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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001170

Worsley

Worsley is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,853 residents in Salford. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Salford
9,853

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,145

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,551

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

83.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

11.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

43.6%

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.

Cheadle Hulme South East, Stockport7,377 residents · 83.8% owned · 11.8% no carTimperley South, Trafford7,738 residents · 89.0% owned · 11.0% no carHookstone, Harrogate8,293 residents · 84.4% owned · 11.0% no carGrappenhall, Warrington7,785 residents · 87.7% owned · 9.7% no carLymm, Warrington12,661 residents · 79.1% owned · 9.5% no carSouth Broomfield, Chelmsford8,630 residents · 79.0% owned · 13.2% no car

Most similar within Salford

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Ellenbrook & Boothstown, Salford10,908 residents · 85.4% owned · 9.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Worsley

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

Tenure

Owned83.5%
3,462 households
Private rented11.7%
484 households
Social rented4.5%
186 households
Shared ownership0.3%
11 households
Lives rent free0%
2 households
Worsley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached55.7%
2,307 households
Detached21.7%
900 households
Terraced14%
579 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement7.3%
304 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.7%
27 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.4%
16 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
10 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Worsley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household40.9%
1,695 households
2 cars or vans in household38%
1,576 households
No cars or vans in household11.4%
474 households
3 or more cars or vans in household9.6%
399 households
Worsley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms47.6%
1,972 households
4 or more bedrooms31.2%
1,293 households
2 bedrooms16.3%
676 households
1 bedroom4.9%
203 households
Worsley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household69.3%
2,874 households
One-person household27.6%
1,143 households
Other household types3.1%
128 households
Worsley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household35.5%
1,472 households
1 person in household27.6%
1,143 households
3 people in household16.5%
685 households
4 people in household14.9%
617 households
5 people in household4.5%
187 households
6 people in household0.7%
31 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
7 households
7 people in household0.1%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Worsley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.9%
1,764 residents
15–2912.7%
1,254 residents
30–4419.4%
1,910 residents
45–6427.7%
2,725 residents
65 and over22.3%
2,197 residents
Worsley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White92.8%
9,146 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.9%
288 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.8%
271 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.9%
85 residents
Other ethnic group0.6%
61 residents
Worsley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above43.6%
3,473 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.8%
1,340 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12.6%
1,003 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications12.3%
980 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.1%
566 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.6%
450 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2%
158 residents aged 16 and over
Worsley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)61.5%
4,904 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive36.9%
2,939 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.7%
132 residents aged 16 and over
Worsley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations26.9%
2,147 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.3%
1,781 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.1%
1,046 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10%
796 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations7%
560 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations6.3%
503 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.2%
415 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5%
399 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.1%
324 residents aged 16 and over
Worsley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health56.1%
5,522 residents
Good health30.4%
2,995 residents
Fair health10.3%
1,011 residents
Bad health2.5%
247 residents
Very bad health0.8%
76 residents
Worsley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act86.7%
8,541 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act13.3%
1,310 residents
Worsley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension61.8%
2,560 households
Household is deprived in one dimension28.8%
1,192 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions8.3%
345 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.1%
46 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
2 households
Worsley · 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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