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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001136

Healey, Syke & Shawclough

Healey, Syke & Shawclough is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,545 residents in Rochdale. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Rochdale
9,545

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,739

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,692.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

68.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

19.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

28.0%

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.

Walmersley & Limefield, Bury8,071 residents · 71.1% owned · 20.4% no carClayton, Bradford8,285 residents · 65.3% owned · 25.1% no carParson's Heath, Colchester14,114 residents · 71.4% owned · 18.7% no carBybrook, Ashford7,029 residents · 59.5% owned · 24.4% no carWilton Park, Carlinghow & Brookroyd, Kirklees7,793 residents · 67.5% owned · 20.1% no carCharlemont, Sandwell10,690 residents · 63.7% owned · 23.5% no car

Most similar within Rochdale

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Castleton & Trub, Rochdale10,458 residents · 62.3% owned · 26.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Healey, Syke & Shawclough

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

Tenure

Owned68.6%
2,566 households
Private rented18.3%
684 households
Social rented12.8%
477 households
Lives rent free0.2%
9 households
Shared ownership0.1%
3 households
Healey, Syke & Shawclough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached35.2%
1,315 households
Detached32.2%
1,204 households
Terraced24.5%
917 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement7.2%
269 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.4%
14 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
10 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
9 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Healey, Syke & Shawclough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.8%
1,675 households
2 cars or vans in household27.7%
1,037 households
No cars or vans in household19.2%
717 households
3 or more cars or vans in household8.2%
308 households
Healey, Syke & Shawclough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms41.7%
1,559 households
2 bedrooms29.3%
1,094 households
4 or more bedrooms21%
785 households
1 bedroom8%
299 households
Healey, Syke & Shawclough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household64.3%
2,403 households
One-person household29.9%
1,119 households
Other household types5.8%
218 households
Healey, Syke & Shawclough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household34.3%
1,283 households
1 person in household29.9%
1,119 households
3 people in household14.8%
554 households
4 people in household11.6%
432 households
5 people in household5.6%
209 households
6 people in household2.1%
77 households
7 people in household0.9%
35 households
8 or more people in household0.8%
30 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Healey, Syke & Shawclough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.8%
1,696 residents
15–2916.9%
1,614 residents
30–4419.5%
1,859 residents
45–6426.5%
2,534 residents
65 and over19.3%
1,843 residents
Healey, Syke & Shawclough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White72.2%
6,891 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh21.8%
2,078 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.6%
251 residents
Other ethnic group2.1%
205 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.3%
122 residents
Healey, Syke & Shawclough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above28%
2,165 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications20.2%
1,561 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.8%
1,377 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.6%
1,132 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10%
771 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.4%
494 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3%
228 residents aged 16 and over
Healey, Syke & Shawclough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)53.2%
4,110 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive45.2%
3,494 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.6%
126 residents aged 16 and over
Healey, Syke & Shawclough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.3%
1,413 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations15.5%
1,196 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.2%
944 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.6%
895 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11%
848 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed10.3%
798 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations9.6%
739 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6%
467 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.5%
428 residents aged 16 and over
Healey, Syke & Shawclough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health44.1%
4,205 residents
Good health35.7%
3,412 residents
Fair health14.3%
1,366 residents
Bad health4.8%
461 residents
Very bad health1.1%
101 residents
Healey, Syke & Shawclough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80.7%
7,702 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19.3%
1,843 residents
Healey, Syke & Shawclough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension47%
1,756 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34%
1,272 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions14.5%
543 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.2%
158 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
10 households
Healey, Syke & Shawclough · 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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