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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001140

Spotland Bridge

Spotland Bridge is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,149 residents in Rochdale. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Rochdale
8,149

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,051

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,978.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

56.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

26.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

25.3%

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.

Heckmondwike North, Kirklees11,657 residents · 64.9% owned · 23.2% no carAllerton, Bradford10,285 residents · 59.5% owned · 26.8% no carDewsbury Moor Upper, Kirklees6,328 residents · 52.8% owned · 28.9% no carChadderton Central, Oldham8,847 residents · 56.8% owned · 31.3% no carBuckley Wells & Fishpool, Bury7,779 residents · 56.7% owned · 28.8% no carBakersfield, Nottingham8,459 residents · 68.1% owned · 27.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Spotland Bridge

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

Tenure

Owned56.5%
1,724 households
Private rented21.7%
662 households
Social rented21%
642 households
Lives rent free0.5%
14 households
Shared ownership0.3%
9 households
Spotland Bridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached42.6%
1,296 households
Terraced40.4%
1,230 households
Detached9.2%
280 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement6.4%
194 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.1%
35 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
7 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
3 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Spotland Bridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.8%
1,336 households
No cars or vans in household26.4%
806 households
2 cars or vans in household23.1%
704 households
3 or more cars or vans in household6.6%
202 households
Spotland Bridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms47.8%
1,458 households
2 bedrooms31%
947 households
4 or more bedrooms12.7%
386 households
1 bedroom8.5%
259 households
Spotland Bridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household62.9%
1,919 households
One-person household29.1%
887 households
Other household types8%
244 households
Spotland Bridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household29.1%
887 households
2 people in household28%
855 households
3 people in household16.3%
497 households
4 people in household13.5%
412 households
5 people in household6.3%
192 households
6 people in household3.9%
120 households
7 people in household1.8%
54 households
8 or more people in household1.1%
33 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Spotland Bridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1523.5%
1,917 residents
15–2919.3%
1,574 residents
30–4421.5%
1,756 residents
45–6421.8%
1,780 residents
65 and over13.8%
1,125 residents
Spotland Bridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White65%
5,293 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh26.8%
2,186 residents
Other ethnic group2.9%
234 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.7%
222 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.6%
214 residents
Spotland Bridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above25.3%
1,543 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications24.4%
1,489 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17%
1,039 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.8%
839 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.1%
679 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.5%
338 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.8%
171 residents aged 16 and over
Spotland Bridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)55.5%
3,383 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive42.7%
2,606 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.8%
107 residents aged 16 and over
Spotland Bridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations15.3%
931 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed15.1%
922 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations15%
917 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.2%
806 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.3%
688 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.6%
648 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students7.8%
475 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations6.7%
406 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5%
305 residents aged 16 and over
Spotland Bridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health45.7%
3,722 residents
Good health34.4%
2,804 residents
Fair health14%
1,140 residents
Bad health4.7%
379 residents
Very bad health1.3%
104 residents
Spotland Bridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81.2%
6,615 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act18.8%
1,534 residents
Spotland Bridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension39.5%
1,205 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.1%
1,069 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions18.4%
561 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions6.6%
201 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
12 households
Spotland Bridge · 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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