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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001207

Offerton East & Bosden Farm

Offerton East & Bosden Farm is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,849 residents in Stockport. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Stockport
6,849

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,936

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,026.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

82.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

12.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

30.1%

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.

Hanham, South Gloucestershire9,201 residents · 79.6% owned · 12.8% no carWrenthorpe & Kirkhamgate, Wakefield7,954 residents · 76.9% owned · 14.2% no carHeckmondwike Town, Norristhorpe & Roberttown, Kirklees7,978 residents · 78.2% owned · 15.3% no carWesthoughton East, Bolton9,747 residents · 79.8% owned · 11.7% no carLongwell Green & Oldland Common, South Gloucestershire10,118 residents · 86.4% owned · 9.8% no carStanway, Colchester9,612 residents · 74.7% owned · 14.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Offerton East & Bosden Farm

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

Tenure

Owned82.5%
2,423 households
Private rented8.7%
254 households
Social rented8.4%
246 households
Shared ownership0.4%
13 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Offerton East & Bosden Farm · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached41.9%
1,232 households
Detached39.9%
1,174 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement9.3%
274 households
Terraced7.9%
231 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.5%
16 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
12 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%
0 households
Offerton East & Bosden Farm · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household38.7%
1,137 households
2 cars or vans in household36.2%
1,065 households
No cars or vans in household12.8%
377 households
3 or more cars or vans in household12.3%
362 households
Offerton East & Bosden Farm · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms49.4%
1,452 households
4 or more bedrooms23.4%
689 households
2 bedrooms19.6%
577 households
1 bedroom7.5%
221 households
Offerton East & Bosden Farm · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household67.4%
1,981 households
One-person household28.8%
847 households
Other household types3.7%
110 households
Offerton East & Bosden Farm · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household35.6%
1,047 households
1 person in household28.8%
847 households
3 people in household16.9%
498 households
4 people in household13.2%
389 households
5 people in household4.1%
122 households
6 people in household1.1%
31 households
7 people in household0.2%
6 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
2 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Offerton East & Bosden Farm · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.5%
1,130 residents
15–2914.3%
977 residents
30–4417.8%
1,220 residents
45–6428.5%
1,954 residents
65 and over22.9%
1,567 residents
Offerton East & Bosden Farm · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White94.3%
6,457 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh3.3%
227 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.4%
99 residents
Other ethnic group0.6%
43 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.3%
21 residents
Offerton East & Bosden Farm · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above30.1%
1,704 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications19.5%
1,104 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.3%
865 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications14.5%
822 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10%
565 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship8%
450 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
149 residents aged 16 and over
Offerton East & Bosden Farm · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)60.4%
3,417 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive38.2%
2,161 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.4%
81 residents aged 16 and over
Offerton East & Bosden Farm · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.8%
1,348 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations16.1%
913 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.3%
754 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.2%
634 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.6%
598 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations9.7%
551 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.5%
312 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.4%
305 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.3%
245 residents aged 16 and over
Offerton East & Bosden Farm · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health49.1%
3,364 residents
Good health34.2%
2,345 residents
Fair health12.1%
830 residents
Bad health3.5%
242 residents
Very bad health1%
68 residents
Offerton East & Bosden Farm · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82.8%
5,668 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act17.2%
1,181 residents
Offerton East & Bosden Farm · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension53.8%
1,581 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.3%
950 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions11.6%
340 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.2%
64 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
4 households
Offerton East & Bosden Farm · 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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