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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001246

Newtonmoor

Newtonmoor is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,438 residents in Tameside. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Tameside
7,438

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,180

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,497.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

52.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

28.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

19.2%

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.

Leigh North, Wigan8,167 residents · 53.5% owned · 28.0% no carEcclesfield South, Sheffield7,280 residents · 62.4% owned · 27.3% no carSeven Stars, South Ribble6,336 residents · 50.6% owned · 25.2% no carBlacon South, Cheshire West and Chester7,341 residents · 47.9% owned · 33.6% no carGrangetown, Sunderland6,172 residents · 61.3% owned · 30.1% no carEfford, Laira & Crabtree, Plymouth9,206 residents · 55.5% owned · 26.5% no car

Most similar within Tameside

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Ashton Waterloo, Tameside7,992 residents · 58.3% owned · 29.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Newtonmoor

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

Tenure

Owned52.2%
1,659 households
Social rented37.2%
1,182 households
Private rented10.3%
329 households
Lives rent free0.2%
5 households
Shared ownership0.2%
5 households
Newtonmoor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached45.2%
1,438 households
Terraced22.7%
721 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement21%
667 households
Detached9.8%
312 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1%
31 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
10 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
4 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Newtonmoor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.9%
1,364 households
No cars or vans in household28.9%
921 households
2 cars or vans in household21.7%
692 households
3 or more cars or vans in household6.4%
205 households
Newtonmoor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms48.1%
1,531 households
2 bedrooms25.6%
814 households
1 bedroom17.3%
549 households
4 or more bedrooms9.1%
288 households
Newtonmoor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household62.4%
1,989 households
One-person household33.3%
1,062 households
Other household types4.2%
135 households
Newtonmoor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household33.4%
1,062 households
2 people in household31.1%
990 households
3 people in household17%
540 households
4 people in household12.4%
396 households
5 people in household4.1%
132 households
6 people in household1.4%
43 households
7 people in household0.3%
11 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
8 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Newtonmoor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.5%
1,372 residents
15–2916.8%
1,248 residents
30–4418.9%
1,406 residents
45–6426.8%
1,990 residents
65 and over19.1%
1,417 residents
Newtonmoor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White92.2%
6,852 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh3.4%
251 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2%
150 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.8%
133 residents
Other ethnic group0.6%
48 residents
Newtonmoor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications25.6%
1,526 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above19.2%
1,144 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.6%
1,050 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.8%
941 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.2%
725 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.1%
423 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
153 residents aged 16 and over
Newtonmoor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)55.9%
3,330 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive42.6%
2,537 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.5%
92 residents aged 16 and over
Newtonmoor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations17.6%
1,049 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations15.8%
943 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14%
837 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13%
773 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed12.4%
738 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.8%
464 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.9%
414 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations6.8%
407 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.7%
337 residents aged 16 and over
Newtonmoor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health42%
3,122 residents
Good health32.9%
2,444 residents
Fair health16.6%
1,235 residents
Bad health6.6%
488 residents
Very bad health2%
150 residents
Newtonmoor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act75.6%
5,621 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act24.4%
1,817 residents
Newtonmoor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension38.3%
1,217 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.7%
1,072 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions20.3%
646 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions7.3%
231 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
14 households
Newtonmoor · 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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