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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001247

Guide Bridge

Guide Bridge is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,419 residents in Tameside. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Tameside
7,419

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,276

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,316.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

58.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

26.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

23.9%

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 carOrford, Warrington9,210 residents · 58.1% owned · 27.1% no carTyldesley North, Wigan8,192 residents · 62.6% owned · 22.0% no carAshton-on-Ribble & Larches, Preston10,809 residents · 59.4% owned · 25.7% no carChorley East, Chorley7,242 residents · 57.4% owned · 27.3% no carPudsey North East, Leeds7,687 residents · 59.7% owned · 27.7% no car

Most similar within Tameside

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Droylsden East, Tameside7,993 residents · 63.7% owned · 26.6% no carHyde North, Tameside11,983 residents · 53.2% owned · 27.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Guide Bridge

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

Tenure

Owned58.8%
1,926 households
Social rented26.5%
869 households
Private rented14%
460 households
Shared ownership0.6%
20 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Guide Bridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached37.5%
1,228 households
Terraced36.6%
1,199 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement15.8%
517 households
Detached8.9%
292 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.8%
25 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
10 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%
0 households
Guide Bridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household45.6%
1,495 households
No cars or vans in household26%
853 households
2 cars or vans in household23.3%
764 households
3 or more cars or vans in household5%
164 households
Guide Bridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms43.2%
1,415 households
2 bedrooms34.1%
1,117 households
1 bedroom13.1%
428 households
4 or more bedrooms9.6%
316 households
Guide Bridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household61.8%
2,021 households
One-person household33.7%
1,104 households
Other household types4.5%
147 households
Guide Bridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household33.7%
1,104 households
2 people in household32.4%
1,063 households
3 people in household17.4%
571 households
4 people in household11%
360 households
5 people in household3.6%
119 households
6 people in household1%
34 households
7 people in household0.5%
17 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
8 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Guide Bridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.1%
1,345 residents
15–2917.6%
1,306 residents
30–4420.7%
1,537 residents
45–6427.1%
2,013 residents
65 and over16.4%
1,217 residents
Guide Bridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White88.2%
6,539 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh5%
368 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African3.2%
234 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.8%
205 residents
Other ethnic group1%
71 residents
Guide Bridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above23.9%
1,429 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications22.4%
1,341 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.3%
1,033 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.6%
876 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.2%
730 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.9%
414 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.7%
164 residents aged 16 and over
Guide Bridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)60.5%
3,617 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive38.1%
2,281 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.4%
85 residents aged 16 and over
Guide Bridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.9%
1,072 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations15.5%
926 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations14.2%
850 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.8%
764 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed10.3%
614 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.7%
519 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations8.5%
509 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7%
418 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.3%
315 residents aged 16 and over
Guide Bridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health45.8%
3,398 residents
Good health33.5%
2,483 residents
Fair health14.3%
1,060 residents
Bad health4.9%
364 residents
Very bad health1.5%
113 residents
Guide Bridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80.2%
5,949 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19.8%
1,469 residents
Guide Bridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension42.4%
1,387 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.1%
1,116 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions18.2%
597 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.1%
167 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
8 households
Guide Bridge · 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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