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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001245

Dukinfield West

Dukinfield West is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,042 residents in Tameside. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Tameside
8,042

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,623

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,059.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

52.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

29.8%

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.

Chorley East, Chorley7,242 residents · 57.4% owned · 27.3% no carLiversedge, Littletown & Millbridge, Kirklees6,272 residents · 53.6% owned · 28.0% no carHucknall Town, Ashfield9,301 residents · 54.0% owned · 31.7% no carWood End, Oldham5,678 residents · 59.8% owned · 28.7% no carYeadon West, Leeds5,649 residents · 56.6% owned · 25.7% no carHeywood Town, Rochdale10,321 residents · 44.6% owned · 37.1% no car

Most similar within Tameside

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Hyde North, Tameside11,983 residents · 53.2% owned · 27.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Dukinfield West

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

Tenure

Owned52.1%
1,888 households
Social rented27.1%
982 households
Private rented20.5%
741 households
Lives rent free0.2%
9 households
Shared ownership0.1%
3 households
Dukinfield West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced41.2%
1,491 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement23%
833 households
Semi-detached19.8%
719 households
Detached13.4%
487 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.2%
42 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1%
35 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.4%
13 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
Dukinfield West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.8%
1,551 households
No cars or vans in household29.8%
1,078 households
2 cars or vans in household21.6%
783 households
3 or more cars or vans in household5.8%
211 households
Dukinfield West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms39.1%
1,416 households
3 bedrooms31.4%
1,136 households
1 bedroom16.8%
610 households
4 or more bedrooms12.7%
461 households
Dukinfield West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household59.6%
2,158 households
One-person household36.1%
1,308 households
Other household types4.3%
156 households
Dukinfield West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household36.1%
1,308 households
2 people in household32.4%
1,174 households
3 people in household14.8%
538 households
4 people in household11.5%
417 households
5 people in household3.6%
132 households
6 people in household1.1%
41 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
9 households
7 people in household0.1%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Dukinfield West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.4%
1,480 residents
15–2918.5%
1,484 residents
30–4420.9%
1,678 residents
45–6426.8%
2,154 residents
65 and over15.5%
1,243 residents
Dukinfield West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White90.1%
7,249 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh4.6%
368 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.5%
201 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.9%
151 residents
Other ethnic group1%
77 residents
Dukinfield West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above22.6%
1,468 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications21.5%
1,392 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.4%
1,192 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.3%
993 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.8%
764 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7%
456 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.4%
222 residents aged 16 and over
Dukinfield West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)61.2%
3,971 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive37.5%
2,434 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.3%
86 residents aged 16 and over
Dukinfield West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.5%
1,133 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations17.1%
1,108 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14.8%
962 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.9%
835 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed10.6%
689 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations8.3%
536 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.5%
485 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.6%
426 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.8%
314 residents aged 16 and over
Dukinfield West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health43.8%
3,520 residents
Good health34.1%
2,744 residents
Fair health15.4%
1,235 residents
Bad health5.3%
426 residents
Very bad health1.4%
116 residents
Dukinfield West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act78.2%
6,288 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act21.8%
1,753 residents
Dukinfield West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension40.2%
1,456 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.1%
1,272 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions18.9%
686 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.3%
193 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
14 households
Dukinfield 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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