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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001118

Springhead & Grasscroft

Springhead & Grasscroft is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,064 residents in Oldham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Oldham
6,064

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,628

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,206.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

78.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

15.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

34.2%

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.

Orrell & Longshaw, Wigan12,764 residents · 81.1% owned · 13.8% no carBromley Cross & Bradshaw, Bolton7,417 residents · 85.4% owned · 12.1% no carScapegoat Hill, Outlane & West Golcar, Kirklees6,210 residents · 80.0% owned · 14.7% no carNorthowram & Shelf, Calderdale9,565 residents · 79.2% owned · 15.0% no carCottingley, Harden & Wilsden, Bradford11,428 residents · 78.4% owned · 14.7% no carHorbury, Wakefield6,147 residents · 73.4% owned · 16.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Springhead & Grasscroft

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

Tenure

Owned78.1%
2,052 households
Private rented12.8%
336 households
Social rented9%
236 households
Shared ownership0.2%
4 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Springhead & Grasscroft · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached39%
1,024 households
Detached26.7%
700 households
Terraced25.2%
663 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement7.4%
195 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.8%
20 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
13 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.4%
11 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Springhead & Grasscroft · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household38.7%
1,015 households
2 cars or vans in household34.6%
909 households
No cars or vans in household15.4%
405 households
3 or more cars or vans in household11.3%
296 households
Springhead & Grasscroft · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms40.6%
1,068 households
2 bedrooms26.8%
705 households
4 or more bedrooms25.8%
677 households
1 bedroom6.8%
178 households
Springhead & Grasscroft · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household68.7%
1,806 households
One-person household28.1%
739 households
Other household types3.2%
85 households
Springhead & Grasscroft · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household37.8%
994 households
1 person in household28.1%
739 households
3 people in household15.8%
414 households
4 people in household14.5%
380 households
5 people in household2.5%
65 households
6 people in household0.9%
24 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
6 households
7 people in household0.2%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Springhead & Grasscroft · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.4%
932 residents
15–2914.3%
867 residents
30–4416.6%
1,006 residents
45–6429.8%
1,809 residents
65 and over23.9%
1,451 residents
Springhead & Grasscroft · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White95.8%
5,806 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2%
122 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.6%
98 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.3%
18 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
18 residents
Springhead & Grasscroft · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above34.2%
1,727 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.8%
948 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications15%
756 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13%
656 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.9%
451 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.8%
394 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.4%
122 residents aged 16 and over
Springhead & Grasscroft · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)58.9%
2,981 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive39.7%
2,011 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.3%
68 residents aged 16 and over
Springhead & Grasscroft · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations24.5%
1,238 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations15.1%
764 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations14.1%
713 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12%
606 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations9.3%
470 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations9.3%
468 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.1%
308 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5%
253 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.7%
236 residents aged 16 and over
Springhead & Grasscroft · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health49.7%
3,013 residents
Good health32.9%
1,996 residents
Fair health12.7%
768 residents
Bad health3.7%
222 residents
Very bad health1.1%
65 residents
Springhead & Grasscroft · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82.2%
4,981 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act17.8%
1,082 residents
Springhead & Grasscroft · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension52.7%
1,384 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.7%
858 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions12.6%
331 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.1%
54 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
0 households
Springhead & Grasscroft · 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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