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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004094

Hadfield West & Gamesley

Hadfield West & Gamesley is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,028 residents in High Peak. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,028

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,009

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,506.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

58.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

23.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

25.3%

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.

Westhoughton West, Bolton8,465 residents · 59.4% owned · 24.8% no carMacclesfield Weston, Cheshire East6,865 residents · 62.2% owned · 21.6% no carAtherton South East & Tyldesley West, Wigan5,970 residents · 70.0% owned · 22.3% no carChorley East, Chorley7,242 residents · 57.4% owned · 27.3% no carSkelmersdale West, West Lancashire6,413 residents · 57.3% owned · 27.3% no carMexborough East, Doncaster6,872 residents · 53.2% owned · 27.5% no car

Most similar within High Peak

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Buxton South & East, High Peak6,871 residents · 58.9% owned · 21.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Hadfield West & Gamesley

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

Tenure

Owned58.7%
1,766 households
Social rented29.9%
900 households
Private rented10.8%
324 households
Lives rent free0.5%
15 households
Shared ownership0.1%
4 households
Hadfield West & Gamesley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced52.5%
1,582 households
Semi-detached25.9%
781 households
Detached14.6%
441 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement5.2%
156 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.7%
21 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.6%
18 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
12 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Hadfield West & Gamesley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.9%
1,320 households
2 cars or vans in household25.1%
755 households
No cars or vans in household23.9%
720 households
3 or more cars or vans in household7.1%
215 households
Hadfield West & Gamesley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms45.5%
1,369 households
2 bedrooms28.7%
865 households
4 or more bedrooms15%
451 households
1 bedroom10.8%
325 households
Hadfield West & Gamesley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household64.9%
1,952 households
One-person household31.3%
942 households
Other household types3.8%
115 households
Hadfield West & Gamesley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household33.1%
994 households
1 person in household31.3%
942 households
3 people in household17%
512 households
4 people in household12.8%
385 households
5 people in household3.9%
117 households
6 people in household1.3%
38 households
7 people in household0.5%
14 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Hadfield West & Gamesley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519.5%
1,372 residents
15–2916.1%
1,129 residents
30–4419.6%
1,378 residents
45–6427.6%
1,942 residents
65 and over17.2%
1,206 residents
Hadfield West & Gamesley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.3%
6,843 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.4%
98 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.9%
62 residents
Other ethnic group0.2%
15 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%
14 residents
Hadfield West & Gamesley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above25.3%
1,409 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications19.9%
1,105 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications19.4%
1,077 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.2%
848 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.9%
660 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.1%
338 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.2%
125 residents aged 16 and over
Hadfield West & Gamesley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)60.6%
3,368 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive38.1%
2,119 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.3%
75 residents aged 16 and over
Hadfield West & Gamesley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.2%
1,011 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations16.4%
911 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14.9%
831 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.6%
648 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed9.5%
526 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.2%
514 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations8.2%
454 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7%
390 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5%
278 residents aged 16 and over
Hadfield West & Gamesley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health44.8%
3,149 residents
Good health33.1%
2,328 residents
Fair health14.8%
1,041 residents
Bad health5.7%
399 residents
Very bad health1.6%
111 residents
Hadfield West & Gamesley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act78.3%
5,508 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act21.7%
1,522 residents
Hadfield West & Gamesley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension42.3%
1,273 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.4%
1,034 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions18%
542 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.2%
156 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
4 households
Hadfield West & Gamesley · 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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