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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002623

Witton, Mill Hill & Hollin Bank

Witton, Mill Hill & Hollin Bank is a Census neighbourhood of about 10,490 residents in Blackburn with Darwen. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Blackburn with Darwen
10,490

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,702

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,110.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

40.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

42.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

21.4%

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.

Heywood Town, Rochdale10,321 residents · 44.6% owned · 37.1% no carBarclay Hills & Trinity, Burnley9,618 residents · 40.0% owned · 41.5% no carBank Hall & Fulledge, Burnley6,308 residents · 40.9% owned · 47.0% no carOvenden East, Calderdale5,612 residents · 45.9% owned · 39.3% no carWidnes Riverside, Halton7,878 residents · 34.7% owned · 40.3% no carNorthwood, Stoke-on-Trent7,091 residents · 44.6% owned · 37.6% no car

Most similar within Blackburn with Darwen

The closest matches in the same local authority.

East Darwen, Blackburn with Darwen5,971 residents · 53.3% owned · 32.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Witton, Mill Hill & Hollin Bank

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

Tenure

Owned40.6%
1,907 households
Private rented35.6%
1,675 households
Social rented23%
1,080 households
Shared ownership0.8%
39 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Witton, Mill Hill & Hollin Bank · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced63.7%
2,998 households
Semi-detached17.7%
833 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement11.9%
560 households
Detached3.8%
177 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.6%
75 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.8%
38 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%
13 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.2%
9 households
Witton, Mill Hill & Hollin Bank · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household42.2%
1,986 households
1 car or van in household41.9%
1,971 households
2 cars or vans in household13.3%
627 households
3 or more cars or vans in household2.5%
119 households
Witton, Mill Hill & Hollin Bank · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms46.2%
2,172 households
3 bedrooms36.1%
1,700 households
1 bedroom12%
565 households
4 or more bedrooms5.7%
266 households
Witton, Mill Hill & Hollin Bank · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household55.8%
2,625 households
One-person household38.7%
1,820 households
Other household types5.5%
257 households
Witton, Mill Hill & Hollin Bank · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household38.7%
1,820 households
2 people in household27.9%
1,313 households
3 people in household16.3%
764 households
4 people in household10.7%
505 households
5 people in household4.1%
194 households
6 people in household1.4%
65 households
7 people in household0.7%
31 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
9 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Witton, Mill Hill & Hollin Bank · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1522.1%
2,316 residents
15–2920.2%
2,118 residents
30–4421.5%
2,253 residents
45–6423.7%
2,488 residents
65 and over12.5%
1,315 residents
Witton, Mill Hill & Hollin Bank · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White83.1%
8,719 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh11.3%
1,190 residents
Other ethnic group2%
205 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.9%
195 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.7%
182 residents
Witton, Mill Hill & Hollin Bank · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications27%
2,170 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above21.4%
1,716 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.2%
1,304 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.4%
1,158 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.2%
902 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.9%
558 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.8%
224 residents aged 16 and over
Witton, Mill Hill & Hollin Bank · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)56.3%
4,521 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive41.4%
3,325 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.4%
190 residents aged 16 and over
Witton, Mill Hill & Hollin Bank · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations21.1%
1,693 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations16.2%
1,301 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed13.6%
1,092 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.6%
1,012 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.4%
835 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students7.5%
606 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.2%
578 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7%
563 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations4.4%
352 residents aged 16 and over
Witton, Mill Hill & Hollin Bank · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health43.4%
4,553 residents
Good health32.9%
3,456 residents
Fair health15%
1,574 residents
Bad health6.6%
688 residents
Very bad health2.1%
218 residents
Witton, Mill Hill & Hollin Bank · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act78%
8,184 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act22%
2,304 residents
Witton, Mill Hill & Hollin Bank · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension35.6%
1,673 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension35.3%
1,660 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions20.5%
963 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions7.9%
372 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.7%
35 households
Witton, Mill Hill & Hollin Bank · 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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