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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001144

Milnrow West

Milnrow West is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,338 residents in Rochdale. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Rochdale
6,338

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,860

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,705.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

63.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

23.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

27.3%

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.

Tyldesley North, Wigan8,192 residents · 62.6% owned · 22.0% no carAccrington South East, Hyndburn8,637 residents · 67.1% owned · 24.6% no carWesthoughton West, Bolton8,465 residents · 59.4% owned · 24.8% no carClifton, Salford5,844 residents · 61.5% owned · 26.4% no carRastrick West, Calderdale7,986 residents · 67.4% owned · 22.1% no carHindley West, Wigan8,690 residents · 67.4% owned · 22.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Milnrow West

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

Tenure

Owned63.5%
1,817 households
Private rented18.4%
526 households
Social rented17.8%
510 households
Shared ownership0.2%
5 households
Lives rent free0.1%
2 households
Milnrow West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached38.5%
1,102 households
Terraced33.2%
950 households
Detached15.5%
443 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement10%
286 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.2%
33 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.9%
26 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.7%
19 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Milnrow West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.5%
1,274 households
2 cars or vans in household24.9%
712 households
No cars or vans in household23.7%
678 households
3 or more cars or vans in household6.9%
196 households
Milnrow West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms38.3%
1,094 households
2 bedrooms35.2%
1,008 households
4 or more bedrooms14.7%
420 households
1 bedroom11.8%
338 households
Milnrow West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household62.7%
1,794 households
One-person household33.6%
961 households
Other household types3.7%
107 households
Milnrow West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household34.3%
982 households
1 person in household33.6%
961 households
3 people in household16.5%
472 households
4 people in household11.3%
323 households
5 people in household3.1%
88 households
6 people in household0.8%
23 households
7 people in household0.2%
7 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Milnrow West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.1%
1,081 residents
15–2917.1%
1,083 residents
30–4418.8%
1,189 residents
45–6427.5%
1,741 residents
65 and over19.6%
1,245 residents
Milnrow West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White91.7%
5,811 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh5%
319 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.7%
109 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.2%
77 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
22 residents
Milnrow West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above27.3%
1,418 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications20.3%
1,058 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.2%
945 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.6%
759 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.1%
526 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.9%
360 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
135 residents aged 16 and over
Milnrow West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)57.6%
2,994 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive40.9%
2,130 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.5%
78 residents aged 16 and over
Milnrow West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.7%
1,079 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations14.1%
734 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13%
677 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.7%
662 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations9.6%
499 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.5%
492 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed9.2%
477 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6%
312 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.2%
271 residents aged 16 and over
Milnrow West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health44.4%
2,815 residents
Good health34.3%
2,173 residents
Fair health15.2%
964 residents
Bad health4.8%
305 residents
Very bad health1.3%
81 residents
Milnrow West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act79%
5,006 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act21%
1,332 residents
Milnrow West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension45%
1,288 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.1%
976 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions15.2%
434 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.1%
147 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.5%
15 households
Milnrow 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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