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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003995

Raffles & Morton

Raffles & Morton is a Census neighbourhood of about 10,164 residents in Carlisle. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

10,164

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,769

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,558.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

55.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

31.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

18.7%

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.

Castleford West, Wakefield9,755 residents · 57.8% owned · 28.2% no carBlaydon South, Gateshead8,037 residents · 48.1% owned · 35.3% no carBurton Stapenhill, East Staffordshire8,193 residents · 51.6% owned · 29.1% no carWindhill, Bradford7,738 residents · 56.1% owned · 34.4% no carBricknell West, Kingston upon Hull, City of7,899 residents · 52.9% owned · 29.4% no carDenton South, Tameside9,119 residents · 54.5% owned · 28.5% no car

Most similar within Carlisle

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Botcherby & Harraby, Carlisle9,528 residents · 49.7% owned · 32.9% no carCurrock & Upperby, Carlisle6,544 residents · 59.1% owned · 30.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Raffles & Morton

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

Tenure

Owned55.7%
2,657 households
Social rented30.9%
1,475 households
Private rented12.6%
601 households
Shared ownership0.7%
33 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Raffles & Morton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached50%
2,387 households
Terraced27.5%
1,312 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement12%
571 households
Detached9.5%
452 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
21 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.4%
20 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
4 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
Raffles & Morton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.5%
2,125 households
No cars or vans in household31%
1,477 households
2 cars or vans in household20%
955 households
3 or more cars or vans in household4.5%
214 households
Raffles & Morton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms44.9%
2,141 households
2 bedrooms35.7%
1,702 households
1 bedroom12.4%
592 households
4 or more bedrooms7%
335 households
Raffles & Morton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household58.8%
2,808 households
One-person household38.9%
1,855 households
Other household types2.3%
109 households
Raffles & Morton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household38.9%
1,855 households
2 people in household31.6%
1,509 households
3 people in household14.8%
708 households
4 people in household10.1%
483 households
5 people in household3.2%
155 households
6 people in household0.9%
43 households
7 people in household0.2%
10 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
7 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Raffles & Morton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519.3%
1,966 residents
15–2917%
1,729 residents
30–4420.4%
2,069 residents
45–6425.4%
2,577 residents
65 and over17.9%
1,824 residents
Raffles & Morton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.5%
9,903 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1%
100 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.9%
92 residents
Other ethnic group0.4%
44 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%
18 residents
Raffles & Morton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications26.7%
2,159 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above18.7%
1,515 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.3%
1,322 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.4%
1,244 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.9%
959 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship8.3%
673 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
214 residents aged 16 and over
Raffles & Morton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)58.4%
4,725 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive40%
3,231 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.6%
130 residents aged 16 and over
Raffles & Morton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations24.8%
2,004 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations16%
1,296 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.8%
1,115 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed11.8%
954 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.6%
856 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.1%
577 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.1%
574 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations4.6%
368 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.2%
341 residents aged 16 and over
Raffles & Morton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health42.5%
4,320 residents
Good health34.7%
3,526 residents
Fair health14.8%
1,501 residents
Bad health5.9%
598 residents
Very bad health2.1%
217 residents
Raffles & Morton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act78.1%
7,939 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act21.9%
2,225 residents
Raffles & Morton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension40.6%
1,936 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.2%
1,632 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions18.3%
871 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions6.7%
319 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
12 households
Raffles & Morton · 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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