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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001128

Failsworth East

Failsworth East is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,458 residents in Oldham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Oldham
7,458

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,282

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,306

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

61.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

29.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

21.1%

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.

Middleton East, Rochdale10,132 residents · 61.8% owned · 26.1% no carDenton North, Tameside6,371 residents · 59.5% owned · 28.2% no carOrford, Warrington9,210 residents · 58.1% owned · 27.1% no carLeigh South East, Wigan7,386 residents · 63.3% owned · 23.8% no carTyldesley North, Wigan8,192 residents · 62.6% owned · 22.0% no carTonge, Bolton9,178 residents · 54.7% owned · 30.7% no car

Most similar within Oldham

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Wood End, Oldham5,678 residents · 59.8% owned · 28.7% no carFailsworth West, Oldham6,787 residents · 47.4% owned · 36.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Failsworth East

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

Tenure

Owned61.4%
2,016 households
Private rented24.8%
815 households
Social rented13.5%
444 households
Lives rent free0.2%
5 households
Shared ownership0.1%
2 households
Failsworth East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced49.6%
1,628 households
Semi-detached38.5%
1,264 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement5%
163 households
Detached4.9%
161 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.9%
29 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.9%
28 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
8 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Failsworth East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household46%
1,509 households
No cars or vans in household29.9%
982 households
2 cars or vans in household19.6%
645 households
3 or more cars or vans in household4.5%
147 households
Failsworth East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms45.4%
1,491 households
3 bedrooms41.5%
1,364 households
4 or more bedrooms7%
230 households
1 bedroom6.1%
199 households
Failsworth East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household62.3%
2,048 households
One-person household32.8%
1,078 households
Other household types4.9%
160 households
Failsworth East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household32.8%
1,078 households
2 people in household32.5%
1,068 households
3 people in household18%
591 households
4 people in household11.1%
365 households
5 people in household3.4%
111 households
6 people in household1.5%
50 households
7 people in household0.4%
14 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
6 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Failsworth East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.5%
1,380 residents
15–2918.6%
1,385 residents
30–4418.5%
1,380 residents
45–6426.6%
1,981 residents
65 and over17.9%
1,334 residents
Failsworth East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White86.9%
6,482 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh6.2%
461 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African3.6%
265 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2%
150 residents
Other ethnic group1.3%
97 residents
Failsworth East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications23.9%
1,430 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above21.1%
1,261 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.7%
1,058 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.8%
947 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11%
661 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.8%
467 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.7%
164 residents aged 16 and over
Failsworth East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)58.2%
3,481 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive40.1%
2,395 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.7%
104 residents aged 16 and over
Failsworth East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations18%
1,078 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.1%
961 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations14.5%
866 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.5%
807 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed10.7%
640 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.5%
506 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.6%
393 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations6.5%
386 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.8%
347 residents aged 16 and over
Failsworth East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health45.3%
3,383 residents
Good health33.6%
2,504 residents
Fair health14.4%
1,077 residents
Bad health5.3%
397 residents
Very bad health1.3%
99 residents
Failsworth East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80.1%
5,974 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19.9%
1,482 residents
Failsworth East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension40.5%
1,331 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.9%
1,178 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions18.6%
610 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.6%
152 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
12 households
Failsworth East · 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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