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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003984

Barrow Central

Barrow Central is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,408 residents in Barrow-in-Furness. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

6,408

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,297

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

6,034.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

44.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

54.5%

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.

Town Centre West, St. Helens7,319 residents · 38.8% owned · 44.4% no carFleetwood Town, Wyre8,171 residents · 48.2% owned · 43.0% no carNorth East Centre, Blackpool7,101 residents · 32.7% owned · 54.0% no carRedcar Town & Coatham, Redcar and Cleveland6,473 residents · 50.0% owned · 40.5% no carSouth Shields West, South Tyneside7,419 residents · 33.5% owned · 51.2% no carRise Carr, Darlington5,619 residents · 45.4% owned · 40.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Barrow Central

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

Tenure

Owned44.5%
1,467 households
Private rented38.2%
1,261 households
Social rented16.9%
558 households
Shared ownership0.3%
9 households
Lives rent free0.1%
2 households
Barrow Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced73.8%
2,433 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement13.2%
435 households
Semi-detached4.5%
148 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.8%
93 households
Detached2.6%
87 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.9%
64 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.1%
36 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Barrow Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household54.5%
1,796 households
1 car or van in household34.4%
1,135 households
2 cars or vans in household8.8%
291 households
3 or more cars or vans in household2.3%
75 households
Barrow Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms50.3%
1,658 households
3 bedrooms24.5%
809 households
1 bedroom16.3%
536 households
4 or more bedrooms8.9%
294 households
Barrow Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

One-person household50.4%
1,660 households
Single family household45.5%
1,499 households
Other household types4.2%
137 households
Barrow Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household50.3%
1,660 households
2 people in household26.7%
880 households
3 people in household11.5%
378 households
4 people in household6.8%
223 households
5 people in household3%
100 households
6 people in household1.2%
38 households
8 or more people in household0.4%
12 households
7 people in household0.2%
8 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Barrow Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.1%
1,163 residents
15–2921.1%
1,353 residents
30–4420.9%
1,341 residents
45–6423.8%
1,529 residents
65 and over16%
1,027 residents
Barrow Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White94.7%
6,069 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh3%
190 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1%
61 residents
Other ethnic group0.8%
54 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.6%
38 residents
Barrow Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications24.2%
1,253 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above18.8%
972 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.2%
889 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.9%
774 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.9%
667 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship9.2%
479 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.9%
149 residents aged 16 and over
Barrow Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)53.7%
2,784 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive45.1%
2,339 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.2%
60 residents aged 16 and over
Barrow Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations21.1%
1,093 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations19.2%
997 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed15.6%
807 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations11.8%
613 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations8.4%
434 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations7.5%
391 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers6.9%
360 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations5%
258 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.5%
233 residents aged 16 and over
Barrow Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health36.5%
2,342 residents
Good health33.8%
2,168 residents
Fair health19.1%
1,222 residents
Bad health8.3%
533 residents
Very bad health2.3%
147 residents
Barrow Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act71%
4,555 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act29%
1,856 residents
Barrow Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension33.6%
1,108 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension32.6%
1,076 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions23.9%
787 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions9.4%
311 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.5%
15 households
Barrow Central · 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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