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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001123

Alt

Alt is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,059 residents in Oldham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Oldham
7,059

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,788

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,134.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

47.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

33.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

22.1%

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.

Leamore, Walsall6,863 residents · 45.3% owned · 29.2% no carLaisterdyke & Bowling, Bradford7,646 residents · 39.2% owned · 42.0% no carSmallshaw, Tameside7,944 residents · 47.3% owned · 36.8% no carLangley & Wood Side, Rochdale12,281 residents · 43.6% owned · 36.0% no carFairfield & Jericho, Bury8,152 residents · 46.5% owned · 35.9% no carSheffield Lane Top & Longley Park, Sheffield6,056 residents · 45.2% owned · 34.9% no car

Most similar within Oldham

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Hathershaw, Oldham9,165 residents · 39.8% owned · 38.4% no carLime Side & Garden Suburb, Oldham7,755 residents · 44.6% owned · 34.0% no carChadderton Central, Oldham8,847 residents · 56.8% owned · 31.3% no carDerker, Oldham5,952 residents · 42.6% owned · 38.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Alt

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

Tenure

Owned47.5%
1,323 households
Social rented38.8%
1,083 households
Private rented13.1%
366 households
Shared ownership0.4%
11 households
Lives rent free0.2%
5 households
Alt · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced42.5%
1,186 households
Semi-detached36.8%
1,027 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement10.9%
304 households
Detached8.8%
246 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.4%
10 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
8 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
Alt · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.8%
1,220 households
No cars or vans in household33%
919 households
2 cars or vans in household19.2%
534 households
3 or more cars or vans in household4.1%
115 households
Alt · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms44%
1,226 households
3 bedrooms38.5%
1,074 households
1 bedroom8.8%
244 households
4 or more bedrooms8.8%
244 households
Alt · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household62.8%
1,750 households
One-person household30.3%
843 households
Other household types6.9%
193 households
Alt · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household30.2%
843 households
2 people in household29.3%
818 households
3 people in household16.7%
465 households
4 people in household13.6%
378 households
5 people in household5.4%
150 households
6 people in household3%
83 households
7 people in household1%
29 households
8 or more people in household0.8%
22 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Alt · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1525%
1,766 residents
15–2918.1%
1,278 residents
30–4421.3%
1,503 residents
45–6422.4%
1,583 residents
65 and over13.2%
929 residents
Alt · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White69%
4,872 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh18.8%
1,330 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African6.4%
454 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.4%
312 residents
Other ethnic group1.3%
91 residents
Alt · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications27.5%
1,430 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above22.1%
1,150 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.1%
837 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.2%
738 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.6%
603 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.6%
289 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.9%
149 residents aged 16 and over
Alt · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)52.5%
2,726 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive45.5%
2,366 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2%
104 residents aged 16 and over
Alt · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations17.7%
921 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed15.4%
800 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14.3%
745 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.2%
687 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.8%
562 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9%
468 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students8.5%
444 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.6%
293 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations5.3%
274 residents aged 16 and over
Alt · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health45.7%
3,224 residents
Good health32.6%
2,304 residents
Fair health13.9%
984 residents
Bad health6%
421 residents
Very bad health1.8%
127 residents
Alt · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act79.6%
5,620 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act20.4%
1,440 residents
Alt · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension35.6%
993 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.3%
985 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions20.5%
571 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions8.2%
230 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
9 households
Alt · 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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