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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002649

South Shore

South Shore is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,352 residents in Blackpool. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Blackpool
8,352

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,734

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,999.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

61.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

31.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

23.7%

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.

Wallasey East, Wirral7,605 residents · 61.8% owned · 28.6% no carUpton & Hele, Torbay6,846 residents · 50.8% owned · 29.1% no carOxton South, Wirral8,396 residents · 56.3% owned · 33.3% no carCentral Bridgend, Bridgend8,318 residents · 55.2% owned · 30.6% no carBlyth Town, Northumberland9,379 residents · 56.7% owned · 30.9% no carBabbacombe & Plainmoor, Torbay5,758 residents · 64.2% owned · 27.1% no car

Most similar within Blackpool

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Warbreck & Bispham Road, Blackpool8,001 residents · 64.4% owned · 24.4% no carNorbreck & Bispham, Blackpool7,796 residents · 72.9% owned · 24.1% no carSquires Gate, Blackpool7,853 residents · 72.1% owned · 24.1% no carPark Road, Blackpool7,787 residents · 47.6% owned · 41.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in South Shore

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

Tenure

Owned61.8%
2,306 households
Private rented34.4%
1,283 households
Social rented3.7%
140 households
Shared ownership0.1%
5 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
South Shore · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached39.7%
1,482 households
Terraced23.2%
867 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement16.6%
621 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits11.4%
426 households
Detached6.7%
251 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.3%
47 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1%
37 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
South Shore · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household39.1%
1,461 households
No cars or vans in household31.7%
1,182 households
2 cars or vans in household22.2%
828 households
3 or more cars or vans in household7%
261 households
South Shore · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms46.1%
1,722 households
4 or more bedrooms19%
709 households
2 bedrooms18.2%
679 households
1 bedroom16.7%
622 households
South Shore · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household55.5%
2,071 households
One-person household38.5%
1,437 households
Other household types6%
225 households
South Shore · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household38.5%
1,437 households
2 people in household31.2%
1,165 households
3 people in household14.4%
538 households
4 people in household10.8%
404 households
5 people in household3.3%
123 households
6 people in household0.9%
35 households
7 people in household0.5%
19 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
11 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
South Shore · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.1%
1,257 residents
15–2916.1%
1,347 residents
30–4418%
1,503 residents
45–6428.7%
2,391 residents
65 and over22.1%
1,847 residents
South Shore · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.9%
8,086 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.3%
108 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.2%
98 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.4%
32 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
23 residents
South Shore · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above23.7%
1,659 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications23.1%
1,615 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.7%
1,242 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.3%
1,072 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.9%
760 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.8%
475 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.5%
177 residents aged 16 and over
South Shore · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)54.7%
3,832 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive42.8%
2,995 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.5%
174 residents aged 16 and over
South Shore · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.8%
1,249 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.7%
957 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations13.4%
939 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed12.4%
867 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12.3%
861 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.1%
846 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations7.2%
504 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.9%
414 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.2%
363 residents aged 16 and over
South Shore · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health41.2%
3,442 residents
Good health32.8%
2,741 residents
Fair health16.8%
1,404 residents
Bad health7.1%
596 residents
Very bad health2%
167 residents
South Shore · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act75%
6,259 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act25%
2,091 residents
South Shore · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension40%
1,493 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.3%
1,316 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions18.3%
683 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions6.1%
226 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
14 households
South Shore · 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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