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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004025

Arnside, Milnthorpe & Holme

Arnside, Milnthorpe & Holme is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,970 residents in South Lakeland. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,970

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,629

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

191.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

79.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

9.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

39.3%

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.

Wickham Market & Melton, East Suffolk7,670 residents · 70.8% owned · 12.2% no carHest Bank & Bolton-le-Sands, Lancaster7,244 residents · 88.5% owned · 9.6% no carTickhill & Wadworth, Doncaster6,448 residents · 78.5% owned · 13.2% no carIlminster & Horton, South Somerset8,765 residents · 71.6% owned · 12.3% no carHam Hill & Merriott, South Somerset9,965 residents · 72.7% owned · 8.3% no carCarnforth, Silverdale & Warton, Lancaster9,943 residents · 78.6% owned · 13.0% no car

Most similar within South Lakeland

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Grange-over-Sands & Cartmel Peninsula, South Lakeland7,942 residents · 77.3% owned · 12.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Arnside, Milnthorpe & Holme

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

Tenure

Owned79.2%
2,873 households
Private rented11.8%
430 households
Social rented8.5%
309 households
Shared ownership0.5%
17 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Arnside, Milnthorpe & Holme · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached39.2%
1,421 households
Semi-detached30.5%
1,105 households
Terraced17.8%
644 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement7.8%
283 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits3.1%
114 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1%
36 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
16 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.2%
8 households
Arnside, Milnthorpe & Holme · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.7%
1,587 households
2 cars or vans in household33.9%
1,231 households
3 or more cars or vans in household12.8%
463 households
No cars or vans in household9.6%
348 households
Arnside, Milnthorpe & Holme · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms46%
1,668 households
2 bedrooms26.6%
965 households
4 or more bedrooms22.5%
816 households
1 bedroom5%
180 households
Arnside, Milnthorpe & Holme · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household64.6%
2,344 households
One-person household32.2%
1,169 households
Other household types3.2%
116 households
Arnside, Milnthorpe & Holme · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household41.8%
1,516 households
1 person in household32.2%
1,169 households
3 people in household11.7%
425 households
4 people in household10.4%
377 households
5 people in household3.1%
113 households
6 people in household0.6%
21 households
7 people in household0.1%
3 households
8 or more people in household0%
1 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Arnside, Milnthorpe & Holme · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1513.1%
1,041 residents
15–2911.8%
942 residents
30–4413.1%
1,041 residents
45–6429%
2,310 residents
65 and over33.1%
2,636 residents
Arnside, Milnthorpe & Holme · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White98.3%
7,832 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1%
78 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.5%
38 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%
17 residents
Other ethnic group0.1%
6 residents
Arnside, Milnthorpe & Holme · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above39.3%
2,686 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.7%
1,141 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications13.2%
903 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12.9%
878 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8%
549 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.3%
499 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.5%
174 residents aged 16 and over
Arnside, Milnthorpe & Holme · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)50.7%
3,461 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive47.8%
3,262 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.6%
106 residents aged 16 and over
Arnside, Milnthorpe & Holme · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.8%
1,558 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations15.6%
1,067 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers14.5%
989 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.9%
747 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.6%
721 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations10.1%
687 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.9%
406 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.1%
347 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.5%
307 residents aged 16 and over
Arnside, Milnthorpe & Holme · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health45.6%
3,638 residents
Good health36%
2,872 residents
Fair health13.9%
1,107 residents
Bad health3.6%
287 residents
Very bad health0.8%
66 residents
Arnside, Milnthorpe & Holme · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80.8%
6,442 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19.2%
1,529 residents
Arnside, Milnthorpe & Holme · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension56.7%
2,056 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.1%
1,202 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions9.2%
335 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1%
35 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
1 households
Arnside, Milnthorpe & Holme · 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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