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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001234

Smallshaw

Smallshaw is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,944 residents in Tameside. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Tameside
7,944

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,261

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

6,053

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

47.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

36.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

22.0%

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.

Ovenden East, Calderdale5,612 residents · 45.9% owned · 39.3% no carLittle Chell & Stanfield, Stoke-on-Trent9,232 residents · 57.6% owned · 28.2% no carAlt, Oldham7,059 residents · 47.5% owned · 33.0% no carSwarcliffe, Leeds7,267 residents · 45.8% owned · 36.1% no carScotswood, Newcastle upon Tyne5,688 residents · 48.7% owned · 38.6% no carSheffield Lane Top & Longley Park, Sheffield6,056 residents · 45.2% owned · 34.9% no car

Most similar within Tameside

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Hurst Cross, Tameside8,694 residents · 52.7% owned · 32.4% no carAshton Waterloo, Tameside7,992 residents · 58.3% owned · 29.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Smallshaw

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

Tenure

Owned47.3%
1,541 households
Social rented32.1%
1,047 households
Private rented20.3%
661 households
Shared ownership0.3%
9 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Smallshaw · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached48.5%
1,579 households
Terraced34.1%
1,112 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement11%
358 households
Detached4%
130 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.9%
63 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
12 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
5 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Smallshaw · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.6%
1,389 households
No cars or vans in household36.8%
1,201 households
2 cars or vans in household15.6%
509 households
3 or more cars or vans in household5%
163 households
Smallshaw · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms41.7%
1,361 households
3 bedrooms41.1%
1,340 households
1 bedroom9.2%
301 households
4 or more bedrooms8%
260 households
Smallshaw · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household62.8%
2,049 households
One-person household31.9%
1,042 households
Other household types5.3%
174 households
Smallshaw · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household32%
1,042 households
2 people in household30%
979 households
3 people in household18.3%
598 households
4 people in household11%
359 households
5 people in household5.2%
168 households
6 people in household1.8%
59 households
7 people in household1.1%
36 households
8 or more people in household0.6%
19 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Smallshaw · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1521.8%
1,730 residents
15–2918.2%
1,447 residents
30–4420.6%
1,635 residents
45–6424.6%
1,951 residents
65 and over14.8%
1,179 residents
Smallshaw · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White79%
6,273 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh14.7%
1,166 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.8%
223 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.1%
166 residents
Other ethnic group1.4%
111 residents
Smallshaw · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications25.6%
1,562 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above22%
1,343 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.5%
949 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15%
917 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.5%
763 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.2%
380 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.2%
194 residents aged 16 and over
Smallshaw · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)56.2%
3,432 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive41.7%
2,550 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.1%
127 residents aged 16 and over
Smallshaw · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations17.6%
1,077 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14.9%
908 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.5%
884 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed13.5%
825 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.6%
769 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.5%
518 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.7%
410 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations6.1%
373 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.6%
345 residents aged 16 and over
Smallshaw · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health44.3%
3,516 residents
Good health32.7%
2,600 residents
Fair health14.9%
1,187 residents
Bad health6%
480 residents
Very bad health2%
161 residents
Smallshaw · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act78.8%
6,257 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act21.2%
1,685 residents
Smallshaw · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension37.1%
1,209 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.4%
1,123 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions20.9%
682 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions7%
229 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.6%
18 households
Smallshaw · 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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