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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001141

Central Rochdale & Mandale Park

Central Rochdale & Mandale Park is a Census neighbourhood of about 12,014 residents in Rochdale. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Rochdale
12,014

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,584

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,030.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

35.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

46.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

22.1%

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.

Halliwell & Brownlow Fold, Bolton9,047 residents · 37.6% owned · 39.5% no carRotherham Central, Rotherham7,452 residents · 27.9% owned · 49.3% no carBroomfields & East Bowling, Bradford6,211 residents · 32.8% owned · 51.4% no carRose Hill & Castleward, Derby11,564 residents · 33.7% owned · 46.8% no carCentral Blackburn, Blackburn with Darwen9,071 residents · 32.6% owned · 47.0% no carNelson Bradley, Pendle7,707 residents · 46.9% owned · 38.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Central Rochdale & Mandale Park

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

Tenure

Social rented37.2%
1,707 households
Owned35.4%
1,621 households
Private rented26.3%
1,204 households
Lives rent free0.7%
32 households
Shared ownership0.4%
20 households
Central Rochdale & Mandale Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced38.7%
1,773 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement30.9%
1,417 households
Semi-detached19.9%
914 households
Detached5%
227 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.6%
117 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.7%
77 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.1%
49 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.2%
9 households
Central Rochdale & Mandale Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household46.6%
2,136 households
1 car or van in household36.9%
1,693 households
2 cars or vans in household12.4%
567 households
3 or more cars or vans in household4.1%
187 households
Central Rochdale & Mandale Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms38.8%
1,780 households
3 bedrooms29.2%
1,339 households
1 bedroom21.3%
976 households
4 or more bedrooms10.7%
491 households
Central Rochdale & Mandale Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household52.7%
2,414 households
One-person household38.9%
1,781 households
Other household types8.4%
387 households
Central Rochdale & Mandale Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household38.9%
1,781 households
2 people in household21%
961 households
3 people in household12.5%
574 households
4 people in household11%
506 households
5 people in household8.1%
372 households
6 people in household4.8%
220 households
7 people in household2.3%
104 households
8 or more people in household1.4%
65 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Central Rochdale & Mandale Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1523.4%
2,815 residents
15–2920.6%
2,469 residents
30–4423%
2,767 residents
45–6422.7%
2,726 residents
65 and over10.3%
1,237 residents
Central Rochdale & Mandale Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh48.7%
5,847 residents
White36.1%
4,339 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African7.3%
874 residents
Other ethnic group4.2%
503 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.7%
448 residents
Central Rochdale & Mandale Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications31%
2,788 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above22.1%
1,992 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications13.1%
1,177 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13%
1,174 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.2%
1,097 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.5%
402 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications4.1%
367 residents aged 16 and over
Central Rochdale & Mandale Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically inactive50.3%
4,520 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active (excluding full-time students)47.1%
4,236 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.6%
238 residents aged 16 and over
Central Rochdale & Mandale Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed23%
2,071 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations19.6%
1,761 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.9%
1,070 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students10.6%
954 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations9.9%
893 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.3%
838 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations7.7%
689 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.5%
405 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations3.5%
316 residents aged 16 and over
Central Rochdale & Mandale Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health43.7%
5,248 residents
Good health33.7%
4,045 residents
Fair health14.6%
1,753 residents
Bad health6.4%
763 residents
Very bad health1.7%
205 residents
Central Rochdale & Mandale Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81%
9,735 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19%
2,279 residents
Central Rochdale & Mandale Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension36.4%
1,670 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension27.8%
1,272 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions24.4%
1,118 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions10.3%
472 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions1.1%
51 households
Central Rochdale & Mandale Park · 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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