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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001239

Droylsden Central

Droylsden Central is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,538 residents in Tameside. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Tameside
9,538

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,988

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,947.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

60.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

28.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

22.7%

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.

Middleton East, Rochdale10,132 residents · 61.8% owned · 26.1% no carButtershaw, Bradford12,219 residents · 60.5% owned · 27.8% no carChadderton South West, Oldham7,918 residents · 70.5% owned · 23.1% no carGolborne, Wigan8,267 residents · 60.9% owned · 21.1% no carSwinton Worsley Road, Salford9,894 residents · 58.8% owned · 26.8% no carAlvaston & Crewton, Derby9,941 residents · 55.9% owned · 29.3% no car

Most similar within Tameside

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Guide Bridge, Tameside7,419 residents · 58.8% owned · 26.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Droylsden Central

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

Tenure

Owned60.3%
2,406 households
Private rented22.5%
899 households
Social rented16.7%
667 households
Lives rent free0.2%
9 households
Shared ownership0.2%
7 households
Droylsden Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached52.6%
2,097 households
Terraced27.6%
1,102 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement12.1%
484 households
Detached6.3%
252 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.5%
21 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
19 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%
11 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Droylsden Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household45.1%
1,797 households
No cars or vans in household28.4%
1,131 households
2 cars or vans in household21.1%
842 households
3 or more cars or vans in household5.4%
217 households
Droylsden Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms56.5%
2,250 households
2 bedrooms30.3%
1,208 households
1 bedroom6.9%
276 households
4 or more bedrooms6.3%
251 households
Droylsden Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household64.7%
2,580 households
One-person household29.7%
1,185 households
Other household types5.6%
222 households
Droylsden Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household31.6%
1,259 households
1 person in household29.7%
1,185 households
3 people in household19.1%
760 households
4 people in household12.9%
514 households
5 people in household4.7%
189 households
6 people in household1.5%
58 households
7 people in household0.4%
14 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
8 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Droylsden Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519.4%
1,847 residents
15–2917.5%
1,665 residents
30–4420.8%
1,987 residents
45–6427.1%
2,585 residents
65 and over15.3%
1,456 residents
Droylsden Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White86.3%
8,228 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh5.1%
486 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African4.4%
417 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.9%
274 residents
Other ethnic group1.4%
134 residents
Droylsden Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above22.7%
1,728 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications22.6%
1,717 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.1%
1,379 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.2%
1,157 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.8%
897 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.9%
525 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
196 residents aged 16 and over
Droylsden Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)61.2%
4,646 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive37%
2,814 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.8%
137 residents aged 16 and over
Droylsden Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.9%
1,284 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations16.2%
1,232 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14.3%
1,088 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations14.2%
1,080 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed9.3%
709 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.6%
653 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations7.8%
595 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.7%
512 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.8%
444 residents aged 16 and over
Droylsden Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health45.3%
4,325 residents
Good health33%
3,152 residents
Fair health14.7%
1,398 residents
Bad health5.3%
505 residents
Very bad health1.7%
158 residents
Droylsden Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act79.5%
7,583 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act20.5%
1,955 residents
Droylsden Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension41.9%
1,671 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.5%
1,376 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions18.2%
726 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.1%
203 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
14 households
Droylsden Central · 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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