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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004004

Mirehouse, Kells & Woodhouse

Mirehouse, Kells & Woodhouse is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,823 residents in Copeland. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

9,823

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,349

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

840.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

62.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

26.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

18.8%

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.

South Bank & Teesville, Redcar and Cleveland10,612 residents · 64.3% owned · 27.8% no carWorkington East, Allerdale7,668 residents · 62.3% owned · 24.6% no carKnottingley, Wakefield6,162 residents · 60.4% owned · 26.7% no carCornelly, Bridgend7,400 residents · 61.7% owned · 20.8% no carMilford Haven West, Pembrokeshire7,448 residents · 54.8% owned · 22.4% no carBolton-upon-Dearne, Barnsley7,762 residents · 65.1% owned · 21.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Mirehouse, Kells & Woodhouse

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

Tenure

Owned62.8%
2,730 households
Social rented28.2%
1,227 households
Private rented8.8%
382 households
Lives rent free0.2%
8 households
Shared ownership0%
2 households
Mirehouse, Kells & Woodhouse · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached59.8%
2,601 households
Terraced23.3%
1,013 households
Detached13%
566 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement2.9%
124 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.5%
20 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
13 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%
11 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Mirehouse, Kells & Woodhouse · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.5%
1,891 households
No cars or vans in household26.1%
1,136 households
2 cars or vans in household23.6%
1,026 households
3 or more cars or vans in household6.8%
295 households
Mirehouse, Kells & Woodhouse · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms61.2%
2,661 households
2 bedrooms23.6%
1,026 households
4 or more bedrooms12.2%
531 households
1 bedroom3%
130 households
Mirehouse, Kells & Woodhouse · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household63.6%
2,766 households
One-person household33%
1,433 households
Other household types3.4%
149 households
Mirehouse, Kells & Woodhouse · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household33.7%
1,465 households
1 person in household32.9%
1,433 households
3 people in household16.5%
719 households
4 people in household11.6%
506 households
5 people in household3.8%
167 households
6 people in household1%
45 households
7 people in household0.2%
8 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
7 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Mirehouse, Kells & Woodhouse · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519.5%
1,919 residents
15–2917.3%
1,704 residents
30–4419.3%
1,895 residents
45–6425.3%
2,490 residents
65 and over18.5%
1,816 residents
Mirehouse, Kells & Woodhouse · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.5%
9,584 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.9%
89 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.6%
63 residents
Other ethnic group0.6%
57 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.3%
33 residents
Mirehouse, Kells & Woodhouse · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications27.4%
2,136 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above18.8%
1,462 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.3%
1,426 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.3%
1,114 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.3%
882 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.8%
610 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.1%
166 residents aged 16 and over
Mirehouse, Kells & Woodhouse · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)57.4%
4,470 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive41.6%
3,241 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.1%
83 residents aged 16 and over
Mirehouse, Kells & Woodhouse · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations19%
1,478 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations17.6%
1,371 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.6%
1,139 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed12.7%
989 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations9.9%
772 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.5%
738 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations6.8%
531 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers6%
469 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4%
309 residents aged 16 and over
Mirehouse, Kells & Woodhouse · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health44.1%
4,335 residents
Good health31.6%
3,105 residents
Fair health16%
1,570 residents
Bad health6.4%
632 residents
Very bad health1.8%
180 residents
Mirehouse, Kells & Woodhouse · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act76.9%
7,557 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act23.1%
2,266 residents
Mirehouse, Kells & Woodhouse · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension41.3%
1,795 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.9%
1,476 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions18.5%
806 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions6.1%
265 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
6 households
Mirehouse, Kells & Woodhouse · 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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