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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001197

Norris Bank

Norris Bank is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,278 residents in Stockport. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Stockport
6,278

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,626

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,517.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

74.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

15.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

44.4%

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.

Sale East, Trafford8,024 residents · 78.9% owned · 14.5% no carRhiwbina Village, Cardiff7,489 residents · 80.5% owned · 13.8% no carCaversham Balmore Park, Reading8,588 residents · 77.0% owned · 16.4% no carGuiseley East & South, Leeds7,281 residents · 74.0% owned · 17.7% no carHigh Heaton, Newcastle upon Tyne9,695 residents · 79.6% owned · 18.0% no carHitchin Walsworth, North Hertfordshire7,707 residents · 63.6% owned · 14.9% no car

Most similar within Stockport

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Heaton Mersey, Stockport7,905 residents · 79.6% owned · 13.8% no carCheadle Hulme West, Stockport5,675 residents · 78.0% owned · 13.4% no carCheadle Hulme Orrishmere, Stockport7,841 residents · 81.4% owned · 13.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Norris Bank

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

Tenure

Owned74.8%
1,964 households
Social rented13.2%
346 households
Private rented11.5%
301 households
Shared ownership0.5%
13 households
Lives rent free0.1%
2 households
Norris Bank · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached54%
1,417 households
Detached15.3%
402 households
Terraced15.1%
396 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement13.5%
353 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.5%
39 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
9 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
6 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Norris Bank · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household47.4%
1,242 households
2 cars or vans in household30.7%
806 households
No cars or vans in household15.6%
408 households
3 or more cars or vans in household6.4%
167 households
Norris Bank · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms45.4%
1,191 households
4 or more bedrooms24.3%
638 households
2 bedrooms21.8%
572 households
1 bedroom8.5%
222 households
Norris Bank · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household66.2%
1,739 households
One-person household29.6%
778 households
Other household types4.2%
109 households
Norris Bank · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household31.4%
824 households
1 person in household29.7%
778 households
3 people in household17.2%
451 households
4 people in household15.3%
400 households
5 people in household5.3%
138 households
6 people in household0.8%
21 households
7 people in household0.3%
7 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
2 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Norris Bank · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519.2%
1,207 residents
15–2913.8%
863 residents
30–4420.7%
1,300 residents
45–6428.7%
1,800 residents
65 and over17.6%
1,106 residents
Norris Bank · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White84.6%
5,308 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh8.2%
516 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.5%
220 residents
Other ethnic group2.6%
166 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.1%
67 residents
Norris Bank · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above44.4%
2,217 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.1%
756 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications13.3%
666 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12.8%
640 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.3%
365 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5%
250 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.1%
104 residents aged 16 and over
Norris Bank · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)63.5%
3,173 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive34.7%
1,736 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.8%
91 residents aged 16 and over
Norris Bank · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations25%
1,250 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.5%
923 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.5%
623 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10%
499 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations9.3%
466 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations7.6%
381 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.9%
345 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.1%
304 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.2%
208 residents aged 16 and over
Norris Bank · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health53.8%
3,376 residents
Good health31.2%
1,956 residents
Fair health10.8%
679 residents
Bad health3.4%
215 residents
Very bad health0.8%
52 residents
Norris Bank · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act85.1%
5,340 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act14.9%
938 residents
Norris Bank · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension57.5%
1,507 households
Household is deprived in one dimension28.6%
750 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions11.1%
291 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.6%
68 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
6 households
Norris Bank · 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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