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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001156

Alkrington

Alkrington is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,903 residents in Rochdale. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Rochdale
9,903

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,096

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,579.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

81.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

16.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

32.3%

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.

Urmston West, Trafford7,040 residents · 83.1% owned · 14.3% no carFlixton & Moorside, Trafford8,193 residents · 75.2% owned · 16.2% no carDavyhulme, Trafford8,393 residents · 86.0% owned · 11.9% no carLlandough & Cogan, Vale of Glamorgan8,997 residents · 74.3% owned · 16.3% no carSandfield Park & Holly Lodge, Liverpool9,689 residents · 76.4% owned · 21.5% no carPreston Grange, North Tyneside6,791 residents · 82.7% owned · 16.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Alkrington

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

Tenure

Owned81.1%
3,323 households
Social rented9.8%
400 households
Private rented8.7%
356 households
Shared ownership0.4%
17 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Alkrington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached59.6%
2,441 households
Detached19.1%
783 households
Terraced13.5%
553 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement7%
285 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
21 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.3%
11 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%
0 households
Alkrington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.2%
1,727 households
2 cars or vans in household32.3%
1,325 households
No cars or vans in household16.4%
670 households
3 or more cars or vans in household9.1%
374 households
Alkrington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms53.3%
2,182 households
4 or more bedrooms22.1%
907 households
2 bedrooms18.3%
750 households
1 bedroom6.3%
257 households
Alkrington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household67%
2,746 households
One-person household27.8%
1,140 households
Other household types5.2%
213 households
Alkrington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household33%
1,352 households
1 person in household27.8%
1,141 households
3 people in household17.8%
729 households
4 people in household14.8%
607 households
5 people in household4.9%
199 households
6 people in household1.1%
47 households
7 people in household0.4%
15 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
8 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Alkrington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.6%
1,748 residents
15–2914.9%
1,471 residents
30–4418.4%
1,827 residents
45–6427.1%
2,683 residents
65 and over22%
2,175 residents
Alkrington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White90.1%
8,915 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh3.6%
353 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African3.2%
312 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.3%
231 residents
Other ethnic group0.9%
89 residents
Alkrington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above32.3%
2,595 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications18%
1,450 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18%
1,447 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.7%
1,102 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.3%
746 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.3%
504 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.4%
192 residents aged 16 and over
Alkrington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)58%
4,664 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive40.3%
3,242 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.6%
130 residents aged 16 and over
Alkrington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.7%
1,823 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations15.3%
1,226 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.3%
1,072 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations10.8%
867 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations9.8%
791 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.8%
790 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.9%
557 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.7%
457 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.6%
453 residents aged 16 and over
Alkrington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health50.5%
5,002 residents
Good health32.4%
3,204 residents
Fair health12.3%
1,215 residents
Bad health3.8%
376 residents
Very bad health1.1%
106 residents
Alkrington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83.1%
8,229 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act16.9%
1,674 residents
Alkrington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension49.6%
2,032 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.5%
1,374 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions14.2%
582 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.6%
107 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
4 households
Alkrington · 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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