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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003993

Wetheral, Corby & Geltsdale

Wetheral, Corby & Geltsdale is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,799 residents in Carlisle. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

8,799

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,944

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

42.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

83.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

7.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

38.9%

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.

Burton-in-Kendal, Levens & Natland, South Lakeland7,436 residents · 83.1% owned · 5.7% no carNorth Richmondshire, Richmondshire7,497 residents · 72.9% owned · 6.0% no carLeavenheath, Nayland & Boxford, Babergh8,200 residents · 78.1% owned · 6.9% no carFramlingham & Hacheston, East Suffolk10,053 residents · 71.2% owned · 8.3% no carGnosall & Haughton, Stafford9,206 residents · 77.0% owned · 8.6% no carBottesford, Harby & Croxton Kerrial, Melton9,720 residents · 75.2% owned · 8.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Wetheral, Corby & Geltsdale

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

Tenure

Owned83.8%
3,307 households
Private rented11.7%
460 households
Social rented4%
158 households
Shared ownership0.5%
18 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Wetheral, Corby & Geltsdale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached54.7%
2,158 households
Semi-detached28.9%
1,138 households
Terraced11.8%
465 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement3.1%
122 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.5%
21 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.5%
21 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.3%
10 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
8 households
Wetheral, Corby & Geltsdale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

2 cars or vans in household38.9%
1,536 households
1 car or van in household36.6%
1,445 households
3 or more cars or vans in household17.1%
674 households
No cars or vans in household7.3%
289 households
Wetheral, Corby & Geltsdale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms40.5%
1,599 households
4 or more bedrooms37%
1,461 households
2 bedrooms19.4%
765 households
1 bedroom3%
119 households
Wetheral, Corby & Geltsdale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household68.3%
2,697 households
One-person household28.4%
1,119 households
Other household types3.3%
130 households
Wetheral, Corby & Geltsdale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household41.9%
1,654 households
1 person in household28.4%
1,121 households
3 people in household14%
551 households
4 people in household11.1%
438 households
5 people in household3.8%
151 households
6 people in household0.7%
26 households
7 people in household0.1%
3 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
2 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Wetheral, Corby & Geltsdale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1513.4%
1,181 residents
15–2912.3%
1,082 residents
30–4413.2%
1,164 residents
45–6431.9%
2,811 residents
65 and over29.1%
2,566 residents
Wetheral, Corby & Geltsdale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White98.5%
8,672 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.6%
56 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.5%
48 residents
Other ethnic group0.2%
18 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%
7 residents
Wetheral, Corby & Geltsdale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above38.9%
2,934 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.9%
1,271 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.8%
1,044 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications13.1%
986 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.2%
616 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.5%
492 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
197 residents aged 16 and over
Wetheral, Corby & Geltsdale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)55.8%
4,207 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive42.9%
3,230 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.3%
96 residents aged 16 and over
Wetheral, Corby & Geltsdale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations24.1%
1,813 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.3%
1,227 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers16.2%
1,222 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.8%
889 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations8.9%
671 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations8.5%
644 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.3%
399 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4.9%
366 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4%
304 residents aged 16 and over
Wetheral, Corby & Geltsdale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health49.3%
4,343 residents
Good health34.6%
3,041 residents
Fair health12.2%
1,070 residents
Bad health3%
262 residents
Very bad health1%
85 residents
Wetheral, Corby & Geltsdale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act84.3%
7,419 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act15.7%
1,383 residents
Wetheral, Corby & Geltsdale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension57.9%
2,283 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.7%
1,289 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions8.4%
330 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.1%
42 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
0 households
Wetheral, Corby & Geltsdale · 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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