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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003977

Askam & Dalton North

Askam & Dalton North is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,181 residents in Barrow-in-Furness. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

6,181

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,782

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

229.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

83.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

14.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

27.2%

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.

Earby & Salterforth, Pendle6,193 residents · 73.9% owned · 14.1% no carBurnopfield, County Durham7,937 residents · 74.0% owned · 17.7% no carSouth Darwen & Whitehall, Blackburn with Darwen8,962 residents · 73.8% owned · 18.1% no carHadfield East & Tintwistle, High Peak6,370 residents · 69.2% owned · 16.0% no carWhitworth, Rossendale7,798 residents · 66.8% owned · 18.8% no carWorkington North & Seaton, Allerdale8,969 residents · 68.5% owned · 22.5% no car

Most similar within Barrow-in-Furness

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Dalton South, Barrow-in-Furness5,731 residents · 78.0% owned · 19.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Askam & Dalton North

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

Tenure

Owned83.6%
2,325 households
Private rented13.8%
384 households
Social rented2.4%
67 households
Shared ownership0.1%
4 households
Lives rent free0.1%
2 households
Askam & Dalton North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced51.4%
1,429 households
Detached23.1%
642 households
Semi-detached21.6%
602 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement1.8%
49 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.1%
30 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.5%
14 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.4%
11 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
5 households
Askam & Dalton North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.6%
1,212 households
2 cars or vans in household30.5%
848 households
No cars or vans in household14.3%
399 households
3 or more cars or vans in household11.6%
322 households
Askam & Dalton North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms46%
1,280 households
2 bedrooms31.3%
870 households
4 or more bedrooms19.5%
543 households
1 bedroom3.2%
89 households
Askam & Dalton North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household65.1%
1,811 households
One-person household32.5%
903 households
Other household types2.4%
67 households
Askam & Dalton North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household36.3%
1,011 households
1 person in household32.4%
903 households
3 people in household14.9%
415 households
4 people in household11.6%
323 households
5 people in household3.6%
99 households
6 people in household1%
27 households
7 people in household0.2%
5 households
8 or more people in household0%
1 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Askam & Dalton North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514.6%
903 residents
15–2917.4%
1,079 residents
30–4416.2%
1,002 residents
45–6429.9%
1,852 residents
65 and over21.8%
1,348 residents
Askam & Dalton North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White98.6%
6,093 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.6%
40 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.4%
27 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%
15 residents
Other ethnic group0.1%
6 residents
Askam & Dalton North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above27.2%
1,422 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications21.1%
1,099 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications17.1%
895 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.8%
719 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship9.7%
504 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.1%
474 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2%
107 residents aged 16 and over
Askam & Dalton North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)61.8%
3,225 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive36.5%
1,906 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.7%
91 residents aged 16 and over
Askam & Dalton North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.2%
1,056 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations14.9%
777 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.9%
725 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.9%
571 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations10.5%
550 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations9.2%
482 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.1%
477 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.2%
375 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students3.9%
206 residents aged 16 and over
Askam & Dalton North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health48%
2,969 residents
Good health33.8%
2,090 residents
Fair health13.1%
807 residents
Bad health4.1%
252 residents
Very bad health1%
63 residents
Askam & Dalton North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81.4%
5,030 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act18.6%
1,149 residents
Askam & Dalton North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension51.3%
1,426 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.2%
925 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions13%
362 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.3%
64 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
5 households
Askam & Dalton North · 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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