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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001163

Walkden South

Walkden South is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,918 residents in Salford. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Salford
9,918

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,421

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,194.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

68.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

18.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

34.0%

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.

Central Reddish, Stockport8,298 residents · 72.9% owned · 19.7% no carMorley North & Gildersome East, Leeds7,637 residents · 69.8% owned · 20.4% no carCheadle Heath, Stockport8,923 residents · 72.3% owned · 20.3% no carNewton-le-Willows, St. Helens11,883 residents · 63.8% owned · 20.1% no carBarbourne & Rainbow Hill, Worcester8,302 residents · 69.0% owned · 18.0% no carCheadle East, Stockport7,570 residents · 67.3% owned · 21.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Walkden South

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

Tenure

Owned68.4%
3,023 households
Private rented18.3%
809 households
Social rented12.7%
563 households
Shared ownership0.5%
21 households
Lives rent free0.1%
5 households
Walkden South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached51.6%
2,284 households
Terraced23.4%
1,033 households
Detached12.8%
566 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement10.6%
467 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.8%
35 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
19 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.4%
19 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Walkden South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household46.9%
2,075 households
2 cars or vans in household28.1%
1,243 households
No cars or vans in household18.4%
815 households
3 or more cars or vans in household6.6%
290 households
Walkden South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms49%
2,167 households
2 bedrooms29.3%
1,297 households
4 or more bedrooms15.8%
699 households
1 bedroom5.9%
260 households
Walkden South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household64.2%
2,839 households
One-person household31.7%
1,402 households
Other household types4.1%
182 households
Walkden South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household36%
1,592 households
1 person in household31.7%
1,402 households
3 people in household15.9%
706 households
4 people in household11.9%
525 households
5 people in household3.3%
146 households
6 people in household0.9%
42 households
7 people in household0.2%
11 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Walkden South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.8%
1,668 residents
15–2916.6%
1,645 residents
30–4421.9%
2,169 residents
45–6425.4%
2,516 residents
65 and over19.4%
1,920 residents
Walkden South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White92%
9,125 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.6%
262 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.6%
259 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.1%
209 residents
Other ethnic group0.7%
66 residents
Walkden South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above34%
2,766 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.7%
1,444 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications16.3%
1,332 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.8%
1,122 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.6%
700 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.1%
578 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.5%
205 residents aged 16 and over
Walkden South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)61.7%
5,032 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive36.4%
2,970 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.8%
148 residents aged 16 and over
Walkden South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.8%
1,855 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations14.7%
1,198 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.1%
1,145 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.8%
879 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations10.4%
846 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.5%
775 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.7%
624 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.4%
441 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.7%
386 residents aged 16 and over
Walkden South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health49.5%
4,905 residents
Good health32.8%
3,249 residents
Fair health12.2%
1,213 residents
Bad health4.3%
427 residents
Very bad health1.3%
124 residents
Walkden South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82%
8,135 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act18%
1,783 residents
Walkden South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension52%
2,301 households
Household is deprived in one dimension31.4%
1,389 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions12.8%
565 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.7%
162 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
7 households
Walkden South · 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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