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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003974

Workington East

Workington East is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,668 residents in Allerdale. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,668

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,498

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,257

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

62.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

24.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

20.2%

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.

Kidsgrove West, Newcastle-under-Lyme8,638 residents · 65.5% owned · 18.9% no carMilford Haven West, Pembrokeshire7,448 residents · 54.8% owned · 22.4% no carOrmesby, Redcar and Cleveland7,603 residents · 67.1% owned · 24.3% no carMirehouse, Kells & Woodhouse, Copeland9,823 residents · 62.8% owned · 26.1% no carSouth Bank & Teesville, Redcar and Cleveland10,612 residents · 64.3% owned · 27.8% no carMoss Bank, St. Helens10,272 residents · 65.6% owned · 21.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Workington East

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

Tenure

Owned62.3%
2,180 households
Social rented30.3%
1,061 households
Private rented6.2%
216 households
Shared ownership1.1%
40 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Workington East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached47.6%
1,663 households
Terraced31.9%
1,114 households
Detached12%
419 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement7.4%
257 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.6%
22 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.3%
12 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
4 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.1%
3 households
Workington East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.6%
1,559 households
2 cars or vans in household24.6%
859 households
No cars or vans in household24.6%
859 households
3 or more cars or vans in household6.3%
221 households
Workington East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms58.5%
2,045 households
2 bedrooms26%
910 households
4 or more bedrooms10.5%
369 households
1 bedroom5%
174 households
Workington East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household64.1%
2,243 households
One-person household33.4%
1,168 households
Other household types2.5%
87 households
Workington East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household36.7%
1,283 households
1 person in household33.4%
1,167 households
3 people in household15.2%
533 households
4 people in household11.1%
389 households
5 people in household2.6%
91 households
6 people in household0.7%
25 households
7 people in household0.2%
7 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Workington East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.7%
1,359 residents
15–2916.4%
1,256 residents
30–4417.5%
1,346 residents
45–6426.3%
2,017 residents
65 and over22.1%
1,694 residents
Workington East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White98.9%
7,583 residents
Other ethnic group0.4%
29 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.4%
28 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.4%
27 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0%
1 residents
Workington East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications24%
1,494 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above20.2%
1,259 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.4%
1,144 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.7%
912 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.6%
722 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship8.5%
529 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
162 residents aged 16 and over
Workington East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)55.5%
3,454 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive43.6%
2,712 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student0.9%
56 residents aged 16 and over
Workington East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations19.5%
1,215 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations18.1%
1,129 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations15.5%
964 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed10.8%
670 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.4%
645 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations9%
561 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers6.7%
417 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations6.6%
410 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students3.4%
211 residents aged 16 and over
Workington East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health42.1%
3,230 residents
Good health34.3%
2,632 residents
Fair health15.9%
1,216 residents
Bad health5.8%
448 residents
Very bad health1.9%
142 residents
Workington East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act77.9%
5,975 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act22.1%
1,693 residents
Workington East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension43.9%
1,534 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33%
1,154 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions17.9%
626 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5%
174 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
8 households
Workington East · 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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