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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001119

Alexandra Park

Alexandra Park is a Census neighbourhood of about 12,317 residents in Oldham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Oldham
12,317

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,868

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

6,845.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

54.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

27.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

19.2%

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.

Sparkhill North, Birmingham8,953 residents · 55.8% owned · 34.2% no carSmall Heath Park, Birmingham10,160 residents · 48.3% owned · 38.8% no carSaltley East, Birmingham12,396 residents · 45.6% owned · 36.9% no carSparkbrook South, Birmingham8,076 residents · 44.8% owned · 39.2% no carBarkerend East, Bradford10,842 residents · 53.9% owned · 37.7% no carBordesley, Birmingham15,720 residents · 48.7% owned · 36.0% no car

Most similar within Oldham

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Busk, Oldham9,434 residents · 47.6% owned · 38.1% no carCoppice, Oldham8,486 residents · 67.0% owned · 21.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Alexandra Park

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

Tenure

Owned54.7%
1,569 households
Private rented23.2%
666 households
Social rented21.7%
622 households
Shared ownership0.2%
7 households
Lives rent free0.1%
4 households
Alexandra Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced65.1%
1,871 households
Semi-detached18.5%
532 households
Detached8.3%
238 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement6.5%
188 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.8%
22 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
15 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.2%
5 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
2 households
Alexandra Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.6%
1,195 households
No cars or vans in household27.1%
777 households
2 cars or vans in household20.6%
592 households
3 or more cars or vans in household10.7%
308 households
Alexandra Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms34.8%
998 households
4 or more bedrooms33.2%
952 households
3 bedrooms26.4%
759 households
1 bedroom5.6%
162 households
Alexandra Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household61.8%
1,778 households
Other household types21.1%
606 households
One-person household17.1%
492 households
Alexandra Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household17.1%
491 households
5 people in household15.9%
456 households
4 people in household14%
402 households
2 people in household13.8%
396 households
6 people in household10.9%
314 households
3 people in household10.6%
304 households
8 or more people in household9.8%
281 households
7 people in household7.9%
228 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Alexandra Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1527.9%
3,438 residents
15–2925.2%
3,109 residents
30–4421.8%
2,681 residents
45–6417.4%
2,139 residents
65 and over7.7%
950 residents
Alexandra Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh82.3%
10,132 residents
White9.9%
1,224 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.7%
337 residents
Other ethnic group2.6%
325 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.4%
297 residents
Alexandra Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications36.8%
3,187 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above19.2%
1,659 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12.9%
1,118 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications12.1%
1,043 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.9%
1,034 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications4.1%
358 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship2.9%
255 residents aged 16 and over
Alexandra Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically inactive53.2%
4,607 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active (excluding full-time students)43.7%
3,783 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student3.1%
265 residents aged 16 and over
Alexandra Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed28.9%
2,500 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations15.2%
1,319 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students13.3%
1,148 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.4%
990 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.6%
921 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations7%
609 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations6.9%
593 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.8%
329 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations2.8%
245 residents aged 16 and over
Alexandra Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health48.2%
5,932 residents
Good health32.1%
3,954 residents
Fair health13%
1,601 residents
Bad health5.2%
640 residents
Very bad health1.5%
190 residents
Alexandra Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act84.3%
10,383 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act15.7%
1,934 residents
Alexandra Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension35.1%
1,007 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions27.9%
801 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension22.3%
641 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions13.6%
391 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions1%
30 households
Alexandra Park · 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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