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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001137

Hooley Bridge & Norden West

Hooley Bridge & Norden West is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,201 residents in Rochdale. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Rochdale
6,201

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,616

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

221.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

83.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

9.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

35.8%

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.

Hatton & Burnaston, South Derbyshire7,714 residents · 80.1% owned · 7.3% no carCrawshawbooth, Reedsholme & Water, Rossendale7,882 residents · 80.6% owned · 11.0% no carBarlby & Riccall, Selby9,867 residents · 80.7% owned · 9.1% no carMiddleton & Hurworth, Darlington9,369 residents · 79.3% owned · 9.6% no carBawtry, Austerfield & Hayfield, Doncaster6,967 residents · 73.6% owned · 12.2% no carHolmfirth, New Mill & Hepworth, Kirklees12,199 residents · 78.4% owned · 11.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Hooley Bridge & Norden West

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

Tenure

Owned83.1%
2,174 households
Private rented13.8%
362 households
Social rented2.8%
73 households
Lives rent free0.2%
5 households
Shared ownership0.1%
2 households
Hooley Bridge & Norden West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached40%
1,044 households
Semi-detached31.2%
814 households
Terraced23.7%
618 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement2.9%
75 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.3%
34 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.8%
22 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.1%
3 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.1%
2 households
Hooley Bridge & Norden West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

2 cars or vans in household39.8%
1,039 households
1 car or van in household38.6%
1,008 households
3 or more cars or vans in household12.6%
330 households
No cars or vans in household9%
235 households
Hooley Bridge & Norden West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms45.5%
1,189 households
4 or more bedrooms26.6%
695 households
2 bedrooms25.2%
659 households
1 bedroom2.6%
69 households
Hooley Bridge & Norden West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household71%
1,855 households
One-person household25.4%
664 households
Other household types3.6%
94 households
Hooley Bridge & Norden West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household38.3%
1,001 households
1 person in household25.4%
663 households
3 people in household18.5%
482 households
4 people in household12%
313 households
5 people in household4.2%
109 households
6 people in household1.1%
30 households
7 people in household0.3%
9 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Hooley Bridge & Norden West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.2%
945 residents
15–2915.4%
952 residents
30–4417.4%
1,079 residents
45–6431%
1,924 residents
65 and over21%
1,300 residents
Hooley Bridge & Norden West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White87.9%
5,452 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh9.2%
573 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.5%
90 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.9%
55 residents
Other ethnic group0.5%
29 residents
Hooley Bridge & Norden West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above35.8%
1,858 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications19.1%
992 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.1%
731 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications13.5%
700 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.7%
449 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.6%
342 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.1%
111 residents aged 16 and over
Hooley Bridge & Norden West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)61.5%
3,186 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive36.8%
1,905 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.8%
92 residents aged 16 and over
Hooley Bridge & Norden West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations24.8%
1,286 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.2%
736 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations14%
727 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12.5%
646 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations9.7%
501 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations8.4%
438 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.3%
326 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.7%
294 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.4%
230 residents aged 16 and over
Hooley Bridge & Norden West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health52.9%
3,278 residents
Good health32.4%
2,007 residents
Fair health10.8%
672 residents
Bad health3%
188 residents
Very bad health0.9%
56 residents
Hooley Bridge & Norden West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act85.4%
5,293 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act14.6%
908 residents
Hooley Bridge & Norden West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension59.2%
1,547 households
Household is deprived in one dimension29.3%
765 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions9.4%
245 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.1%
55 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
0 households
Hooley Bridge & Norden West · 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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