Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001145

Milnrow East & Newhey

Milnrow East & Newhey is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,040 residents in Rochdale. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Rochdale

7,040

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,079

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

421.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

71.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

16.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

29.0%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Milnrow East & Newhey

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

Tenure

Owned71%

2,186 households

Private rented16.6%

512 households

Social rented12%

370 households

Shared ownership0.3%

9 households

Lives rent free0.1%

2 households

Milnrow East & Newhey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached48.2%

1,485 households

Terraced30.3%

934 households

Detached15.9%

490 households

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement4.3%

133 households

In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%

16 households

Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.5%

14 households

Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.2%

6 households

A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%

1 households

Milnrow East & Newhey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.4%

1,368 households

2 cars or vans in household30.1%

925 households

No cars or vans in household16.6%

510 households

3 or more cars or vans in household8.9%

275 households

Milnrow East & Newhey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms49%

1,509 households

2 bedrooms27.6%

850 households

4 or more bedrooms16.7%

514 households

1 bedroom6.7%

205 households

Milnrow East & Newhey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household67.2%

2,070 households

One-person household29.2%

898 households

Other household types3.6%

111 households

Milnrow East & Newhey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household36.4%

1,119 households

1 person in household29.2%

898 households

3 people in household17.6%

541 households

4 people in household12.7%

391 households

5 people in household3%

93 households

6 people in household0.8%

24 households

7 people in household0.3%

9 households

8 or more people in household0.1%

3 households

0 people in household0%

0 households

Milnrow East & Newhey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.9%

1,188 residents

15–2915.3%

1,078 residents

30–4417.7%

1,245 residents

45–6428.9%

2,035 residents

65 and over21.2%

1,494 residents

Milnrow East & Newhey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96%

6,758 residents

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.1%

147 residents

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.2%

87 residents

Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.4%

29 residents

Other ethnic group0.3%

18 residents

Milnrow East & Newhey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above29%

1,677 residents aged 16 and over

Level 3 qualifications20.2%

1,169 residents aged 16 and over

No qualifications16.8%

973 residents aged 16 and over

Level 2 qualifications14.8%

856 residents aged 16 and over

Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.9%

516 residents aged 16 and over

Apprenticeship7.8%

448 residents aged 16 and over

Other qualifications2.4%

139 residents aged 16 and over

Milnrow East & Newhey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)59.9%

3,462 residents aged 16 and over

Economically inactive38.6%

2,229 residents aged 16 and over

Economically active and a full-time student1.6%

90 residents aged 16 and over

Milnrow East & Newhey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.4%

1,351 residents aged 16 and over

L7 Intermediate occupations13.5%

780 residents aged 16 and over

L13 Routine occupations12.3%

708 residents aged 16 and over

L12 Semi-routine occupations10.9%

628 residents aged 16 and over

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations10.8%

623 residents aged 16 and over

L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.5%

606 residents aged 16 and over

L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.6%

383 residents aged 16 and over

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.4%

372 residents aged 16 and over

L15 Full-time students5.7%

327 residents aged 16 and over

Milnrow East & Newhey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health46.3%

3,259 residents

Good health34%

2,395 residents

Fair health14%

984 residents

Bad health4.4%

308 residents

Very bad health1.3%

94 residents

Milnrow East & Newhey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80.6%

5,677 residents

Disabled under the Equality Act19.4%

1,363 residents

Milnrow East & Newhey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension50.1%

1,542 households

Household is deprived in one dimension33.6%

1,033 households

Household is deprived in two dimensions13.3%

408 households

Household is deprived in three dimensions3%

93 households

Household is deprived in four dimensions0%

1 households

Milnrow East & Newhey · 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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Evidence ledger

Source and date are part of the record.

All statistics on this pageONS · Census 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0
Neighbourhood nameHouse of Commons Library · MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence
GeographyONS Middle layer Super Output Area E02001145

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Milnrow East & Newhey

Usual residents

Households

Residents per km²

Households owning their home

Households with no car or van

Adults with a degree or above

Neighbourhoods most like this one

Life in Milnrow East & Newhey

Tenure

Accommodation type

Car or van availability

Number of bedrooms

Household composition

Household size

Age

Ethnic group

Highest qualification

Economic activity

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

General health

Disability

Household deprivation

Alike on the Census, which is not the same as alike to live in.

Source and date are part of the record.