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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001133

Littleborough West & Wardle

Littleborough West & Wardle is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,605 residents in Rochdale. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Rochdale
6,605

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,737

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

508.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

79.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

12.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

31.1%

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.

Rothwell Outer, Leeds8,521 residents · 73.3% owned · 16.8% no carOakworth & Laycock, Bradford6,409 residents · 74.8% owned · 16.3% no carPenistone, Barnsley10,541 residents · 74.3% owned · 13.4% no carBirkenshaw, Kirklees7,552 residents · 78.6% owned · 12.6% no carMethley, Leeds7,652 residents · 74.9% owned · 14.9% no carSwallownest & Wales, Rotherham7,061 residents · 78.4% owned · 14.3% no car

Most similar within Rochdale

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Littleborough South & Smithy Bridge, Rochdale6,325 residents · 80.6% owned · 13.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Littleborough West & Wardle

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

Tenure

Owned79.7%
2,181 households
Private rented13.5%
369 households
Social rented6.6%
180 households
Shared ownership0.2%
5 households
Lives rent free0.1%
2 households
Littleborough West & Wardle · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached41%
1,123 households
Terraced32.5%
888 households
Detached22.8%
624 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement2.6%
71 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.5%
15 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.3%
9 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.1%
4 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Littleborough West & Wardle · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.5%
1,189 households
2 cars or vans in household34.5%
944 households
No cars or vans in household12.9%
354 households
3 or more cars or vans in household9.1%
249 households
Littleborough West & Wardle · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms54%
1,477 households
4 or more bedrooms21.5%
587 households
2 bedrooms20.6%
563 households
1 bedroom3.9%
107 households
Littleborough West & Wardle · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household71.2%
1,950 households
One-person household25.1%
687 households
Other household types3.8%
103 households
Littleborough West & Wardle · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household37.4%
1,024 households
1 person in household25.1%
687 households
3 people in household17.3%
473 households
4 people in household14.5%
396 households
5 people in household3.6%
98 households
6 people in household1.7%
46 households
7 people in household0.3%
9 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Littleborough West & Wardle · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.7%
1,235 residents
15–2914.2%
940 residents
30–4419.4%
1,283 residents
45–6427.8%
1,833 residents
65 and over19.8%
1,308 residents
Littleborough West & Wardle · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White94.8%
6,261 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh3.1%
204 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.1%
72 residents
Other ethnic group0.5%
35 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.5%
31 residents
Littleborough West & Wardle · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above31.1%
1,643 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications19.2%
1,016 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications16.3%
862 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.1%
745 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.6%
508 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7%
368 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.7%
143 residents aged 16 and over
Littleborough West & Wardle · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)61.5%
3,246 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive36.7%
1,937 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.9%
99 residents aged 16 and over
Littleborough West & Wardle · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations24.2%
1,279 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations14%
742 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations12.2%
645 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations11.8%
625 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.3%
544 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.2%
540 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.3%
333 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.6%
297 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.3%
278 residents aged 16 and over
Littleborough West & Wardle · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health50.2%
3,315 residents
Good health33.9%
2,235 residents
Fair health11.6%
765 residents
Bad health3.6%
236 residents
Very bad health0.7%
49 residents
Littleborough West & Wardle · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83.8%
5,531 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act16.2%
1,072 residents
Littleborough West & Wardle · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension54.7%
1,497 households
Household is deprived in one dimension31.7%
866 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions11.6%
317 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2%
55 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
1 households
Littleborough West & Wardle · 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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