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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004008

Langwathby, Kirkoswald & Alston Moor

Langwathby, Kirkoswald & Alston Moor is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,437 residents in Eden. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

6,437

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,819

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

15.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

75.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

7.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

35.8%

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.

Boltons, Warnell & Solway Coast, Allerdale7,000 residents · 80.3% owned · 6.5% no carIpstones, Warslow & Hamps Valley, Staffordshire Moorlands5,218 residents · 81.0% owned · 6.7% no carLlanfair Caereinion & Caersws, Powys6,151 residents · 75.4% owned · 7.7% no carPateley Bridge & Nidd Valley, Harrogate6,013 residents · 73.3% owned · 7.8% no carBishop's Castle, Brockton & Chirbury, Shropshire5,650 residents · 68.3% owned · 8.7% no carWigmore, Orleton & Brimfield, Herefordshire, County of6,263 residents · 74.9% owned · 5.8% no car

Most similar within Eden

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Kirkby Stephen, Tebay & Brough, Eden7,724 residents · 72.7% owned · 9.3% no carAskham, Ullswater & Greystoke, Eden5,500 residents · 71.0% owned · 7.5% no carHesket, Lazonby & Skelton, Eden6,252 residents · 75.3% owned · 5.4% no carAppleby, Shap & Kirkby Thore, Eden10,218 residents · 72.0% owned · 9.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Langwathby, Kirkoswald & Alston Moor

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

Tenure

Owned75.8%
2,137 households
Private rented15.6%
439 households
Social rented7.9%
223 households
Shared ownership0.7%
20 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Langwathby, Kirkoswald & Alston Moor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached52.9%
1,492 households
Semi-detached28%
789 households
Terraced14%
394 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement2.8%
78 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1%
29 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.7%
20 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.6%
16 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Langwathby, Kirkoswald & Alston Moor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

2 cars or vans in household38.4%
1,082 households
1 car or van in household35.6%
1,005 households
3 or more cars or vans in household18.8%
530 households
No cars or vans in household7.2%
203 households
Langwathby, Kirkoswald & Alston Moor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms45.4%
1,280 households
4 or more bedrooms31.7%
893 households
2 bedrooms19.3%
544 households
1 bedroom3.7%
103 households
Langwathby, Kirkoswald & Alston Moor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household68.2%
1,924 households
One-person household27.6%
778 households
Other household types4.3%
120 households
Langwathby, Kirkoswald & Alston Moor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household42.4%
1,195 households
1 person in household27.6%
778 households
3 people in household13.9%
393 households
4 people in household10.7%
303 households
5 people in household3.7%
105 households
6 people in household1.1%
31 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
9 households
7 people in household0.2%
6 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Langwathby, Kirkoswald & Alston Moor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1513.5%
867 residents
15–2911.9%
764 residents
30–4413.8%
885 residents
45–6433.9%
2,181 residents
65 and over27%
1,739 residents
Langwathby, Kirkoswald & Alston Moor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White99%
6,371 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.6%
40 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.2%
14 residents
Other ethnic group0.1%
7 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%
5 residents
Langwathby, Kirkoswald & Alston Moor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above35.8%
1,965 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.7%
975 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications15.4%
844 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.3%
730 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.5%
521 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.3%
345 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.1%
115 residents aged 16 and over
Langwathby, Kirkoswald & Alston Moor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)59.1%
3,246 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive39.6%
2,174 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.3%
71 residents aged 16 and over
Langwathby, Kirkoswald & Alston Moor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers23.1%
1,268 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.5%
1,128 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.3%
678 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.4%
573 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations10.4%
569 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.1%
502 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.7%
314 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5%
276 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students3.4%
187 residents aged 16 and over
Langwathby, Kirkoswald & Alston Moor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health46.7%
3,008 residents
Good health35.2%
2,267 residents
Fair health13.6%
878 residents
Bad health3.6%
231 residents
Very bad health0.8%
53 residents
Langwathby, Kirkoswald & Alston Moor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83.1%
5,347 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act16.9%
1,089 residents
Langwathby, Kirkoswald & Alston Moor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension53.9%
1,520 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34%
958 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions10.1%
285 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2%
57 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
0 households
Langwathby, Kirkoswald & Alston Moor · 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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