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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002650

Common Edge

Common Edge is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,307 residents in Blackpool. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Blackpool
8,307

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,902

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,950.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

73.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

19.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

22.9%

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.

St Annes North & Airport, Fylde7,572 residents · 67.4% owned · 20.1% no carThornton West, Wyre9,344 residents · 69.9% owned · 18.2% no carBarnstaple Sticklepath, North Devon5,847 residents · 71.7% owned · 20.1% no carClough & Shaw Side, Oldham6,038 residents · 71.8% owned · 21.4% no carShaw & Crompton, Oldham5,940 residents · 72.6% owned · 21.0% no carSt Anthony's Hill, Eastbourne8,995 residents · 68.8% owned · 20.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Common Edge

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

Tenure

Owned73.4%
2,865 households
Private rented20.4%
796 households
Social rented5.8%
228 households
Shared ownership0.3%
12 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Common Edge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced31.3%
1,222 households
Semi-detached30.2%
1,180 households
Detached29.1%
1,134 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement7.5%
294 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.6%
25 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.6%
25 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
18 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
5 households
Common Edge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household46.5%
1,816 households
2 cars or vans in household25.6%
998 households
No cars or vans in household19.6%
763 households
3 or more cars or vans in household8.3%
325 households
Common Edge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms46.7%
1,822 households
2 bedrooms30.2%
1,179 households
4 or more bedrooms15.7%
611 households
1 bedroom7.4%
290 households
Common Edge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household61.5%
2,398 households
One-person household33.6%
1,313 households
Other household types4.9%
191 households
Common Edge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household38.1%
1,487 households
1 person in household33.6%
1,313 households
3 people in household15.6%
608 households
4 people in household9.5%
372 households
5 people in household2.2%
86 households
6 people in household0.7%
26 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
7 households
7 people in household0.1%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Common Edge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514.4%
1,193 residents
15–2914.7%
1,225 residents
30–4416.2%
1,345 residents
45–6428.3%
2,348 residents
65 and over26.4%
2,195 residents
Common Edge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.7%
8,033 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.4%
113 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.3%
104 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.4%
33 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
21 residents
Common Edge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications23.3%
1,642 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above22.9%
1,612 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.2%
1,279 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.5%
1,017 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.9%
766 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.7%
543 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.5%
174 residents aged 16 and over
Common Edge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)53.6%
3,770 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive44.5%
3,128 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.9%
137 residents aged 16 and over
Common Edge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.5%
1,301 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers14.7%
1,031 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14.4%
1,014 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.5%
948 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations11.7%
823 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed9.4%
658 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations7.9%
556 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.6%
395 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.4%
307 residents aged 16 and over
Common Edge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health43.9%
3,650 residents
Good health33.6%
2,789 residents
Fair health15.6%
1,297 residents
Bad health5.1%
426 residents
Very bad health1.7%
144 residents
Common Edge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act77.8%
6,462 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act22.2%
1,844 residents
Common Edge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension44.5%
1,735 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.1%
1,371 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions16.9%
658 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.4%
134 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
4 households
Common Edge · 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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