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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001174

Lightoaks

Lightoaks is a Census neighbourhood of about 5,722 residents in Salford. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Salford
5,722

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,339

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,628.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

69.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

24.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

36.5%

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.

Odd Down, Bath and North East Somerset5,923 residents · 62.3% owned · 19.9% no carNorth Heaton, Newcastle upon Tyne8,577 residents · 70.6% owned · 24.4% no carMonks Park, Bristol, City of6,865 residents · 55.2% owned · 22.0% no carEarl Place & Lime Tree Park, Coventry6,294 residents · 68.2% owned · 20.2% no carScotforth East & Bowerham, Lancaster5,620 residents · 70.6% owned · 22.9% no carSouthdown, Bath and North East Somerset5,641 residents · 62.1% owned · 22.5% no car

Most similar within Salford

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Walkden South, Salford9,918 residents · 68.4% owned · 18.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Lightoaks

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

Tenure

Owned69.6%
1,628 households
Private rented23.8%
557 households
Social rented6.2%
145 households
Shared ownership0.3%
6 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Lightoaks · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached46.2%
1,081 households
Terraced34.9%
817 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement7.9%
184 households
Detached7.6%
178 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.3%
54 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.7%
17 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
8 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Lightoaks · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household45.2%
1,058 households
2 cars or vans in household24.3%
568 households
No cars or vans in household24%
562 households
3 or more cars or vans in household6.5%
151 households
Lightoaks · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms51.9%
1,214 households
2 bedrooms24.5%
572 households
4 or more bedrooms18.5%
432 households
1 bedroom5.2%
121 households
Lightoaks · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household60.2%
1,407 households
One-person household28.3%
661 households
Other household types11.6%
271 households
Lightoaks · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household33.7%
789 households
1 person in household28.3%
661 households
3 people in household17.9%
418 households
4 people in household13.2%
308 households
5 people in household4.4%
104 households
6 people in household1.9%
44 households
7 people in household0.4%
10 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Lightoaks · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514.4%
825 residents
15–2922%
1,259 residents
30–4422.6%
1,295 residents
45–6423.7%
1,356 residents
65 and over17.2%
987 residents
Lightoaks · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White86.8%
4,964 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh6.2%
352 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3%
174 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African3%
171 residents
Other ethnic group1%
59 residents
Lightoaks · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above36.5%
1,773 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications19.3%
938 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications15.9%
773 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12.8%
622 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.9%
383 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.3%
258 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.2%
108 residents aged 16 and over
Lightoaks · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)61.5%
2,982 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive34.8%
1,687 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student3.8%
182 residents aged 16 and over
Lightoaks · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.8%
1,108 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.9%
674 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.5%
607 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations11%
536 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.9%
527 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students9.1%
441 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8%
390 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.5%
364 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.2%
206 residents aged 16 and over
Lightoaks · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health47.6%
2,725 residents
Good health34.4%
1,968 residents
Fair health12.8%
730 residents
Bad health4%
228 residents
Very bad health1.3%
74 residents
Lightoaks · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82%
4,690 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act18%
1,032 residents
Lightoaks · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension53%
1,238 households
Household is deprived in one dimension31.2%
730 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions12.2%
286 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.5%
81 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
2 households
Lightoaks · 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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