Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003973

Workington West

Workington West is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,611 residents in Allerdale. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

8,611

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,188

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,178.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

48.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

34.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

16.9%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Workington West

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

Tenure

Owned48.8%

2,045 households

Social rented36.5%

1,529 households

Private rented14.4%

605 households

Shared ownership0.1%

6 households

Lives rent free0.1%

3 households

Workington West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced44.6%

1,866 households

Semi-detached36.5%

1,527 households

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement10.7%

450 households

Detached5.3%

220 households

Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.7%

70 households

Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.8%

33 households

In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%

21 households

A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%

1 households

Workington West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.4%

1,819 households

No cars or vans in household34.9%

1,463 households

2 cars or vans in household16.9%

707 households

3 or more cars or vans in household4.8%

199 households

Workington West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms46.8%

1,963 households

2 bedrooms38.2%

1,601 households

1 bedroom8%

337 households

4 or more bedrooms6.9%

289 households

Workington West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household55.3%

2,314 households

One-person household41.9%

1,755 households

Other household types2.8%

116 households

Workington West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household41.9%

1,755 households

2 people in household30.9%

1,296 households

3 people in household13.9%

584 households

4 people in household9.1%

381 households

5 people in household2.8%

117 households

6 people in household1%

42 households

7 people in household0.2%

10 households

8 or more people in household0.1%

3 households

0 people in household0%

0 households

Workington West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518%

1,547 residents

15–2917.8%

1,533 residents

30–4419.4%

1,667 residents

45–6426.7%

2,300 residents

65 and over18.2%

1,565 residents

Workington West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White98.2%

8,452 residents

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.8%

69 residents

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.7%

56 residents

Other ethnic group0.4%

31 residents

Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0%

3 residents

Workington West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications27.7%

1,931 residents aged 16 and over

Level 4 qualifications or above16.9%

1,175 residents aged 16 and over

Level 2 qualifications16.1%

1,125 residents aged 16 and over

Level 3 qualifications15.9%

1,109 residents aged 16 and over

Level 1 and entry level qualifications12%

835 residents aged 16 and over

Apprenticeship8.2%

570 residents aged 16 and over

Other qualifications3.2%

224 residents aged 16 and over

Workington West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)54.7%

3,816 residents aged 16 and over

Economically inactive44%

3,067 residents aged 16 and over

Economically active and a full-time student1.3%

89 residents aged 16 and over

Workington West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations23.3%

1,623 residents aged 16 and over

L12 Semi-routine occupations19.9%

1,387 residents aged 16 and over

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed14%

973 residents aged 16 and over

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations11.7%

815 residents aged 16 and over

L7 Intermediate occupations8.6%

602 residents aged 16 and over

L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations8.4%

588 residents aged 16 and over

L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers6%

418 residents aged 16 and over

L15 Full-time students4.1%

284 residents aged 16 and over

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations4%

280 residents aged 16 and over

Workington West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health38.9%

3,347 residents

Good health34.5%

2,972 residents

Fair health18.1%

1,561 residents

Bad health6.5%

560 residents

Very bad health2%

171 residents

Workington West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act74.2%

6,390 residents

Disabled under the Equality Act25.8%

2,221 residents

Workington West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension36.3%

1,519 households

Household is deprived in one dimension36%

1,509 households

Household is deprived in two dimensions19.9%

834 households

Household is deprived in three dimensions7.5%

316 households

Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%

10 households

Workington West · 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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Evidence ledger

Source and date are part of the record.

All statistics on this pageONS · Census 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0
Neighbourhood nameHouse of Commons Library · MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence
GeographyONS Middle layer Super Output Area E02003973

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Workington West

Usual residents

Households

Residents per km²

Households owning their home

Households with no car or van

Adults with a degree or above

Neighbourhoods most like this one

Life in Workington West

Tenure

Accommodation type

Car or van availability

Number of bedrooms

Household composition

Household size

Age

Ethnic group

Highest qualification

Economic activity

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

General health

Disability

Household deprivation

Alike on the Census, which is not the same as alike to live in.

Source and date are part of the record.