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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001147

Balderstone & Kirkholt

Balderstone & Kirkholt is a Census neighbourhood of about 10,402 residents in Rochdale. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Rochdale
10,402

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,138

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,232.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

50.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

31.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

26.2%

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.

Earlsheaton & Chickenley, Kirklees10,151 residents · 60.6% owned · 25.2% no carHollin Park & Fearnville, Leeds7,977 residents · 43.7% owned · 35.3% no carBradley, Wolverhampton8,435 residents · 50.5% owned · 28.0% no carHall I' th' Wood, Bolton8,434 residents · 38.2% owned · 36.0% no carMeir South & Lightwood, Stoke-on-Trent8,594 residents · 60.1% owned · 22.5% no carNewstead & Blurton South, Stoke-on-Trent8,703 residents · 47.8% owned · 29.1% no car

Most similar within Rochdale

The closest matches in the same local authority.

North Middleton & Stakehill, Rochdale9,776 residents · 57.0% owned · 28.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Balderstone & Kirkholt

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

Tenure

Owned50.6%
2,093 households
Social rented36.3%
1,501 households
Private rented12.5%
517 households
Lives rent free0.5%
20 households
Shared ownership0.2%
7 households
Balderstone & Kirkholt · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached49.6%
2,053 households
Terraced17.2%
712 households
Detached16.7%
692 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement14.8%
612 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.3%
55 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
9 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
6 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Balderstone & Kirkholt · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household39.6%
1,638 households
No cars or vans in household31.3%
1,294 households
2 cars or vans in household22.9%
947 households
3 or more cars or vans in household6.3%
260 households
Balderstone & Kirkholt · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms39.2%
1,624 households
2 bedrooms34.2%
1,416 households
4 or more bedrooms14.2%
586 households
1 bedroom12.4%
513 households
Balderstone & Kirkholt · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household65.8%
2,726 households
One-person household29.3%
1,213 households
Other household types4.9%
205 households
Balderstone & Kirkholt · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household29.3%
1,212 households
2 people in household29.1%
1,205 households
3 people in household18.6%
769 households
4 people in household13.4%
554 households
5 people in household6.5%
269 households
6 people in household1.9%
80 households
7 people in household0.7%
31 households
8 or more people in household0.5%
19 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Balderstone & Kirkholt · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1523.5%
2,443 residents
15–2918.9%
1,970 residents
30–4421.5%
2,238 residents
45–6423.9%
2,488 residents
65 and over12.2%
1,264 residents
Balderstone & Kirkholt · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White76.8%
7,984 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh13.2%
1,368 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African5.9%
617 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3%
309 residents
Other ethnic group1.2%
123 residents
Balderstone & Kirkholt · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above26.2%
2,039 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications23.1%
1,799 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.7%
1,300 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.6%
1,139 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.5%
817 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6%
468 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3%
232 residents aged 16 and over
Balderstone & Kirkholt · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)58.2%
4,534 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive39.6%
3,088 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.2%
174 residents aged 16 and over
Balderstone & Kirkholt · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations18.7%
1,458 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations15.7%
1,226 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.7%
993 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed12.3%
961 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.8%
845 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.3%
650 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations8%
623 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students7.8%
608 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.6%
434 residents aged 16 and over
Balderstone & Kirkholt · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health48.4%
5,036 residents
Good health31.3%
3,260 residents
Fair health13%
1,351 residents
Bad health5.6%
581 residents
Very bad health1.7%
174 residents
Balderstone & Kirkholt · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81%
8,425 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19%
1,977 residents
Balderstone & Kirkholt · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension39.9%
1,652 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.1%
1,452 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions18%
745 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions6.5%
267 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.5%
22 households
Balderstone & Kirkholt · 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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