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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001257

Denton South

Denton South is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,119 residents in Tameside. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Tameside
9,119

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,284

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,619.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

54.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

28.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

21.1%

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.

Swinton Newtown, Salford5,820 residents · 59.2% owned · 30.0% no carBredbury Green, Stockport7,522 residents · 63.3% owned · 24.1% no carWestfield & Waterthorpe, Sheffield8,418 residents · 60.0% owned · 30.1% no carClayton Brook, Chorley5,329 residents · 45.4% owned · 24.9% no carBirtley South, Gateshead8,274 residents · 60.7% owned · 29.5% no carWood End, Oldham5,678 residents · 59.8% owned · 28.7% 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 carNewtonmoor, Tameside7,438 residents · 52.2% owned · 28.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Denton South

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

Tenure

Owned54.5%
2,335 households
Social rented34.5%
1,480 households
Private rented10%
429 households
Shared ownership0.8%
34 households
Lives rent free0.1%
6 households
Denton South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached39.5%
1,695 households
Terraced33.6%
1,442 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement16.1%
691 households
Detached9.7%
417 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.4%
19 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
16 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
7 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Denton South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.9%
1,924 households
No cars or vans in household28.5%
1,219 households
2 cars or vans in household21%
900 households
3 or more cars or vans in household5.6%
241 households
Denton South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms44.5%
1,905 households
2 bedrooms36%
1,542 households
1 bedroom11.1%
475 households
4 or more bedrooms8.5%
362 households
Denton South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household57.6%
2,468 households
One-person household38.5%
1,650 households
Other household types3.8%
164 households
Denton South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household38.5%
1,650 households
2 people in household31.5%
1,349 households
3 people in household15.5%
665 households
4 people in household10.2%
437 households
5 people in household3.2%
138 households
6 people in household0.7%
30 households
7 people in household0.3%
13 households
8 or more people in household0%
2 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Denton South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.9%
1,540 residents
15–2915.3%
1,396 residents
30–4417.8%
1,628 residents
45–6427.4%
2,498 residents
65 and over22.6%
2,059 residents
Denton South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White92.4%
8,430 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.5%
225 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.4%
216 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.3%
213 residents
Other ethnic group0.4%
38 residents
Denton South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications23.9%
1,788 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above21.1%
1,580 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.3%
1,294 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.5%
1,159 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.6%
868 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.5%
560 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.1%
229 residents aged 16 and over
Denton South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)54.8%
4,098 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive43.8%
3,272 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.4%
106 residents aged 16 and over
Denton South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.8%
1,259 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations15.6%
1,170 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14.5%
1,083 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations14.4%
1,080 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed11.2%
839 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9%
671 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations7.4%
550 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.6%
490 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.5%
336 residents aged 16 and over
Denton South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health41%
3,735 residents
Good health33.9%
3,091 residents
Fair health17%
1,548 residents
Bad health6.3%
578 residents
Very bad health1.8%
168 residents
Denton South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act76.7%
6,994 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act23.3%
2,126 residents
Denton South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension39.2%
1,679 households
Household is deprived in one dimension36.3%
1,553 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions18.2%
779 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions6%
257 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
16 households
Denton South · 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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