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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003982

Roose

Roose is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,101 residents in Barrow-in-Furness. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

8,101

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,386

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

623.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

84.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

14.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

29.0%

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.

Blackrod & Butterwick Fields, Bolton6,303 residents · 77.0% owned · 13.9% no carNew Springs, Wigan6,257 residents · 77.6% owned · 14.9% no carHarrington, Stainburn & Great Clifton, Allerdale7,237 residents · 81.9% owned · 11.5% no carHensingham, Hillcrest & Aikbank, Copeland9,510 residents · 81.8% owned · 16.3% no carLowton Common, Wigan8,163 residents · 76.6% owned · 12.9% no carOrrell & Longshaw, Wigan12,764 residents · 81.1% owned · 13.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Roose

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

Tenure

Owned84%
2,843 households
Social rented8.9%
300 households
Private rented6.9%
234 households
Shared ownership0.2%
6 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Roose · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached43%
1,454 households
Detached31.1%
1,054 households
Terraced21.2%
716 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement3.8%
130 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
9 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.2%
8 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.2%
8 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
6 households
Roose · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household45.5%
1,542 households
2 cars or vans in household30.1%
1,021 households
No cars or vans in household14.6%
495 households
3 or more cars or vans in household9.7%
329 households
Roose · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms51.2%
1,735 households
2 bedrooms22.9%
774 households
4 or more bedrooms22.7%
770 households
1 bedroom3.2%
108 households
Roose · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household71%
2,404 households
One-person household26.1%
883 households
Other household types3%
100 households
Roose · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household38.1%
1,290 households
1 person in household26.1%
883 households
3 people in household16.6%
564 households
4 people in household13.5%
459 households
5 people in household4.3%
146 households
6 people in household1.1%
36 households
7 people in household0.2%
7 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Roose · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.6%
1,428 residents
15–2915.2%
1,231 residents
30–4417.3%
1,403 residents
45–6427.9%
2,263 residents
65 and over21.9%
1,772 residents
Roose · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97%
7,862 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.3%
104 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.9%
69 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.5%
42 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
24 residents
Roose · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above29%
1,906 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications21.8%
1,430 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications15.2%
996 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications11.9%
781 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship10.5%
686 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.3%
611 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.3%
152 residents aged 16 and over
Roose · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)59.2%
3,887 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive39.5%
2,591 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.3%
86 residents aged 16 and over
Roose · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.4%
1,469 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.5%
883 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.8%
842 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.8%
837 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations12.2%
800 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations8%
526 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.7%
505 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.3%
477 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students3.4%
220 residents aged 16 and over
Roose · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health48.8%
3,950 residents
Good health33.4%
2,704 residents
Fair health12.2%
989 residents
Bad health4.7%
380 residents
Very bad health1%
78 residents
Roose · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81.8%
6,628 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act18.2%
1,473 residents
Roose · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension53.2%
1,802 households
Household is deprived in one dimension31.9%
1,081 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions12%
406 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.7%
93 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
5 households
Roose · 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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