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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001254

Denton East

Denton East is a Census neighbourhood of about 5,634 residents in Tameside. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Tameside
5,634

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,491

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,199.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

66.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

24.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

19.8%

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.

Lemington, Newcastle upon Tyne9,451 residents · 62.4% owned · 29.2% no carCockerton & Hopetown, Darlington9,733 residents · 59.3% owned · 27.3% no carBreightmet South & Darcy Lever, Bolton9,728 residents · 66.0% owned · 22.0% no carLittle Lever, Bolton10,065 residents · 75.3% owned · 18.4% no carDunston Hill, Gateshead6,220 residents · 70.0% owned · 26.3% no carLow Moor, Bradford7,885 residents · 74.0% owned · 20.0% 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 car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Denton East

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

Tenure

Owned66%
1,644 households
Social rented22%
547 households
Private rented11.9%
297 households
Shared ownership0.1%
2 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Denton East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached57.7%
1,437 households
Terraced28.7%
715 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement7.8%
194 households
Detached4.6%
114 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.8%
21 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 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%
0 households
Denton East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.3%
1,078 households
2 cars or vans in household25.3%
630 households
No cars or vans in household24.8%
617 households
3 or more cars or vans in household6.7%
166 households
Denton East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms51%
1,271 households
2 bedrooms32.9%
820 households
1 bedroom9.1%
226 households
4 or more bedrooms7%
174 households
Denton East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household64.5%
1,608 households
One-person household31.5%
786 households
Other household types3.9%
98 households
Denton East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household34.8%
866 households
1 person in household31.6%
786 households
3 people in household17.6%
438 households
4 people in household10.9%
271 households
5 people in household3.7%
93 households
6 people in household1.1%
28 households
7 people in household0.2%
4 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Denton East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.2%
969 residents
15–2916%
904 residents
30–4418%
1,012 residents
45–6428.1%
1,581 residents
65 and over20.7%
1,167 residents
Denton East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White93.5%
5,270 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.8%
159 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.2%
125 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1%
59 residents
Other ethnic group0.4%
21 residents
Denton East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications23.5%
1,081 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above19.8%
913 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.2%
841 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.6%
719 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.8%
544 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship8.4%
385 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.7%
126 residents aged 16 and over
Denton East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)58.4%
2,690 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive40.2%
1,853 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.5%
67 residents aged 16 and over
Denton East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.2%
795 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations16.3%
749 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations15.4%
711 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14.7%
679 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed9.7%
448 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.5%
390 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7%
322 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations6.6%
305 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.6%
210 residents aged 16 and over
Denton East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health42%
2,365 residents
Good health35.9%
2,022 residents
Fair health15%
847 residents
Bad health5.7%
321 residents
Very bad health1.4%
81 residents
Denton East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act79.3%
4,470 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act20.7%
1,164 residents
Denton East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension41.5%
1,035 households
Household is deprived in one dimension37.2%
927 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions16.4%
409 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.5%
113 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
7 households
Denton East · 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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