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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002626

Meadowhead

Meadowhead is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,278 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
7,278

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,146

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,863

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

60.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

29.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

23.3%

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.

Efford, Laira & Crabtree, Plymouth9,206 residents · 55.5% owned · 26.5% no carDenton, Newcastle upon Tyne9,480 residents · 57.7% owned · 35.1% no carBillingham Central, Stockton-on-Tees9,328 residents · 62.2% owned · 26.6% no carCaerphilly East, Caerphilly9,773 residents · 60.0% owned · 25.7% no carNew York, North Tyneside6,404 residents · 52.0% owned · 34.0% no carSt Budeaux, Plymouth10,530 residents · 57.5% owned · 24.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Meadowhead

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

Tenure

Owned60.5%
1,903 households
Social rented24.3%
766 households
Private rented14.2%
446 households
Shared ownership0.9%
29 households
Lives rent free0.1%
2 households
Meadowhead · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached40.4%
1,270 households
Terraced38.7%
1,216 households
Detached14.1%
442 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement5.6%
176 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1%
32 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.1%
3 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
Meadowhead · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.7%
1,341 households
No cars or vans in household29.6%
931 households
2 cars or vans in household21.5%
676 households
3 or more cars or vans in household6.2%
196 households
Meadowhead · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms55.2%
1,735 households
2 bedrooms26.9%
847 households
4 or more bedrooms9.6%
301 households
1 bedroom8.3%
260 households
Meadowhead · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household62%
1,951 households
One-person household33.1%
1,041 households
Other household types4.9%
155 households
Meadowhead · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household33.2%
1,042 households
2 people in household32.3%
1,015 households
3 people in household16.8%
527 households
4 people in household10.8%
340 households
5 people in household4.3%
136 households
6 people in household1.6%
51 households
7 people in household0.7%
21 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
9 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Meadowhead · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519.1%
1,387 residents
15–2917.4%
1,265 residents
30–4417.3%
1,262 residents
45–6427.2%
1,976 residents
65 and over19%
1,385 residents
Meadowhead · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White94.3%
6,858 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.8%
204 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.3%
98 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1%
73 residents
Other ethnic group0.6%
43 residents
Meadowhead · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above23.3%
1,349 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications22.9%
1,328 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.6%
962 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.2%
825 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.2%
709 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship8%
464 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.8%
160 residents aged 16 and over
Meadowhead · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)53.9%
3,126 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive44.2%
2,566 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.8%
107 residents aged 16 and over
Meadowhead · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations18.5%
1,070 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations15.7%
911 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations15.2%
883 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.6%
731 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed11.3%
655 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7%
406 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7%
403 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations6.5%
376 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.2%
360 residents aged 16 and over
Meadowhead · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health43.2%
3,146 residents
Good health33%
2,400 residents
Fair health16%
1,163 residents
Bad health6.1%
444 residents
Very bad health1.7%
125 residents
Meadowhead · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act76.5%
5,564 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act23.5%
1,713 residents
Meadowhead · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension39.3%
1,234 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.8%
1,093 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions19.1%
601 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions6.7%
211 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
4 households
Meadowhead · 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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