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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001186

Lower Irlam & Cadishead

Lower Irlam & Cadishead is a Census neighbourhood of about 10,557 residents in Salford. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Salford
10,557

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,479

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

776.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

60.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

22.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

25.0%

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.

Kearsley & Stoneclough, Bolton10,773 residents · 67.7% owned · 19.5% no carStalybridge East & Swineshaw, Tameside7,218 residents · 56.9% owned · 22.4% no carBirstall, Kirklees9,671 residents · 62.6% owned · 22.9% no carNew Broughton & Bryn Cefn, Wrexham7,674 residents · 62.3% owned · 17.6% no carShirehampton & Avonmouth, Bristol, City of10,248 residents · 59.4% owned · 21.4% no carAlverthorpe & Flanshaw, Wakefield10,050 residents · 59.4% owned · 25.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Lower Irlam & Cadishead

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

Tenure

Owned60.1%
2,694 households
Social rented22.1%
989 households
Private rented17.3%
775 households
Lives rent free0.2%
11 households
Shared ownership0.2%
10 households
Lower Irlam & Cadishead · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached46.3%
2,071 households
Terraced26.1%
1,168 households
Detached14.6%
653 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement10.1%
453 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.3%
58 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.2%
52 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.4%
20 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Lower Irlam & Cadishead · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.1%
1,929 households
2 cars or vans in household27.5%
1,231 households
No cars or vans in household22%
984 households
3 or more cars or vans in household7.5%
334 households
Lower Irlam & Cadishead · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms53.3%
2,387 households
2 bedrooms25.5%
1,143 households
4 or more bedrooms12.5%
558 households
1 bedroom8.7%
390 households
Lower Irlam & Cadishead · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household64.2%
2,875 households
One-person household31.3%
1,400 households
Other household types4.5%
203 households
Lower Irlam & Cadishead · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household31.8%
1,425 households
1 person in household31.3%
1,400 households
3 people in household16.9%
757 households
4 people in household13.1%
586 households
5 people in household4.6%
208 households
6 people in household1.5%
67 households
7 people in household0.6%
29 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
6 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Lower Irlam & Cadishead · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1520.7%
2,182 residents
15–2917.4%
1,835 residents
30–4422.1%
2,328 residents
45–6424.9%
2,631 residents
65 and over15%
1,580 residents
Lower Irlam & Cadishead · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White93.1%
9,824 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.8%
293 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.9%
197 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.6%
172 residents
Other ethnic group0.7%
71 residents
Lower Irlam & Cadishead · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above25%
2,064 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications20.7%
1,709 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.2%
1,423 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16%
1,321 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.4%
1,021 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.8%
558 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2%
169 residents aged 16 and over
Lower Irlam & Cadishead · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)63.2%
5,219 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive35.2%
2,906 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.7%
139 residents aged 16 and over
Lower Irlam & Cadishead · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.5%
1,531 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations16.5%
1,362 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.8%
1,142 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13%
1,075 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations9.4%
775 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8.6%
711 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.2%
681 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7%
577 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5%
411 residents aged 16 and over
Lower Irlam & Cadishead · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health47.6%
5,027 residents
Good health33.3%
3,514 residents
Fair health13.2%
1,390 residents
Bad health4.6%
486 residents
Very bad health1.3%
140 residents
Lower Irlam & Cadishead · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81.1%
8,561 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act18.9%
1,996 residents
Lower Irlam & Cadishead · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension45.4%
2,031 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.5%
1,545 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions15.8%
708 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.1%
185 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
9 households
Lower Irlam & Cadishead · 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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