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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003967

Aspatria & Abbeytown

Aspatria & Abbeytown is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,108 residents in Allerdale. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

8,108

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,605

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

47.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

71.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

11.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

27.0%

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.

Evenwood, Cockfield & Staindrop, County Durham12,569 residents · 69.2% owned · 13.0% no carWhitland, Laugharne & Llansteffan, Carmarthenshire12,255 residents · 75.2% owned · 9.6% no carSouth Molton, North Devon10,753 residents · 66.0% owned · 13.0% no carCheadle North, Alton & Kingsley, Staffordshire Moorlands6,525 residents · 76.2% owned · 11.4% no carChirk & Ceiriog Valley, Wrexham6,460 residents · 67.2% owned · 13.1% no carLongtown & Border, Carlisle6,007 residents · 71.3% owned · 11.9% no car

Most similar within Allerdale

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Wigton & Silloth, Allerdale10,979 residents · 70.7% owned · 17.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Aspatria & Abbeytown

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

Tenure

Owned71.5%
2,579 households
Social rented14.1%
508 households
Private rented14%
504 households
Shared ownership0.4%
13 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Aspatria & Abbeytown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached37.4%
1,347 households
Terraced31.4%
1,132 households
Semi-detached28.3%
1,022 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement0.9%
32 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.7%
24 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
17 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.4%
16 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.4%
15 households
Aspatria & Abbeytown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.7%
1,504 households
2 cars or vans in household32.4%
1,168 households
3 or more cars or vans in household14.1%
507 households
No cars or vans in household11.8%
424 households
Aspatria & Abbeytown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms48.5%
1,749 households
4 or more bedrooms24.3%
877 households
2 bedrooms23.8%
860 households
1 bedroom3.3%
120 households
Aspatria & Abbeytown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household66.1%
2,382 households
One-person household30.4%
1,097 households
Other household types3.4%
124 households
Aspatria & Abbeytown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household39.1%
1,410 households
1 person in household30.5%
1,098 households
3 people in household13.7%
494 households
4 people in household11.2%
403 households
5 people in household3.9%
140 households
6 people in household1.1%
39 households
7 people in household0.4%
13 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
6 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Aspatria & Abbeytown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.8%
1,283 residents
15–2913.7%
1,113 residents
30–4414.8%
1,198 residents
45–6430.6%
2,480 residents
65 and over25%
2,030 residents
Aspatria & Abbeytown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White99%
8,030 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.5%
39 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.2%
20 residents
Other ethnic group0.1%
12 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%
9 residents
Aspatria & Abbeytown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above27%
1,823 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications21.4%
1,443 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.9%
1,136 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.1%
1,018 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.3%
691 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.3%
491 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2%
138 residents aged 16 and over
Aspatria & Abbeytown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)56.8%
3,824 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive42.5%
2,863 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student0.7%
50 residents aged 16 and over
Aspatria & Abbeytown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.3%
1,164 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers16.8%
1,130 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations15.3%
1,032 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.4%
900 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.5%
639 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations9.2%
620 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8.2%
551 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.8%
458 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students3.6%
242 residents aged 16 and over
Aspatria & Abbeytown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health44.8%
3,635 residents
Good health33.6%
2,725 residents
Fair health15.4%
1,250 residents
Bad health4.8%
393 residents
Very bad health1.3%
105 residents
Aspatria & Abbeytown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80.2%
6,501 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19.8%
1,607 residents
Aspatria & Abbeytown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension45.9%
1,656 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35%
1,263 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions15.1%
545 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.7%
135 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
5 households
Aspatria & Abbeytown · 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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