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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003989

Carlisle Belah

Carlisle Belah is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,491 residents in Carlisle. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,491

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,488

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,895.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

78.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

16.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

30.9%

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.

Woodthorpe & Acomb Park, York9,269 residents · 73.8% owned · 19.1% no carHartsholme & Birchwood East, Lincoln8,433 residents · 76.3% owned · 14.4% no carPlains Estate, Gedling7,059 residents · 79.3% owned · 15.9% no carCross Gates East & Manston, Leeds9,148 residents · 81.5% owned · 21.2% no carPlymstock Goosewell & Staddiscombe, Plymouth7,440 residents · 72.6% owned · 13.9% no carNorth Hykeham North, North Kesteven8,148 residents · 80.6% owned · 15.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Carlisle Belah

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

Tenure

Owned78.8%
2,748 households
Private rented13.2%
461 households
Social rented6.8%
236 households
Shared ownership1.2%
43 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Carlisle Belah · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached44.8%
1,563 households
Detached31.1%
1,085 households
Terraced16.9%
589 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement6.4%
225 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.4%
14 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 warehouse0.2%
8 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Carlisle Belah · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household48.3%
1,686 households
2 cars or vans in household27.8%
970 households
No cars or vans in household16.2%
564 households
3 or more cars or vans in household7.7%
270 households
Carlisle Belah · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms48.6%
1,695 households
2 bedrooms24.7%
862 households
4 or more bedrooms22.3%
778 households
1 bedroom4.4%
155 households
Carlisle Belah · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household63.3%
2,208 households
One-person household34.1%
1,188 households
Other household types2.6%
90 households
Carlisle Belah · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household37%
1,291 households
1 person in household34%
1,188 households
3 people in household14.2%
497 households
4 people in household11.2%
391 households
5 people in household2.6%
90 households
6 people in household0.6%
22 households
7 people in household0.2%
7 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Carlisle Belah · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514.8%
1,105 residents
15–2914.4%
1,079 residents
30–4417.2%
1,289 residents
45–6427.7%
2,074 residents
65 and over25.9%
1,941 residents
Carlisle Belah · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.4%
7,225 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2%
150 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.9%
64 residents
Other ethnic group0.6%
43 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%
9 residents
Carlisle Belah · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above30.9%
1,947 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications18%
1,137 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17%
1,074 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.4%
907 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.2%
641 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.3%
460 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.2%
139 residents aged 16 and over
Carlisle Belah · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)56.7%
3,578 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive41.7%
2,634 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.6%
99 residents aged 16 and over
Carlisle Belah · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22%
1,388 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations14.4%
911 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations14.1%
890 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.1%
827 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations11.3%
713 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.9%
497 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.7%
421 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.4%
403 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.1%
257 residents aged 16 and over
Carlisle Belah · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health44.7%
3,350 residents
Good health35.8%
2,679 residents
Fair health14.1%
1,056 residents
Bad health4.3%
322 residents
Very bad health1.1%
82 residents
Carlisle Belah · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81.5%
6,099 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act18.5%
1,387 residents
Carlisle Belah · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension51.5%
1,799 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.1%
1,190 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions12.2%
426 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.1%
73 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
2 households
Carlisle Belah · 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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