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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001195

Bredbury

Bredbury is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,553 residents in Stockport. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Stockport
7,553

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,265

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,747.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

78.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

15.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

26.4%

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.

Kippax West, Leeds7,078 residents · 75.8% owned · 16.4% no carLong Eaton South, Erewash9,312 residents · 77.5% owned · 15.6% no carBarnton, Cheshire West and Chester5,701 residents · 70.9% owned · 11.5% no carOssett North, Wakefield9,081 residents · 69.1% owned · 17.5% no carLower Penwortham North, South Ribble5,681 residents · 77.6% owned · 15.7% no carCheetham Fold & Gee Cross, Tameside7,437 residents · 80.0% owned · 15.0% no car

Most similar within Stockport

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Central Reddish, Stockport8,298 residents · 72.9% owned · 19.7% no carWoodbank Park, Stockport5,787 residents · 75.9% owned · 18.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Bredbury

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

Tenure

Owned78.3%
2,556 households
Private rented15.2%
497 households
Social rented4.6%
151 households
Shared ownership1.9%
61 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Bredbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached62.9%
2,054 households
Terraced17.4%
567 households
Detached13.7%
446 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement4.2%
136 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.7%
22 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.6%
18 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.5%
17 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
3 households
Bredbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household46%
1,501 households
2 cars or vans in household29.8%
974 households
No cars or vans in household15.7%
513 households
3 or more cars or vans in household8.5%
278 households
Bredbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms51.4%
1,679 households
2 bedrooms36%
1,177 households
4 or more bedrooms10.4%
339 households
1 bedroom2.2%
71 households
Bredbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household66.4%
2,169 households
One-person household29.7%
969 households
Other household types3.9%
129 households
Bredbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household34.7%
1,132 households
1 person in household29.7%
969 households
3 people in household18.9%
618 households
4 people in household12.2%
400 households
5 people in household3.5%
115 households
6 people in household0.5%
17 households
7 people in household0.4%
12 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Bredbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.3%
1,305 residents
15–2915.7%
1,188 residents
30–4420.5%
1,546 residents
45–6426.1%
1,973 residents
65 and over20.4%
1,541 residents
Bredbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White95.3%
7,196 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2%
154 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.7%
131 residents
Other ethnic group0.6%
46 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.3%
24 residents
Bredbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above26.4%
1,631 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications19.4%
1,198 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications18.2%
1,125 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.7%
970 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.7%
660 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.4%
459 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.2%
136 residents aged 16 and over
Bredbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)61.5%
3,803 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive37.1%
2,292 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.4%
88 residents aged 16 and over
Bredbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.3%
1,257 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations16.1%
997 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations11.8%
727 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.7%
721 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations10.5%
649 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.4%
644 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.8%
484 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.2%
445 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.1%
256 residents aged 16 and over
Bredbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health46.6%
3,521 residents
Good health34.8%
2,626 residents
Fair health13.4%
1,013 residents
Bad health4%
299 residents
Very bad health1.2%
94 residents
Bredbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80.9%
6,113 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19.1%
1,440 residents
Bredbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension50.2%
1,638 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.9%
1,076 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions13.9%
455 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.8%
92 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
5 households
Bredbury · 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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