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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003983

Abbotsmead & Salthouse

Abbotsmead & Salthouse is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,259 residents in Barrow-in-Furness. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,259

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,322

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,812.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

64.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

32.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

18.8%

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.

Bricknell West, Kingston upon Hull, City of7,899 residents · 52.9% owned · 29.4% no carOswaldtwistle, Hyndburn7,289 residents · 60.4% owned · 26.9% no carHonicknowle & Manadon, Plymouth9,179 residents · 50.4% owned · 26.3% no carHebburn North, South Tyneside9,055 residents · 51.2% owned · 34.5% no carLongton West & Sandford Hill, Stoke-on-Trent10,980 residents · 57.4% owned · 28.3% no carHorwich North, Bolton7,300 residents · 58.1% owned · 27.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Abbotsmead & Salthouse

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

Tenure

Owned64.8%
2,151 households
Social rented18.5%
614 households
Private rented16.4%
544 households
Lives rent free0.4%
12 households
Shared ownership0%
1 households
Abbotsmead & Salthouse · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced61.1%
2,030 households
Semi-detached28.7%
952 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement6.7%
223 households
Detached2.6%
86 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.5%
18 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
8 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
3 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Abbotsmead & Salthouse · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household46.6%
1,547 households
No cars or vans in household32.1%
1,065 households
2 cars or vans in household16.8%
559 households
3 or more cars or vans in household4.5%
150 households
Abbotsmead & Salthouse · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms46.7%
1,552 households
2 bedrooms39.2%
1,300 households
4 or more bedrooms7.3%
244 households
1 bedroom6.7%
224 households
Abbotsmead & Salthouse · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household59.1%
1,961 households
One-person household37.5%
1,245 households
Other household types3.4%
112 households
Abbotsmead & Salthouse · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household37.5%
1,245 households
2 people in household30.8%
1,022 households
3 people in household15.8%
525 households
4 people in household10.4%
346 households
5 people in household4.1%
136 households
6 people in household0.9%
31 households
7 people in household0.3%
11 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Abbotsmead & Salthouse · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.3%
1,326 residents
15–2918.8%
1,367 residents
30–4419.5%
1,413 residents
45–6426.8%
1,947 residents
65 and over16.6%
1,206 residents
Abbotsmead & Salthouse · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.1%
7,047 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.1%
81 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1%
71 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.4%
32 residents
Other ethnic group0.4%
29 residents
Abbotsmead & Salthouse · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications22.1%
1,293 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications20.5%
1,201 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above18.8%
1,097 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.4%
842 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.1%
709 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship10%
584 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.1%
124 residents aged 16 and over
Abbotsmead & Salthouse · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)57.1%
3,341 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive41.1%
2,403 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.8%
104 residents aged 16 and over
Abbotsmead & Salthouse · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations19.3%
1,131 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations17.9%
1,045 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations14%
818 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed12.3%
721 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.2%
539 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations8.6%
504 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.4%
430 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations6.4%
376 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.9%
285 residents aged 16 and over
Abbotsmead & Salthouse · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health41.5%
3,016 residents
Good health33.4%
2,427 residents
Fair health16%
1,162 residents
Bad health7.1%
512 residents
Very bad health2%
142 residents
Abbotsmead & Salthouse · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act75.2%
5,461 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act24.8%
1,798 residents
Abbotsmead & Salthouse · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension40.6%
1,348 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.6%
1,083 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions20%
665 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions6.6%
218 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
6 households
Abbotsmead & Salthouse · 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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