Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001238

Droylsden East

Droylsden East is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,993 residents in Tameside. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Tameside

7,993

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,539

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,504.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

63.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

26.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

24.0%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Droylsden East

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

Tenure

Owned63.7%

2,256 households

Social rented18.1%

639 households

Private rented17.5%

620 households

Shared ownership0.6%

23 households

Lives rent free0%

1 households

Droylsden East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached37.7%

1,333 households

Terraced26.6%

942 households

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement18%

637 households

Detached15.1%

535 households

Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.1%

40 households

In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.8%

28 households

A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.5%

18 households

Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%

6 households

Droylsden East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.3%

1,531 households

No cars or vans in household26.6%

941 households

2 cars or vans in household23.7%

837 households

3 or more cars or vans in household6.5%

230 households

Droylsden East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms44.7%

1,582 households

2 bedrooms28.4%

1,004 households

4 or more bedrooms14.2%

502 households

1 bedroom12.7%

450 households

Droylsden East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household61.5%

2,178 households

One-person household34%

1,202 households

Other household types4.5%

159 households

Droylsden East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household34%

1,202 households

2 people in household31.9%

1,128 households

3 people in household16.5%

584 households

4 people in household12.1%

429 households

5 people in household3.9%

137 households

6 people in household1.2%

42 households

7 people in household0.4%

13 households

8 or more people in household0.1%

5 households

0 people in household0%

0 households

Droylsden East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.8%

1,342 residents

15–2916.4%

1,309 residents

30–4419.1%

1,529 residents

45–6428.1%

2,246 residents

65 and over19.6%

1,569 residents

Droylsden East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White89.5%

7,150 residents

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh4.6%

368 residents

Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.7%

219 residents

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.6%

208 residents

Other ethnic group0.6%

47 residents

Droylsden East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above24%

1,573 residents aged 16 and over

No qualifications21.7%

1,423 residents aged 16 and over

Level 3 qualifications17.6%

1,156 residents aged 16 and over

Level 2 qualifications14.7%

961 residents aged 16 and over

Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.4%

749 residents aged 16 and over

Apprenticeship7.9%

516 residents aged 16 and over

Other qualifications2.6%

173 residents aged 16 and over

Droylsden East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)60.1%

3,933 residents aged 16 and over

Economically inactive38.2%

2,499 residents aged 16 and over

Economically active and a full-time student1.8%

115 residents aged 16 and over

Droylsden East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.5%

1,210 residents aged 16 and over

L7 Intermediate occupations15%

985 residents aged 16 and over

L13 Routine occupations14.6%

957 residents aged 16 and over

L12 Semi-routine occupations12.6%

823 residents aged 16 and over

L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.1%

597 residents aged 16 and over

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed9%

591 residents aged 16 and over

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations9%

590 residents aged 16 and over

L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.9%

455 residents aged 16 and over

L15 Full-time students5.3%

345 residents aged 16 and over

Droylsden East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health45.2%

3,615 residents

Good health33.9%

2,711 residents

Fair health14.7%

1,176 residents

Bad health4.7%

377 residents

Very bad health1.4%

115 residents

Droylsden East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80.3%

6,420 residents

Disabled under the Equality Act19.7%

1,573 residents

Droylsden East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension43.7%

1,545 households

Household is deprived in one dimension35%

1,237 households

Household is deprived in two dimensions16.9%

597 households

Household is deprived in three dimensions4.3%

153 households

Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%

7 households

Droylsden East · 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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Evidence ledger

Source and date are part of the record.

All statistics on this pageONS · Census 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0
Neighbourhood nameHouse of Commons Library · MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence
GeographyONS Middle layer Super Output Area E02001238

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Droylsden East

Usual residents

Households

Residents per km²

Households owning their home

Households with no car or van

Adults with a degree or above

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Life in Droylsden East

Tenure

Accommodation type

Car or van availability

Number of bedrooms

Household composition

Household size

Age

Ethnic group

Highest qualification

Economic activity

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

General health

Disability

Household deprivation

Alike on the Census, which is not the same as alike to live in.

Source and date are part of the record.