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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001130

Holt Lane End & Bardsley

Holt Lane End & Bardsley is a Census neighbourhood of about 5,803 residents in Oldham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Oldham
5,803

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,588

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,197

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

67.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

24.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

21.4%

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.

Rastrick West, Calderdale7,986 residents · 67.4% owned · 22.1% no carThrockley & Newburn, Newcastle upon Tyne10,746 residents · 58.6% owned · 29.1% no carOrmesby, Redcar and Cleveland7,603 residents · 67.1% owned · 24.3% no carWesthoughton West, Bolton8,465 residents · 59.4% owned · 24.8% no carBoldon Colliery, South Tyneside5,778 residents · 59.4% owned · 30.2% no carStocksbridge, Sheffield7,683 residents · 71.3% owned · 21.2% no car

Most similar within Oldham

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Royton South West, Oldham5,953 residents · 66.7% owned · 26.5% no carClough & Shaw Side, Oldham6,038 residents · 71.8% owned · 21.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Holt Lane End & Bardsley

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

Tenure

Owned67%
1,734 households
Social rented22%
570 households
Private rented10.4%
268 households
Shared ownership0.5%
12 households
Lives rent free0.2%
4 households
Holt Lane End & Bardsley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached39.6%
1,025 households
Terraced29.3%
758 households
Detached18.4%
476 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement11.5%
297 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.7%
17 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 warehouse0.2%
6 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Holt Lane End & Bardsley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.4%
1,098 households
2 cars or vans in household25.6%
663 households
No cars or vans in household24%
622 households
3 or more cars or vans in household7.9%
205 households
Holt Lane End & Bardsley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms42.9%
1,110 households
2 bedrooms27.8%
718 households
4 or more bedrooms15.7%
406 households
1 bedroom13.6%
353 households
Holt Lane End & Bardsley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household63.8%
1,650 households
One-person household32%
827 households
Other household types4.3%
110 households
Holt Lane End & Bardsley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household34.4%
891 households
1 person in household32%
827 households
3 people in household17.5%
452 households
4 people in household11.9%
309 households
5 people in household3.1%
80 households
6 people in household0.7%
18 households
7 people in household0.3%
9 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
2 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Holt Lane End & Bardsley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514.1%
819 residents
15–2916.2%
940 residents
30–4415.5%
900 residents
45–6430.7%
1,783 residents
65 and over23.4%
1,360 residents
Holt Lane End & Bardsley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White92.7%
5,381 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.5%
143 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.4%
140 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2%
117 residents
Other ethnic group0.4%
24 residents
Holt Lane End & Bardsley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications25.2%
1,238 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above21.4%
1,051 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.9%
877 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.5%
665 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.8%
529 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship8.5%
419 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
129 residents aged 16 and over
Holt Lane End & Bardsley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)56.4%
2,770 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive42.4%
2,084 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.2%
59 residents aged 16 and over
Holt Lane End & Bardsley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.8%
924 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations15%
738 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.6%
669 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.8%
577 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.5%
517 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed9.7%
474 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations9.5%
468 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6%
296 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5%
247 residents aged 16 and over
Holt Lane End & Bardsley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health44.8%
2,599 residents
Good health32.7%
1,899 residents
Fair health15.5%
900 residents
Bad health5.2%
300 residents
Very bad health1.8%
105 residents
Holt Lane End & Bardsley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act79.2%
4,598 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act20.8%
1,205 residents
Holt Lane End & Bardsley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension42.9%
1,111 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.5%
866 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions18.9%
489 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.5%
117 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
4 households
Holt Lane End & Bardsley · 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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