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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001158

Walkden North West

Walkden North West is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,061 residents in Salford. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Salford
6,061

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,724

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,021.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

46.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

35.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

20.0%

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.

Stalybridge North, Tameside6,113 residents · 42.4% owned · 36.9% no carLeigh North, Wigan8,167 residents · 53.5% owned · 28.0% no carFawdon South, Newcastle upon Tyne10,103 residents · 45.5% owned · 40.3% no carHeywood Town, Rochdale10,321 residents · 44.6% owned · 37.1% no carMeir North, Stoke-on-Trent6,775 residents · 45.5% owned · 31.2% no carGreenhill & Lowedges, Sheffield6,323 residents · 49.0% owned · 36.4% no car

Most similar within Salford

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Peel Green, Salford5,976 residents · 41.2% owned · 38.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Walkden North West

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

Tenure

Owned46.1%
1,256 households
Social rented33.3%
908 households
Private rented20.1%
547 households
Lives rent free0.4%
11 households
Shared ownership0.1%
2 households
Walkden North West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached40.1%
1,093 households
Terraced38.7%
1,055 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement14.9%
407 households
Detached3.7%
101 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1%
27 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.7%
18 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.6%
15 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%
9 households
Walkden North West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.5%
1,212 households
No cars or vans in household35.8%
974 households
2 cars or vans in household16.4%
446 households
3 or more cars or vans in household3.4%
92 households
Walkden North West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms45.6%
1,241 households
2 bedrooms35.3%
962 households
1 bedroom13.9%
379 households
4 or more bedrooms5.2%
142 households
Walkden North West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household57.4%
1,563 households
One-person household37.5%
1,022 households
Other household types5.1%
140 households
Walkden North West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household37.5%
1,022 households
2 people in household29.9%
815 households
3 people in household15.4%
419 households
4 people in household10.5%
287 households
5 people in household4.9%
133 households
6 people in household1.2%
34 households
7 people in household0.3%
8 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Walkden North West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1520.4%
1,239 residents
15–2918.4%
1,118 residents
30–4419.8%
1,199 residents
45–6425.1%
1,521 residents
65 and over16.2%
984 residents
Walkden North West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White88.3%
5,348 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African4.9%
299 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh3.3%
200 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.2%
133 residents
Other ethnic group1.3%
79 residents
Walkden North West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications27.2%
1,291 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above20%
951 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16%
758 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.3%
681 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12%
571 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.3%
345 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.2%
150 residents aged 16 and over
Walkden North West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)54.4%
2,583 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive43.7%
2,076 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.9%
89 residents aged 16 and over
Walkden North West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations18.8%
891 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations16%
758 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed14.3%
681 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.1%
624 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.4%
539 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.3%
395 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.8%
321 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6%
286 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations5.3%
252 residents aged 16 and over
Walkden North West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health42.2%
2,558 residents
Good health32.6%
1,976 residents
Fair health15.9%
965 residents
Bad health7.2%
437 residents
Very bad health2.1%
125 residents
Walkden North West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act74.9%
4,538 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act25.1%
1,523 residents
Walkden North West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension34.9%
951 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension34.6%
943 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions22.3%
607 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions7.7%
210 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.5%
13 households
Walkden North 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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