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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003987

Longtown & Border

Longtown & Border is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,007 residents in Carlisle. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

6,007

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,713

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

16.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

71.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

11.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

24.1%

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.

Aspatria & Abbeytown, Allerdale8,108 residents · 71.5% owned · 11.8% no carBuilth Wells & Llanwrtyd Wells, Powys6,840 residents · 71.7% owned · 11.4% no carHolsworthy, Bradworthy & Welcombe, Torridge10,184 residents · 69.5% owned · 10.2% no carWalsingham & Raynham, North Norfolk5,917 residents · 62.1% owned · 8.4% no carKirkby Stephen, Tebay & Brough, Eden7,724 residents · 72.7% owned · 9.3% no carLlanidloes, Blaen Hafren & Llandinam, Powys6,491 residents · 70.0% owned · 11.3% no car

Most similar within Carlisle

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Brampton & Irthing, Carlisle6,485 residents · 66.3% owned · 16.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Longtown & Border

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

Tenure

Owned71.3%
1,935 households
Private rented19.9%
540 households
Social rented8.2%
223 households
Shared ownership0.6%
15 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Longtown & Border · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached48.7%
1,319 households
Semi-detached27.1%
735 households
Terraced18.4%
499 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement3.4%
91 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure1.1%
29 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.7%
20 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
10 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%
8 households
Longtown & Border · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household39%
1,057 households
2 cars or vans in household32.9%
893 households
3 or more cars or vans in household16.2%
439 households
No cars or vans in household11.9%
323 households
Longtown & Border · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms43.9%
1,191 households
4 or more bedrooms25.1%
681 households
2 bedrooms24.9%
676 households
1 bedroom6%
164 households
Longtown & Border · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household64.2%
1,745 households
One-person household32.1%
873 households
Other household types3.6%
98 households
Longtown & Border · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household38.9%
1,056 households
1 person in household32.2%
873 households
3 people in household13.3%
360 households
4 people in household10.2%
276 households
5 people in household3.8%
102 households
6 people in household1.2%
33 households
7 people in household0.2%
6 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
6 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Longtown & Border · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514%
843 residents
15–2913.9%
838 residents
30–4415%
902 residents
45–6431.7%
1,908 residents
65 and over25.3%
1,520 residents
Longtown & Border · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White98.9%
5,943 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.5%
29 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.2%
15 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%
11 residents
Other ethnic group0.2%
10 residents
Longtown & Border · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above24.1%
1,231 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications23%
1,171 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.8%
855 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.7%
750 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.6%
590 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.4%
375 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.5%
127 residents aged 16 and over
Longtown & Border · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)59.3%
3,022 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive39.4%
2,010 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.3%
67 residents aged 16 and over
Longtown & Border · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers20.6%
1,052 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.7%
853 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations15.1%
768 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.6%
593 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.3%
472 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations8.5%
432 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.9%
403 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.5%
333 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students3.8%
194 residents aged 16 and over
Longtown & Border · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health43.8%
2,629 residents
Good health35.7%
2,146 residents
Fair health14.9%
894 residents
Bad health4.3%
256 residents
Very bad health1.4%
82 residents
Longtown & Border · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80.4%
4,832 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19.6%
1,176 residents
Longtown & Border · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension45.2%
1,227 households
Household is deprived in one dimension36.8%
997 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions14.9%
403 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.1%
83 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
2 households
Longtown & Border · 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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