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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001203

Marple Bridge & Mellor

Marple Bridge & Mellor is a Census neighbourhood of about 5,861 residents in Stockport. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Stockport
5,861

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,456

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

353.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

90.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

6.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

54.9%

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.

North Ferriby & Swanland, East Riding of Yorkshire8,077 residents · 85.5% owned · 7.3% no carMenston & Burley Moor, Bradford6,195 residents · 85.0% owned · 9.9% no carScarcroft, Shadwell & Scholes, Leeds5,630 residents · 88.6% owned · 9.3% no carKnaresborough North, Harrogate7,392 residents · 83.4% owned · 7.7% no carChristleton, Guilden Sutton & Waverton, Cheshire West and Chester6,345 residents · 83.2% owned · 8.2% no carBramhope & Pool-in-Wharfedale, Leeds6,996 residents · 87.1% owned · 7.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Marple Bridge & Mellor

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

Tenure

Owned90.1%
2,212 households
Private rented7.3%
180 households
Social rented2.4%
60 households
Shared ownership0.2%
4 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Marple Bridge & Mellor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached57.5%
1,410 households
Semi-detached24%
588 households
Terraced14.6%
357 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement3%
74 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.6%
14 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
6 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.1%
3 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Marple Bridge & Mellor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

2 cars or vans in household39.8%
978 households
1 car or van in household39.7%
975 households
3 or more cars or vans in household13.7%
337 households
No cars or vans in household6.8%
166 households
Marple Bridge & Mellor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

4 or more bedrooms44.9%
1,103 households
3 bedrooms35.2%
865 households
2 bedrooms16.7%
411 households
1 bedroom3.1%
77 households
Marple Bridge & Mellor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household74.2%
1,819 households
One-person household22.8%
559 households
Other household types3.1%
75 households
Marple Bridge & Mellor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household42.2%
1,036 households
1 person in household22.8%
559 households
3 people in household15.1%
370 households
4 people in household14.9%
367 households
5 people in household4.4%
107 households
6 people in household0.5%
12 households
7 people in household0.2%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
8 or more people in household0%
0 households
Marple Bridge & Mellor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.4%
959 residents
15–2910.4%
611 residents
30–4415.8%
926 residents
45–6429%
1,702 residents
65 and over28.4%
1,665 residents
Marple Bridge & Mellor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.3%
5,702 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.8%
104 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.6%
36 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%
10 residents
Other ethnic group0.2%
9 residents
Marple Bridge & Mellor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above54.9%
2,654 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications13%
628 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications11.3%
548 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications7.3%
355 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications6.1%
296 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.5%
265 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications1.9%
92 residents aged 16 and over
Marple Bridge & Mellor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)55.9%
2,705 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive42.8%
2,074 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.3%
63 residents aged 16 and over
Marple Bridge & Mellor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations28.6%
1,386 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations27.7%
1,338 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.8%
571 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.3%
547 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations6.1%
295 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.1%
197 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed3.7%
178 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations3.6%
174 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.2%
153 residents aged 16 and over
Marple Bridge & Mellor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health55%
3,221 residents
Good health32.9%
1,929 residents
Fair health9.3%
548 residents
Bad health2.2%
128 residents
Very bad health0.6%
35 residents
Marple Bridge & Mellor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act86.4%
5,066 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act13.6%
795 residents
Marple Bridge & Mellor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension63.8%
1,566 households
Household is deprived in one dimension29.5%
723 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions6.1%
149 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions0.7%
16 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
0 households
Marple Bridge & Mellor · 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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