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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002635

Norbreck & Bispham

Norbreck & Bispham is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,796 residents in Blackpool. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Blackpool
7,796

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,651

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,068.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

72.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

24.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

25.7%

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.

Mid Worle, North Somerset8,660 residents · 72.2% owned · 21.1% no carDeal North & West, Dover7,127 residents · 71.5% owned · 22.1% no carTorpoint, Cornwall5,284 residents · 62.7% owned · 23.9% no carBamber Bridge West, South Ribble5,457 residents · 66.1% owned · 21.8% no carCleveleys West, Wyre8,277 residents · 67.5% owned · 27.3% no carGoodrington & Roselands, Torbay7,147 residents · 71.6% owned · 19.8% no car

Most similar within Blackpool

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Little Bispham & Anchorsholme, Blackpool7,621 residents · 76.7% owned · 22.9% no carSquires Gate, Blackpool7,853 residents · 72.1% owned · 24.1% no carCommon Edge, Blackpool8,307 residents · 73.4% owned · 19.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Norbreck & Bispham

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

Tenure

Owned72.9%
2,660 households
Private rented25.1%
917 households
Social rented1.9%
68 households
Shared ownership0.1%
5 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Norbreck & Bispham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached54.8%
2,002 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement12.6%
460 households
Detached12.4%
452 households
Terraced11.4%
416 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits5.6%
206 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop2.1%
77 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1%
36 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Norbreck & Bispham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household45.5%
1,660 households
No cars or vans in household24.1%
880 households
2 cars or vans in household23.9%
871 households
3 or more cars or vans in household6.6%
240 households
Norbreck & Bispham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms48.1%
1,755 households
2 bedrooms26.3%
959 households
4 or more bedrooms15%
548 households
1 bedroom10.7%
389 households
Norbreck & Bispham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household58.4%
2,132 households
One-person household36.8%
1,344 households
Other household types4.8%
174 households
Norbreck & Bispham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household36.7%
1,341 households
2 people in household36.7%
1,340 households
3 people in household13.8%
504 households
4 people in household8.4%
306 households
5 people in household2.8%
103 households
6 people in household1%
38 households
7 people in household0.4%
15 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Norbreck & Bispham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1513.6%
1,059 residents
15–2913.7%
1,071 residents
30–4415.7%
1,223 residents
45–6427.9%
2,173 residents
65 and over29.1%
2,271 residents
Norbreck & Bispham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.2%
7,571 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.1%
89 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.9%
72 residents
Other ethnic group0.5%
38 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.3%
22 residents
Norbreck & Bispham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above25.7%
1,715 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications21.5%
1,433 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.2%
1,149 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.8%
989 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.7%
711 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.1%
473 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.1%
204 residents aged 16 and over
Norbreck & Bispham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)50.8%
3,391 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive47.3%
3,155 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.9%
126 residents aged 16 and over
Norbreck & Bispham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations19.6%
1,310 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations14.5%
966 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.8%
853 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12.8%
851 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations11.8%
788 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed9%
600 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations8.6%
572 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.2%
416 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.8%
318 residents aged 16 and over
Norbreck & Bispham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health40%
3,120 residents
Good health35.9%
2,795 residents
Fair health16.6%
1,294 residents
Bad health5.8%
456 residents
Very bad health1.7%
131 residents
Norbreck & Bispham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act76.5%
5,961 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act23.5%
1,835 residents
Norbreck & Bispham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension44%
1,606 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.9%
1,309 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions16.8%
612 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.2%
117 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
7 households
Norbreck & Bispham · 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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