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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001132

Littleborough North & Calderbook

Littleborough North & Calderbook is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,628 residents in Rochdale. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Rochdale
6,628

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,057

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

646.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

66.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

22.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

28.9%

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.

Southowram & Siddal, Calderdale7,931 residents · 63.8% owned · 24.3% no carWhitworth, Rossendale7,798 residents · 66.8% owned · 18.8% no carRishton, Hyndburn6,656 residents · 64.2% owned · 22.8% no carTodmorden East & Walsden, Calderdale5,610 residents · 67.9% owned · 22.4% no carAccrington South East, Hyndburn8,637 residents · 67.1% owned · 24.6% no carSouth Darwen & Whitehall, Blackburn with Darwen8,962 residents · 73.8% owned · 18.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Littleborough North & Calderbook

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

Tenure

Owned66.2%
2,023 households
Private rented22.8%
697 households
Social rented10.7%
328 households
Shared ownership0.3%
9 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Littleborough North & Calderbook · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced51.3%
1,570 households
Semi-detached24.6%
753 households
Detached12.2%
374 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement8.8%
269 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.1%
34 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1%
32 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.8%
24 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Littleborough North & Calderbook · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household46.5%
1,421 households
2 cars or vans in household24.2%
739 households
No cars or vans in household22.3%
681 households
3 or more cars or vans in household7%
214 households
Littleborough North & Calderbook · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms41.6%
1,270 households
2 bedrooms36.7%
1,122 households
4 or more bedrooms13.8%
423 households
1 bedroom7.9%
240 households
Littleborough North & Calderbook · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household61.1%
1,867 households
One-person household35%
1,071 households
Other household types3.9%
119 households
Littleborough North & Calderbook · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household35.1%
1,072 households
2 people in household35%
1,069 households
3 people in household15.4%
469 households
4 people in household10.6%
324 households
5 people in household2.6%
80 households
6 people in household1.1%
34 households
7 people in household0.2%
5 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
2 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Littleborough North & Calderbook · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.5%
1,093 residents
15–2916.3%
1,081 residents
30–4418.5%
1,222 residents
45–6428.4%
1,884 residents
65 and over20.3%
1,343 residents
Littleborough North & Calderbook · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.4%
6,456 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1%
65 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.9%
58 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.6%
39 residents
Other ethnic group0.1%
7 residents
Littleborough North & Calderbook · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above28.9%
1,577 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications20%
1,093 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications19.5%
1,064 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12.6%
690 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.6%
522 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.1%
389 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.3%
125 residents aged 16 and over
Littleborough North & Calderbook · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)60.6%
3,311 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive38%
2,073 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.4%
76 residents aged 16 and over
Littleborough North & Calderbook · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations21%
1,147 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations14.6%
797 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.2%
667 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.7%
639 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.1%
604 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations10.5%
575 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.4%
403 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.4%
347 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.1%
280 residents aged 16 and over
Littleborough North & Calderbook · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health47.1%
3,122 residents
Good health32.9%
2,179 residents
Fair health14%
928 residents
Bad health4.8%
315 residents
Very bad health1.2%
81 residents
Littleborough North & Calderbook · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act79.3%
5,256 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act20.7%
1,369 residents
Littleborough North & Calderbook · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension48.2%
1,473 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.9%
1,065 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions13.5%
413 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.2%
99 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
5 households
Littleborough North & Calderbook · 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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