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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003985

Walney Island North

Walney Island North is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,685 residents in Barrow-in-Furness. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

6,685

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,145

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,084.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

77.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

23.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

21.7%

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.

East Cowes & Osborne, Isle of Wight7,707 residents · 64.3% owned · 17.1% no carMarsh Barn & Widewater, Adur5,724 residents · 68.7% owned · 19.8% no carYeoman Hill & Maun Valley, Mansfield6,090 residents · 72.5% owned · 17.5% no carNormanston & Oulton Broad East, East Suffolk7,289 residents · 69.7% owned · 20.5% no carWarton & Freckleton, Fylde8,767 residents · 76.9% owned · 12.1% no carGreat Harwood, Hyndburn11,016 residents · 66.2% owned · 23.2% no car

Most similar within Barrow-in-Furness

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Walney Island South & Barrow Island, Barrow-in-Furness6,047 residents · 68.2% owned · 31.7% no carDalton South, Barrow-in-Furness5,731 residents · 78.0% owned · 19.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Walney Island North

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

Tenure

Owned77.3%
2,432 households
Private rented12.3%
387 households
Social rented10.1%
318 households
Shared ownership0.2%
5 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Walney Island North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced49.7%
1,564 households
Semi-detached28.7%
902 households
Detached8.4%
263 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure7.1%
224 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement5.2%
164 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.4%
13 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
8 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
7 households
Walney Island North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household49.8%
1,567 households
No cars or vans in household23.1%
726 households
2 cars or vans in household21.5%
675 households
3 or more cars or vans in household5.6%
177 households
Walney Island North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms48.2%
1,516 households
2 bedrooms37.6%
1,182 households
1 bedroom7.6%
239 households
4 or more bedrooms6.6%
208 households
Walney Island North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household62.5%
1,967 households
One-person household35%
1,101 households
Other household types2.4%
77 households
Walney Island North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household37%
1,163 households
1 person in household35%
1,101 households
3 people in household14.2%
447 households
4 people in household9.9%
310 households
5 people in household3%
94 households
6 people in household0.8%
24 households
7 people in household0.2%
7 households
8 or more people in household0%
1 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Walney Island North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.4%
1,027 residents
15–2916.4%
1,097 residents
30–4416.3%
1,087 residents
45–6427.3%
1,822 residents
65 and over24.7%
1,650 residents
Walney Island North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White98.4%
6,572 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.9%
57 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.5%
35 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%
9 residents
Other ethnic group0.1%
8 residents
Walney Island North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above21.7%
1,215 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications21.2%
1,183 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications18.9%
1,058 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship13.4%
748 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13%
725 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.5%
534 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.3%
129 residents aged 16 and over
Walney Island North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)55.5%
3,102 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive42.9%
2,399 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.6%
88 residents aged 16 and over
Walney Island North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.5%
978 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations16.8%
940 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations16.5%
925 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11%
616 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations9.8%
547 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed9.5%
533 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations8.7%
484 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers6.4%
359 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students3.7%
209 residents aged 16 and over
Walney Island North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health41.5%
2,773 residents
Good health34.1%
2,280 residents
Fair health16.8%
1,121 residents
Bad health5.8%
389 residents
Very bad health1.8%
122 residents
Walney Island North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act77.6%
5,188 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act22.4%
1,497 residents
Walney Island North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension47.2%
1,484 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.8%
1,030 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions16.2%
509 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.7%
117 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
4 households
Walney Island 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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