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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004026

Ulverston

Ulverston is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,107 residents in South Lakeland. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

8,107

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,869

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,022

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

65.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

18.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

36.4%

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.

Belper Town, Amber Valley7,523 residents · 67.7% owned · 20.4% no carCongleton Town, Cheshire East7,516 residents · 63.9% owned · 18.3% no carSkipton Town & East, Craven6,676 residents · 70.5% owned · 19.5% no carLittleborough North & Calderbook, Rochdale6,628 residents · 66.2% owned · 22.3% no carStone Town, Stafford11,081 residents · 63.5% owned · 19.0% no carShrewsbury Sutton & Coleham, Shropshire6,574 residents · 66.3% owned · 20.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Ulverston

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

Tenure

Owned65.8%
2,544 households
Private rented19%
734 households
Social rented14.7%
567 households
Shared ownership0.5%
19 households
Lives rent free0.1%
5 households
Ulverston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced42.1%
1,627 households
Semi-detached28.6%
1,108 households
Detached15.3%
593 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement8.5%
329 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop2%
79 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse2%
79 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.3%
52 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Ulverston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household47.2%
1,825 households
2 cars or vans in household26.3%
1,016 households
No cars or vans in household18.9%
730 households
3 or more cars or vans in household7.7%
298 households
Ulverston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms43%
1,662 households
2 bedrooms29.7%
1,150 households
4 or more bedrooms18.2%
704 households
1 bedroom9.1%
353 households
Ulverston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household58.7%
2,271 households
One-person household37.8%
1,460 households
Other household types3.5%
136 households
Ulverston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household37.7%
1,460 households
2 people in household34.7%
1,341 households
3 people in household13.9%
539 households
4 people in household10.3%
400 households
5 people in household2.7%
105 households
6 people in household0.4%
17 households
7 people in household0.2%
6 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
2 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Ulverston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514.7%
1,189 residents
15–2915.4%
1,245 residents
30–4418.1%
1,471 residents
45–6429.6%
2,403 residents
65 and over22.2%
1,797 residents
Ulverston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.2%
7,877 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.4%
112 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1%
82 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
22 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%
9 residents
Ulverston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above36.4%
2,486 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.8%
1,287 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications14.5%
992 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12.2%
835 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.5%
582 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.6%
521 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications1.9%
133 residents aged 16 and over
Ulverston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)59.2%
4,046 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive39.5%
2,698 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.3%
92 residents aged 16 and over
Ulverston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.5%
1,471 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.9%
952 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations13.3%
909 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.9%
812 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.9%
743 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.6%
657 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations8%
544 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.9%
472 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4%
275 residents aged 16 and over
Ulverston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health46%
3,728 residents
Good health34.7%
2,812 residents
Fair health13.4%
1,083 residents
Bad health4.9%
397 residents
Very bad health1.1%
89 residents
Ulverston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act79.8%
6,466 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act20.2%
1,641 residents
Ulverston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension53.1%
2,057 households
Household is deprived in one dimension31.8%
1,232 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions12.1%
470 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.8%
109 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
3 households
Ulverston · 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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