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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001240

Droylsden West

Droylsden West is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,383 residents in Tameside. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Tameside
6,383

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,632

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,822.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

73.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

24.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

22.6%

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.

West Heath, Birmingham7,880 residents · 73.4% owned · 20.7% no carReddish Vale View, Stockport7,004 residents · 70.4% owned · 23.2% no carHoohill, Blackpool6,252 residents · 75.5% owned · 20.3% no carChadderton South West, Oldham7,918 residents · 70.5% owned · 23.1% no carWrose & Bolton Woods, Bradford8,842 residents · 69.7% owned · 22.3% no carLong Eaton North, Erewash7,764 residents · 66.0% owned · 20.1% no car

Most similar within Tameside

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Droylsden Central, Tameside9,538 residents · 60.3% owned · 28.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Droylsden West

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

Tenure

Owned73.1%
1,924 households
Private rented21.6%
568 households
Social rented4.9%
130 households
Shared ownership0.4%
10 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Droylsden West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached65%
1,712 households
Terraced25.5%
671 households
Detached5.6%
148 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement2.2%
59 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.8%
20 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.7%
18 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
4 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Droylsden West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household45.7%
1,203 households
No cars or vans in household24.3%
639 households
2 cars or vans in household24.2%
636 households
3 or more cars or vans in household5.9%
154 households
Droylsden West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms63.2%
1,664 households
2 bedrooms25.5%
671 households
4 or more bedrooms8.2%
216 households
1 bedroom3%
80 households
Droylsden West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household66.5%
1,750 households
One-person household26.5%
696 households
Other household types7%
184 households
Droylsden West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household35.7%
940 households
1 person in household26.4%
696 households
3 people in household17.4%
459 households
4 people in household13.4%
354 households
5 people in household4.9%
128 households
6 people in household1.3%
35 households
7 people in household0.5%
13 households
8 or more people in household0.4%
10 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Droylsden West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.5%
1,119 residents
15–2918%
1,151 residents
30–4419.6%
1,251 residents
45–6428.3%
1,809 residents
65 and over16.5%
1,056 residents
Droylsden West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White85.1%
5,429 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh5.7%
363 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African4.8%
307 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.4%
216 residents
Other ethnic group1.1%
68 residents
Droylsden West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above22.6%
1,175 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications22.2%
1,152 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.8%
872 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.9%
827 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.1%
627 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship8%
417 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.3%
118 residents aged 16 and over
Droylsden West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)62.1%
3,221 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive35.5%
1,842 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.4%
125 residents aged 16 and over
Droylsden West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.1%
886 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations16.2%
841 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations14.7%
763 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.4%
693 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.3%
482 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8.2%
424 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations7.5%
389 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.3%
378 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.4%
330 residents aged 16 and over
Droylsden West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health45.5%
2,902 residents
Good health34.3%
2,191 residents
Fair health14.3%
915 residents
Bad health4.6%
293 residents
Very bad health1.3%
82 residents
Droylsden West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80.5%
5,137 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19.5%
1,246 residents
Droylsden West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension43.2%
1,136 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35%
920 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions17.9%
472 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.7%
97 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
6 households
Droylsden West · 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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