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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001253

Denton West

Denton West is a Census neighbourhood of about 5,015 residents in Tameside. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Tameside
5,015

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,260

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,640.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

70.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

22.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

20.3%

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 South East, Wigan7,386 residents · 63.3% owned · 23.8% no carLemington, Newcastle upon Tyne9,451 residents · 62.4% owned · 29.2% no carTyldesley North, Wigan8,192 residents · 62.6% owned · 22.0% no carClifton, Salford5,844 residents · 61.5% owned · 26.4% no carLow Moor, Bradford7,885 residents · 74.0% owned · 20.0% no carAtherton South East & Tyldesley West, Wigan5,970 residents · 70.0% owned · 22.3% no car

Most similar within Tameside

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Denton East, Tameside5,634 residents · 66.0% owned · 24.8% no carDroylsden East, Tameside7,993 residents · 63.7% owned · 26.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Denton West

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

Tenure

Owned70.8%
1,599 households
Private rented18.5%
418 households
Social rented10.5%
237 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Shared ownership0.1%
3 households
Denton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached55.2%
1,247 households
Terraced29.3%
661 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement7.6%
172 households
Detached6.7%
151 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.6%
14 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
9 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
2 households
Denton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household45.1%
1,019 households
2 cars or vans in household25.8%
583 households
No cars or vans in household22.2%
501 households
3 or more cars or vans in household6.9%
156 households
Denton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms44.2%
998 households
2 bedrooms40.5%
914 households
4 or more bedrooms10.1%
228 households
1 bedroom5.2%
118 households
Denton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household62%
1,401 households
One-person household34%
767 households
Other household types4%
91 households
Denton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household34.2%
772 households
1 person in household33.9%
766 households
3 people in household16%
362 households
4 people in household10.5%
238 households
5 people in household4.3%
98 households
6 people in household0.6%
13 households
7 people in household0.2%
4 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Denton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.1%
805 residents
15–2915.4%
772 residents
30–4419.3%
970 residents
45–6429.3%
1,469 residents
65 and over19.9%
998 residents
Denton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White91.9%
4,608 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.9%
144 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.1%
107 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.1%
104 residents
Other ethnic group1%
50 residents
Denton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications21.3%
881 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above20.3%
842 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications20%
830 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications17.1%
710 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11%
457 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship8.2%
338 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.1%
86 residents aged 16 and over
Denton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)59.6%
2,472 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive38.8%
1,607 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.6%
66 residents aged 16 and over
Denton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.5%
768 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations15.7%
652 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations15.7%
650 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.1%
544 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8.8%
363 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.3%
346 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations7.9%
327 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.2%
299 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.7%
196 residents aged 16 and over
Denton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health44.1%
2,209 residents
Good health34.7%
1,737 residents
Fair health13.9%
696 residents
Bad health5.7%
286 residents
Very bad health1.7%
83 residents
Denton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act79.8%
4,000 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act20.2%
1,012 residents
Denton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension43.9%
992 households
Household is deprived in one dimension36.8%
831 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions15.3%
346 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.9%
89 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
0 households
Denton 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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