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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004001

Whitehaven Harbour & Corkickle

Whitehaven Harbour & Corkickle is a Census neighbourhood of about 5,186 residents in Copeland. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

5,186

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,712

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,305.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

57.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

34.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

26.7%

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.

Buxton North, High Peak7,606 residents · 58.5% owned · 29.3% no carBlyth Town, Northumberland9,379 residents · 56.7% owned · 30.9% no carWhitby West, Scarborough6,903 residents · 58.3% owned · 29.4% no carLeek Town, Staffordshire Moorlands7,992 residents · 59.6% owned · 25.9% no carTeignmouth South, Teignbridge6,602 residents · 51.9% owned · 33.7% no carHarwich Town & Dovercourt, Tendring6,418 residents · 50.5% owned · 32.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Whitehaven Harbour & Corkickle

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

Tenure

Owned57.8%
1,568 households
Social rented23.6%
641 households
Private rented16.7%
452 households
Shared ownership1.7%
47 households
Lives rent free0.1%
4 households
Whitehaven Harbour & Corkickle · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached32.8%
890 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement25%
679 households
Terraced23%
623 households
Detached7.9%
214 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse4.4%
119 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits3.8%
103 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop2.6%
71 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.5%
13 households
Whitehaven Harbour & Corkickle · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household40.5%
1,098 households
No cars or vans in household34%
923 households
2 cars or vans in household19.3%
523 households
3 or more cars or vans in household6.2%
167 households
Whitehaven Harbour & Corkickle · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms39.2%
1,062 households
2 bedrooms28.4%
771 households
1 bedroom16.3%
442 households
4 or more bedrooms16.1%
437 households
Whitehaven Harbour & Corkickle · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household49.1%
1,331 households
One-person household47.8%
1,297 households
Other household types3.1%
85 households
Whitehaven Harbour & Corkickle · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household47.8%
1,297 households
2 people in household30.5%
828 households
3 people in household10.2%
276 households
4 people in household8.1%
220 households
5 people in household2.3%
62 households
6 people in household0.7%
19 households
7 people in household0.3%
9 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
2 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Whitehaven Harbour & Corkickle · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1512.3%
637 residents
15–2917%
882 residents
30–4418.1%
938 residents
45–6429.8%
1,545 residents
65 and over22.8%
1,184 residents
Whitehaven Harbour & Corkickle · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.5%
5,007 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.7%
90 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.7%
35 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.6%
31 residents
Other ethnic group0.5%
25 residents
Whitehaven Harbour & Corkickle · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above26.7%
1,204 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications22.7%
1,020 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.3%
778 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12.9%
579 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.1%
457 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.9%
356 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.4%
109 residents aged 16 and over
Whitehaven Harbour & Corkickle · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)54.3%
2,446 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive44.4%
2,000 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.2%
56 residents aged 16 and over
Whitehaven Harbour & Corkickle · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations19.2%
864 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14.8%
666 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations14.4%
646 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed12.3%
552 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations10.2%
459 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations9.5%
426 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.3%
420 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers6.2%
280 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.2%
188 residents aged 16 and over
Whitehaven Harbour & Corkickle · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health40.8%
2,117 residents
Good health32.9%
1,707 residents
Fair health18.8%
974 residents
Bad health5.8%
300 residents
Very bad health1.7%
88 residents
Whitehaven Harbour & Corkickle · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act75.9%
3,935 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act24.1%
1,250 residents
Whitehaven Harbour & Corkickle · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension43.6%
1,181 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.6%
885 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions16.9%
457 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions6.4%
173 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.6%
15 households
Whitehaven Harbour & Corkickle · 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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