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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001110

New Delph, Dobcross & Austerlands

New Delph, Dobcross & Austerlands is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,476 residents in Oldham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Oldham
6,476

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,859

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

572.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

82.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

10.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

44.9%

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.

Crossflatts & Eldwick, Bradford9,137 residents · 81.0% owned · 13.3% no carHolmfirth, New Mill & Hepworth, Kirklees12,199 residents · 78.4% owned · 11.0% no carNuttall & Tottington, Bury7,506 residents · 83.9% owned · 10.6% no carBurley-in-Wharfedale, Bradford5,860 residents · 79.7% owned · 13.6% no carQuorn & Mountsorrel Castle, Charnwood7,259 residents · 76.8% owned · 11.0% no carUpperthong & Holmbridge, Kirklees7,018 residents · 80.0% owned · 12.0% no car

Most similar within Oldham

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Greenfield & Uppermill, Oldham6,000 residents · 78.4% owned · 16.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in New Delph, Dobcross & Austerlands

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

Tenure

Owned82.4%
2,357 households
Private rented15%
428 households
Social rented2.2%
62 households
Shared ownership0.4%
12 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
New Delph, Dobcross & Austerlands · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached33.3%
952 households
Terraced32.7%
935 households
Semi-detached25%
715 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse3.7%
107 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement3.7%
105 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.1%
32 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
12 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
New Delph, Dobcross & Austerlands · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41%
1,173 households
2 cars or vans in household36.9%
1,054 households
3 or more cars or vans in household11.2%
321 households
No cars or vans in household10.9%
312 households
New Delph, Dobcross & Austerlands · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms37%
1,057 households
4 or more bedrooms29.6%
847 households
2 bedrooms29.1%
833 households
1 bedroom4.3%
123 households
New Delph, Dobcross & Austerlands · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household67.2%
1,922 households
One-person household29.1%
831 households
Other household types3.7%
107 households
New Delph, Dobcross & Austerlands · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household39%
1,114 households
1 person in household29.1%
831 households
3 people in household14.8%
424 households
4 people in household13.6%
388 households
5 people in household2.9%
83 households
6 people in household0.3%
10 households
7 people in household0.2%
5 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
New Delph, Dobcross & Austerlands · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514.8%
962 residents
15–2912.4%
806 residents
30–4416.5%
1,070 residents
45–6431.3%
2,026 residents
65 and over25%
1,619 residents
New Delph, Dobcross & Austerlands · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.7%
6,267 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.7%
108 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.1%
70 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.3%
20 residents
Other ethnic group0.2%
14 residents
New Delph, Dobcross & Austerlands · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above44.9%
2,439 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.4%
894 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12%
652 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications11.1%
606 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7%
380 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.2%
335 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.4%
131 residents aged 16 and over
New Delph, Dobcross & Austerlands · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)59.9%
3,255 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive39.1%
2,127 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1%
55 residents aged 16 and over
New Delph, Dobcross & Austerlands · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations27.9%
1,516 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations19.9%
1,080 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.9%
703 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12.2%
660 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations7.1%
388 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations6.9%
377 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4.8%
259 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.2%
230 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4%
219 residents aged 16 and over
New Delph, Dobcross & Austerlands · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health53.6%
3,475 residents
Good health31.7%
2,056 residents
Fair health11%
713 residents
Bad health3%
196 residents
Very bad health0.6%
38 residents
New Delph, Dobcross & Austerlands · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act85.1%
5,514 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act14.9%
964 residents
New Delph, Dobcross & Austerlands · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension61.3%
1,753 households
Household is deprived in one dimension29.7%
848 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions7.9%
227 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1%
30 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
1 households
New Delph, Dobcross & Austerlands · 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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