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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004098

New Mills East & Hayfield

New Mills East & Hayfield is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,353 residents in High Peak. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,353

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,324

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

203

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

67.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

16.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

34.0%

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.

Whitworth, Rossendale7,798 residents · 66.8% owned · 18.8% no carTodmorden East & Walsden, Calderdale5,610 residents · 67.9% owned · 22.4% no carMorpeth North & Pegswood, Northumberland5,447 residents · 66.9% owned · 18.6% no carSowerby & Luddendenfoot, Calderdale6,497 residents · 65.1% owned · 21.3% no carEarby & Salterforth, Pendle6,193 residents · 73.9% owned · 14.1% no carBurnopfield, County Durham7,937 residents · 74.0% owned · 17.7% no car

Most similar within High Peak

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Hadfield East & Tintwistle, High Peak6,370 residents · 69.2% owned · 16.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in New Mills East & Hayfield

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

Tenure

Owned67.8%
2,255 households
Social rented19.3%
641 households
Private rented11.5%
383 households
Shared ownership1.2%
40 households
Lives rent free0.2%
5 households
New Mills East & Hayfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced40.9%
1,359 households
Semi-detached35%
1,163 households
Detached16.6%
553 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement4.6%
153 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.3%
42 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.2%
39 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
11 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.2%
5 households
New Mills East & Hayfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household45.8%
1,524 households
2 cars or vans in household28.2%
939 households
No cars or vans in household16.8%
559 households
3 or more cars or vans in household9.1%
303 households
New Mills East & Hayfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms41.5%
1,381 households
2 bedrooms32.2%
1,070 households
4 or more bedrooms16%
532 households
1 bedroom10.3%
343 households
New Mills East & Hayfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household63.3%
2,106 households
One-person household33.5%
1,114 households
Other household types3.2%
107 households
New Mills East & Hayfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household35.6%
1,184 households
1 person in household33.5%
1,114 households
3 people in household14.7%
489 households
4 people in household11.7%
390 households
5 people in household3.5%
115 households
6 people in household0.7%
24 households
7 people in household0.2%
6 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
2 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
New Mills East & Hayfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.8%
1,161 residents
15–2914.2%
1,046 residents
30–4417.4%
1,276 residents
45–6430.2%
2,217 residents
65 and over22.5%
1,652 residents
New Mills East & Hayfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.4%
7,154 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.4%
104 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.7%
53 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.3%
21 residents
Other ethnic group0.2%
14 residents
New Mills East & Hayfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above34%
2,083 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.5%
1,070 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications17%
1,039 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.7%
838 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.4%
576 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.2%
381 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.2%
134 residents aged 16 and over
New Mills East & Hayfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)58.8%
3,598 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive39.9%
2,446 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.3%
79 residents aged 16 and over
New Mills East & Hayfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.3%
1,242 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations14.6%
894 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.3%
811 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.6%
771 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.7%
718 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.3%
633 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.6%
406 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6%
367 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.5%
278 residents aged 16 and over
New Mills East & Hayfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health45.7%
3,359 residents
Good health34.3%
2,523 residents
Fair health13.9%
1,024 residents
Bad health4.7%
344 residents
Very bad health1.4%
101 residents
New Mills East & Hayfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80.2%
5,896 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19.8%
1,455 residents
New Mills East & Hayfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension49.8%
1,656 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.6%
1,084 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions14.1%
469 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.4%
112 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
6 households
New Mills East & Hayfield · 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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