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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001176

Eccles

Eccles is a Census neighbourhood of about 11,752 residents in Salford. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Salford
11,752

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,473

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,476.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

54.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

31.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

40.4%

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 East, Trafford7,247 residents · 62.0% owned · 25.3% no carLlanishen, Cardiff9,102 residents · 64.5% owned · 23.4% no carNorthenden, Manchester6,981 residents · 62.9% owned · 25.2% no carStourbridge Town & Old Quarter, Dudley8,168 residents · 61.6% owned · 24.0% no carHarrogate East, Harrogate8,986 residents · 47.2% owned · 30.1% no carKettering Town & West, North Northamptonshire12,629 residents · 50.9% owned · 27.2% no car

Most similar within Salford

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Weaste & Seedley, Salford13,344 residents · 43.4% owned · 36.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Eccles

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

Tenure

Owned54.4%
2,978 households
Social rented23.1%
1,264 households
Private rented21.6%
1,183 households
Shared ownership0.5%
25 households
Lives rent free0.4%
23 households
Eccles · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement35.2%
1,927 households
Semi-detached28.2%
1,544 households
Terraced18.9%
1,035 households
Detached11.8%
647 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits3.9%
212 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.1%
58 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.8%
44 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
5 households
Eccles · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.2%
2,257 households
No cars or vans in household31%
1,695 households
2 cars or vans in household22.1%
1,207 households
3 or more cars or vans in household5.7%
313 households
Eccles · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms32.2%
1,763 households
2 bedrooms28.5%
1,557 households
4 or more bedrooms20%
1,095 households
1 bedroom19.3%
1,057 households
Eccles · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household52.2%
2,858 households
One-person household41.1%
2,248 households
Other household types6.7%
366 households
Eccles · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household41.1%
2,248 households
2 people in household29.7%
1,627 households
3 people in household13.4%
735 households
4 people in household10.3%
566 households
5 people in household3.6%
195 households
6 people in household1.3%
69 households
7 people in household0.3%
18 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
15 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Eccles · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.1%
1,769 residents
15–2918.2%
2,139 residents
30–4422.6%
2,656 residents
45–6425.9%
3,042 residents
65 and over18.2%
2,142 residents
Eccles · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White83.5%
9,814 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh7.2%
847 residents
Other ethnic group3.8%
443 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.8%
327 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.8%
324 residents
Eccles · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above40.4%
3,985 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications18.7%
1,840 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.9%
1,469 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications11.1%
1,099 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.9%
780 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.6%
458 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.3%
231 residents aged 16 and over
Eccles · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)60.8%
5,997 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive37.6%
3,706 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.6%
162 residents aged 16 and over
Eccles · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.8%
2,248 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.2%
1,598 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.6%
1,143 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed10.7%
1,056 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations10.7%
1,052 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations9.5%
935 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.4%
829 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.5%
542 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.7%
459 residents aged 16 and over
Eccles · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health48.9%
5,748 residents
Good health30.9%
3,630 residents
Fair health13.6%
1,597 residents
Bad health5.1%
596 residents
Very bad health1.5%
178 residents
Eccles · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80.1%
9,412 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19.9%
2,340 residents
Eccles · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension48.7%
2,666 households
Household is deprived in one dimension31.3%
1,714 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions15.1%
828 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.6%
250 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
15 households
Eccles · 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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