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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001117

Greenfield & Uppermill

Greenfield & Uppermill is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,000 residents in Oldham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Oldham
6,000

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,623

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

218

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

78.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

16.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

42.0%

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.

Upperthong & Holmbridge, Kirklees7,018 residents · 80.0% owned · 12.0% no carHonley & Brockholes, Kirklees8,221 residents · 78.1% owned · 15.4% no carWylam & Ovingham, Northumberland5,578 residents · 73.1% owned · 11.5% no carPill & Easton, North Somerset6,386 residents · 74.9% owned · 11.1% no carTownsend Fold & Edenfield, Rossendale6,294 residents · 78.9% owned · 10.4% no carBarrowford, Higham & Pendleside, Pendle9,877 residents · 77.3% owned · 12.0% no car

Most similar within Oldham

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Diggle, Delph & Denshaw, Oldham5,502 residents · 76.9% owned · 13.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Greenfield & Uppermill

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

Tenure

Owned78.4%
2,057 households
Private rented12.4%
324 households
Social rented9.1%
240 households
Shared ownership0.1%
2 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Greenfield & Uppermill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached36.8%
965 households
Terraced28.7%
752 households
Detached21.7%
568 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement9.5%
249 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.7%
44 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.8%
21 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.6%
17 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.3%
7 households
Greenfield & Uppermill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41%
1,075 households
2 cars or vans in household32.7%
859 households
No cars or vans in household16.2%
426 households
3 or more cars or vans in household10%
263 households
Greenfield & Uppermill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms40.4%
1,060 households
4 or more bedrooms27.2%
713 households
2 bedrooms24%
629 households
1 bedroom8.4%
221 households
Greenfield & Uppermill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household67%
1,757 households
One-person household29.7%
779 households
Other household types3.3%
87 households
Greenfield & Uppermill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household35.8%
939 households
1 person in household29.7%
779 households
3 people in household16%
419 households
4 people in household14.4%
378 households
5 people in household3.4%
89 households
6 people in household0.5%
12 households
7 people in household0.2%
4 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Greenfield & Uppermill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.4%
926 residents
15–2912.9%
773 residents
30–4415.8%
945 residents
45–6429.6%
1,776 residents
65 and over26.3%
1,580 residents
Greenfield & Uppermill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.6%
5,797 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.9%
114 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.8%
47 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.5%
29 residents
Other ethnic group0.2%
12 residents
Greenfield & Uppermill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above42%
2,102 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.1%
805 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications13.8%
691 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12.6%
631 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.6%
383 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.4%
323 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications1.5%
74 residents aged 16 and over
Greenfield & Uppermill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)56.3%
2,822 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive42%
2,106 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.7%
83 residents aged 16 and over
Greenfield & Uppermill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations27.1%
1,357 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.6%
884 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.3%
618 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.8%
591 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations8.1%
406 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations8%
402 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.4%
272 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.4%
270 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.2%
212 residents aged 16 and over
Greenfield & Uppermill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health50.2%
3,015 residents
Good health33.1%
1,987 residents
Fair health12.2%
729 residents
Bad health3.5%
210 residents
Very bad health1%
59 residents
Greenfield & Uppermill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act84.3%
5,057 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act15.7%
943 residents
Greenfield & Uppermill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension56.8%
1,489 households
Household is deprived in one dimension30.5%
801 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions10.5%
276 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2%
52 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
5 households
Greenfield & Uppermill · 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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