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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003990

Kingmoor, Houghton & Whiteclosegate

Kingmoor, Houghton & Whiteclosegate is a Census neighbourhood of about 10,998 residents in Carlisle. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

10,998

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,756

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

308.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

80.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

10.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

35.6%

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.

Oakham West, Langham & Whissendine, Rutland8,281 residents · 72.1% owned · 11.0% no carDavenham & Moulton, Cheshire West and Chester6,448 residents · 78.1% owned · 7.3% no carMiddleton & Hurworth, Darlington9,369 residents · 79.3% owned · 9.6% no carAckworth & Darrington, Wakefield11,478 residents · 78.3% owned · 10.1% no carHethersett, South Norfolk7,201 residents · 73.9% owned · 10.3% no carSteeton & Silsden Rural, Bradford8,694 residents · 81.4% owned · 13.2% no car

Most similar within Carlisle

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Garlands & Dalston, Carlisle11,878 residents · 83.1% owned · 9.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Kingmoor, Houghton & Whiteclosegate

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

Tenure

Owned80.7%
3,836 households
Private rented11.4%
543 households
Social rented5.8%
276 households
Shared ownership2.1%
101 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Kingmoor, Houghton & Whiteclosegate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached40.9%
1,945 households
Semi-detached40.6%
1,929 households
Terraced12.5%
593 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement3.8%
181 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1%
47 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.6%
28 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.4%
19 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
11 households
Kingmoor, Houghton & Whiteclosegate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.3%
2,056 households
2 cars or vans in household35.7%
1,697 households
No cars or vans in household10.8%
511 households
3 or more cars or vans in household10.3%
489 households
Kingmoor, Houghton & Whiteclosegate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms45.9%
2,182 households
4 or more bedrooms30.7%
1,461 households
2 bedrooms21.1%
1,005 households
1 bedroom2.2%
105 households
Kingmoor, Houghton & Whiteclosegate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household69.8%
3,314 households
One-person household27.3%
1,295 households
Other household types3%
142 households
Kingmoor, Houghton & Whiteclosegate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household40%
1,901 households
1 person in household27.2%
1,295 households
3 people in household15.5%
739 households
4 people in household12.9%
611 households
5 people in household3.4%
162 households
6 people in household0.7%
33 households
7 people in household0.2%
10 households
8 or more people in household0%
2 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Kingmoor, Houghton & Whiteclosegate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.8%
1,848 residents
15–2913.9%
1,524 residents
30–4418.4%
2,020 residents
45–6427.4%
3,015 residents
65 and over23.6%
2,592 residents
Kingmoor, Houghton & Whiteclosegate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.5%
10,610 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.5%
169 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1%
114 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.6%
69 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
38 residents
Kingmoor, Houghton & Whiteclosegate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above35.6%
3,213 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.5%
1,670 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications14.6%
1,318 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.9%
1,255 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.5%
768 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.4%
581 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.5%
228 residents aged 16 and over
Kingmoor, Houghton & Whiteclosegate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)59.3%
5,354 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive38.7%
3,492 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2%
185 residents aged 16 and over
Kingmoor, Houghton & Whiteclosegate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.7%
2,139 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.2%
1,197 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.2%
1,193 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations11.7%
1,061 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.6%
960 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.6%
954 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.2%
561 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.7%
514 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5%
455 residents aged 16 and over
Kingmoor, Houghton & Whiteclosegate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health49%
5,391 residents
Good health33.9%
3,733 residents
Fair health13.1%
1,444 residents
Bad health3.2%
357 residents
Very bad health0.7%
73 residents
Kingmoor, Houghton & Whiteclosegate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act84.1%
9,250 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act15.9%
1,748 residents
Kingmoor, Houghton & Whiteclosegate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension58.6%
2,787 households
Household is deprived in one dimension30%
1,426 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions9.5%
450 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.8%
85 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
4 households
Kingmoor, Houghton & Whiteclosegate · 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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