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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004002

Hensingham, Hillcrest & Aikbank

Hensingham, Hillcrest & Aikbank is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,510 residents in Copeland. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

9,510

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,267

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,540.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

81.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

16.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

29.0%

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.

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Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Hensingham, Hillcrest & Aikbank

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

Tenure

Owned81.8%
3,490 households
Social rented11.2%
479 households
Private rented6.8%
291 households
Shared ownership0.1%
6 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Hensingham, Hillcrest & Aikbank · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached52.7%
2,249 households
Detached25.1%
1,071 households
Terraced18%
770 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement3.6%
154 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.3%
12 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
6 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
4 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0%
2 households
Hensingham, Hillcrest & Aikbank · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.1%
1,840 households
2 cars or vans in household30.9%
1,318 households
No cars or vans in household16.3%
696 households
3 or more cars or vans in household9.7%
414 households
Hensingham, Hillcrest & Aikbank · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms54.5%
2,326 households
2 bedrooms22.9%
977 households
4 or more bedrooms20.1%
860 households
1 bedroom2.5%
105 households
Hensingham, Hillcrest & Aikbank · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household66.7%
2,848 households
One-person household30.6%
1,304 households
Other household types2.7%
115 households
Hensingham, Hillcrest & Aikbank · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household38.8%
1,657 households
1 person in household30.6%
1,304 households
3 people in household14.5%
619 households
4 people in household12.3%
525 households
5 people in household2.9%
124 households
6 people in household0.8%
33 households
7 people in household0.1%
5 households
8 or more people in household0%
1 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Hensingham, Hillcrest & Aikbank · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514.7%
1,399 residents
15–2916.2%
1,544 residents
30–4415.8%
1,507 residents
45–6430.4%
2,893 residents
65 and over22.8%
2,169 residents
Hensingham, Hillcrest & Aikbank · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.3%
9,254 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.4%
133 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.5%
46 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.5%
44 residents
Other ethnic group0.4%
36 residents
Hensingham, Hillcrest & Aikbank · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above29%
2,316 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications19.5%
1,553 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications17.7%
1,415 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.3%
1,064 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.4%
754 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship8.5%
676 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
205 residents aged 16 and over
Hensingham, Hillcrest & Aikbank · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)58.1%
4,635 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive40.5%
3,235 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.4%
113 residents aged 16 and over
Hensingham, Hillcrest & Aikbank · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations21%
1,674 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.6%
1,089 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations13.3%
1,058 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.4%
988 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.1%
968 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations10.4%
830 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.8%
623 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers5.2%
415 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.2%
338 residents aged 16 and over
Hensingham, Hillcrest & Aikbank · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health48%
4,569 residents
Good health32.9%
3,127 residents
Fair health13.4%
1,270 residents
Bad health4.4%
417 residents
Very bad health1.3%
127 residents
Hensingham, Hillcrest & Aikbank · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81.6%
7,760 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act18.4%
1,752 residents
Hensingham, Hillcrest & Aikbank · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension52.9%
2,257 households
Household is deprived in one dimension31.9%
1,363 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions12.4%
528 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.8%
119 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
3 households
Hensingham, Hillcrest & Aikbank · 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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