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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003997

Botcherby & Harraby

Botcherby & Harraby is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,528 residents in Carlisle. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

9,528

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,220

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,947.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

49.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

32.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

16.4%

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.

Blacon South, Cheshire West and Chester7,341 residents · 47.9% owned · 33.6% no carMeir North, Stoke-on-Trent6,775 residents · 45.5% owned · 31.2% no carChesterton & Knutton, Newcastle-under-Lyme7,230 residents · 48.1% owned · 28.5% no carBricknell West, Kingston upon Hull, City of7,899 residents · 52.9% owned · 29.4% no carOvenden East, Calderdale5,612 residents · 45.9% owned · 39.3% no carCastleford West, Wakefield9,755 residents · 57.8% owned · 28.2% no car

Most similar within Carlisle

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Raffles & Morton, Carlisle10,164 residents · 55.7% owned · 31.0% no carCurrock & Upperby, Carlisle6,544 residents · 59.1% owned · 30.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Botcherby & Harraby

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

Tenure

Owned49.7%
2,098 households
Social rented35.3%
1,489 households
Private rented14.7%
621 households
Lives rent free0.1%
6 households
Shared ownership0.1%
6 households
Botcherby & Harraby · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached46%
1,942 households
Terraced36.6%
1,545 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement10.8%
456 households
Detached5.8%
244 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.3%
12 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
9 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
9 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Botcherby & Harraby · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.5%
1,834 households
No cars or vans in household32.9%
1,389 households
2 cars or vans in household19.8%
834 households
3 or more cars or vans in household3.9%
163 households
Botcherby & Harraby · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms45.4%
1,914 households
2 bedrooms41%
1,729 households
1 bedroom7.6%
321 households
4 or more bedrooms6.1%
256 households
Botcherby & Harraby · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household60.9%
2,567 households
One-person household35.5%
1,497 households
Other household types3.7%
154 households
Botcherby & Harraby · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household35.5%
1,499 households
2 people in household30.4%
1,283 households
3 people in household17.2%
726 households
4 people in household10.4%
440 households
5 people in household4.7%
198 households
6 people in household1.3%
54 households
7 people in household0.3%
11 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
9 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Botcherby & Harraby · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1521.5%
2,044 residents
15–2918.6%
1,769 residents
30–4420.5%
1,948 residents
45–6423.7%
2,257 residents
65 and over15.8%
1,507 residents
Botcherby & Harraby · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97%
9,234 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.1%
107 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.8%
78 residents
Other ethnic group0.8%
76 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.3%
27 residents
Botcherby & Harraby · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications28.9%
2,130 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above16.4%
1,211 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16.2%
1,197 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.6%
1,150 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications13%
956 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.1%
526 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.7%
201 residents aged 16 and over
Botcherby & Harraby · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)58.2%
4,291 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive40%
2,949 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.8%
132 residents aged 16 and over
Botcherby & Harraby · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations27.7%
2,040 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations17.3%
1,274 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed11.8%
871 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations10.9%
804 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9%
665 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.8%
575 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers6.3%
467 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.1%
375 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations4.1%
300 residents aged 16 and over
Botcherby & Harraby · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health43.5%
4,146 residents
Good health32.8%
3,125 residents
Fair health15.6%
1,487 residents
Bad health6.1%
583 residents
Very bad health2%
186 residents
Botcherby & Harraby · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act78.1%
7,437 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act21.9%
2,090 residents
Botcherby & Harraby · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension37.3%
1,576 households
Household is deprived in one dimension36%
1,519 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions19.9%
839 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions6.6%
277 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
9 households
Botcherby & Harraby · 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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