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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003978

Dalton South

Dalton South is a Census neighbourhood of about 5,731 residents in Barrow-in-Furness. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

5,731

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,647

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

968.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

78.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

19.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

25.5%

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.

Workington North & Seaton, Allerdale8,969 residents · 68.5% owned · 22.5% no carBlaydon North & Winlaton Mill, Gateshead6,710 residents · 72.7% owned · 24.7% no carMaryport, Dearham & Crosby, Allerdale8,825 residents · 72.2% owned · 18.2% no carBurnopfield, County Durham7,937 residents · 74.0% owned · 17.7% no carBalderton, Newark and Sherwood10,348 residents · 73.9% owned · 16.3% no carChorley North, Chorley7,986 residents · 66.6% owned · 19.4% no car

Most similar within Barrow-in-Furness

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Askam & Dalton North, Barrow-in-Furness6,181 residents · 83.6% owned · 14.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Dalton South

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

Tenure

Owned78%
2,065 households
Private rented14.5%
384 households
Social rented7.4%
196 households
Shared ownership0.1%
2 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Dalton South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced42.3%
1,119 households
Semi-detached38.4%
1,016 households
Detached14.5%
384 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement2.2%
59 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.1%
30 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.7%
19 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.6%
16 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
Dalton South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household45.2%
1,196 households
2 cars or vans in household26.4%
698 households
No cars or vans in household19.1%
505 households
3 or more cars or vans in household9.4%
249 households
Dalton South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms53%
1,404 households
2 bedrooms28.5%
756 households
4 or more bedrooms13.6%
359 households
1 bedroom4.9%
129 households
Dalton South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household63.4%
1,677 households
One-person household33.7%
892 households
Other household types2.9%
78 households
Dalton South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household38.1%
1,010 households
1 person in household33.8%
895 households
3 people in household13.4%
354 households
4 people in household10.5%
279 households
5 people in household3.1%
82 households
6 people in household0.8%
20 households
7 people in household0.3%
8 households
8 or more people in household0%
1 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Dalton South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514%
800 residents
15–2917.7%
1,013 residents
30–4415.6%
892 residents
45–6429.5%
1,690 residents
65 and over23.3%
1,334 residents
Dalton South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White98.1%
5,618 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.1%
65 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.6%
34 residents
Other ethnic group0.1%
8 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%
4 residents
Dalton South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above25.5%
1,243 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications21.3%
1,036 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications17.5%
850 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.6%
663 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship10.4%
507 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.3%
451 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.5%
121 residents aged 16 and over
Dalton South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)58.1%
2,827 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive40.3%
1,964 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.6%
78 residents aged 16 and over
Dalton South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations19.3%
938 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations15.6%
760 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14.9%
724 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11%
538 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations9.4%
458 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations9.1%
445 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.7%
424 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.6%
370 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.4%
213 residents aged 16 and over
Dalton South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health44.1%
2,525 residents
Good health35.7%
2,044 residents
Fair health14.3%
817 residents
Bad health4.7%
270 residents
Very bad health1.3%
75 residents
Dalton South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81%
4,643 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19%
1,087 residents
Dalton South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension49.5%
1,311 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.2%
905 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions13.3%
351 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.9%
78 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
4 households
Dalton South · 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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