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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003992

Central Carlisle

Central Carlisle is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,023 residents in Carlisle. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

8,023

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,159

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,111.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

49.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

37.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

31.2%

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.

Central Darlington & Pierremont, Darlington11,484 residents · 44.0% owned · 40.2% no carCentral Stafford, Stafford9,443 residents · 37.6% owned · 33.1% no carNorth Shields, North Tyneside6,137 residents · 53.6% owned · 38.3% no carHereford Central, Herefordshire, County of9,767 residents · 40.7% owned · 33.4% no carCentral Chesterfield & Stonegravels, Chesterfield9,584 residents · 44.6% owned · 31.9% no carBury St Edmunds Central, West Suffolk8,377 residents · 45.7% owned · 25.5% no car

Most similar within Carlisle

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Denton Holme & Harraby Green, Carlisle9,334 residents · 55.6% owned · 31.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Central Carlisle

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

Tenure

Owned49.1%
2,044 households
Private rented36.9%
1,536 households
Social rented12.1%
504 households
Shared ownership1.8%
74 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Central Carlisle · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced50.2%
2,088 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement21.6%
899 households
Semi-detached10.4%
432 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits9.2%
384 households
Detached3.8%
156 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop2.5%
102 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse2.2%
91 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.2%
7 households
Central Carlisle · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.8%
1,739 households
No cars or vans in household37.6%
1,565 households
2 cars or vans in household16.8%
698 households
3 or more cars or vans in household3.8%
157 households
Central Carlisle · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms38.4%
1,596 households
3 bedrooms25.8%
1,072 households
1 bedroom18.5%
769 households
4 or more bedrooms17.4%
722 households
Central Carlisle · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

One-person household50.4%
2,096 households
Single family household42.7%
1,775 households
Other household types6.9%
289 households
Central Carlisle · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household50.4%
2,096 households
2 people in household27.9%
1,162 households
3 people in household11.3%
469 households
4 people in household6.8%
281 households
5 people in household2.4%
101 households
6 people in household0.8%
33 households
7 people in household0.3%
11 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
6 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Central Carlisle · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1511.2%
898 residents
15–2924.7%
1,980 residents
30–4418.8%
1,509 residents
45–6427.9%
2,235 residents
65 and over17.5%
1,403 residents
Central Carlisle · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White93.2%
7,475 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh3.6%
288 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.4%
110 residents
Other ethnic group1.1%
91 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.7%
59 residents
Central Carlisle · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above31.2%
2,201 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications19.9%
1,401 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications17%
1,199 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13%
914 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10%
708 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.1%
427 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.9%
203 residents aged 16 and over
Central Carlisle · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)58.1%
4,097 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive38.5%
2,718 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student3.4%
240 residents aged 16 and over
Central Carlisle · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.9%
1,260 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations17.2%
1,213 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.5%
884 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students10.1%
713 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10%
708 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations9.2%
650 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.5%
603 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8.2%
576 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.4%
448 residents aged 16 and over
Central Carlisle · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health43.5%
3,488 residents
Good health35.5%
2,846 residents
Fair health15.2%
1,217 residents
Bad health4.8%
389 residents
Very bad health1%
83 residents
Central Carlisle · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80.4%
6,448 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19.6%
1,575 residents
Central Carlisle · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension49%
2,038 households
Household is deprived in one dimension31.4%
1,307 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions14.4%
597 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.9%
204 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
13 households
Central Carlisle · 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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