenure

Owned59.8%
1,586 households
Private rented20.8%
551 households
Social rented18.5%
491 households
Shared ownership0.8%
21 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Wood End · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced41.1%
1,089 households
Semi-detached38.5%
1,022 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement11.4%
302 households
Detached7.6%
201 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.8%
20 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
11 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
Wood End · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.3%
1,175 households
No cars or vans in household28.7%
762 households
2 cars or vans in household21.2%
561 households
3 or more cars or vans in household5.8%
154 households
Wood End · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms43.6%
1,157 households
3 bedrooms37.1%
983 households
1 bedroom10.5%
279 households
4 or more bedrooms8.8%
234 households
Wood End · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household60.2%
1,597 households
One-person household35.9%
951 households
Other household types3.9%
103 households
Wood End · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household35.9%
951 households
2 people in household33.1%
878 households
3 people in household17.5%
464 households
4 people in household10%
264 households
5 people in household2.4%
64 households
6 people in household0.9%
23 households
7 people in household0.2%
6 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
2 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Wood End · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.9%
959 residents
15–2916.2%
917 residents
30–4419.4%
1,102 residents
45–6428%
1,588 residents
65 and over19.6%
1,112 residents
Wood End · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White93.1%
5,289 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh3.9%
221 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.1%
118 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.6%
33 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
19 residents
Wood End · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above23.2%
1,080 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications21.3%
995 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.6%
867 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15%
698 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.2%
521 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.9%
370 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.8%
132 residents aged 16 and over
Wood End · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)59.4%
2,771 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive39.1%
1,821 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.5%
71 residents aged 16 and over
Wood End · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.8%
876 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations16.8%
785 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14%
652 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.2%
613 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.9%
416 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8.9%
414 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations8.3%
387 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.8%
316 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.3%
200 residents aged 16 and over
Wood End · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health42.7%
2,425 residents
Good health34.8%
1,976 residents
Fair health14.9%
849 residents
Bad health5.6%
318 residents
Very bad health2%
111 residents
Wood End · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act78.1%
4,436 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act21.9%
1,246 residents
Wood End · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension41.3%
1,095 households
Household is deprived in one dimension36%
955 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions17.2%
455 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.2%
139 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
7 households
Wood End · 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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