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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004104

Buxton Burbage & Harpur Hill

Buxton Burbage & Harpur Hill is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,242 residents in High Peak. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,242

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,110

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

113.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

83.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

9.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

36.7%

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.

Barlby & Riccall, Selby9,867 residents · 80.7% owned · 9.1% no carAsfordby, Frisby & Old Dalby, Melton7,434 residents · 75.3% owned · 9.9% no carGarlands & Dalston, Carlisle11,878 residents · 83.1% owned · 9.8% no carCarlton, Hemingbrough & Osgodby, Selby8,646 residents · 81.6% owned · 6.9% no carHalton & Caton, Lancaster6,024 residents · 81.3% owned · 10.5% no carThrapston & Brigstock, North Northamptonshire11,120 residents · 70.6% owned · 8.7% no car

Most similar within High Peak

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Whaley Bridge & Chinley, High Peak8,157 residents · 79.3% owned · 10.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Buxton Burbage & Harpur Hill

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

Tenure

Owned83.4%
2,594 households
Private rented11.1%
344 households
Social rented4.9%
152 households
Shared ownership0.6%
20 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Buxton Burbage & Harpur Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached45.8%
1,425 households
Detached30.6%
952 households
Terraced14.9%
464 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement5%
154 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.7%
85 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.5%
17 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
6 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.2%
5 households
Buxton Burbage & Harpur Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household40.4%
1,255 households
2 cars or vans in household35%
1,089 households
3 or more cars or vans in household15.2%
472 households
No cars or vans in household9.5%
294 households
Buxton Burbage & Harpur Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms46%
1,432 households
4 or more bedrooms28.9%
898 households
2 bedrooms21.1%
656 households
1 bedroom4%
124 households
Buxton Burbage & Harpur Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household70.6%
2,195 households
One-person household26.7%
831 households
Other household types2.7%
83 households
Buxton Burbage & Harpur Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household38.5%
1,197 households
1 person in household26.7%
831 households
3 people in household16.7%
520 households
4 people in household13.4%
417 households
5 people in household3.5%
108 households
6 people in household0.9%
29 households
7 people in household0.2%
5 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
2 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Buxton Burbage & Harpur Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.6%
1,205 residents
15–2913.6%
986 residents
30–4416.6%
1,202 residents
45–6431.2%
2,257 residents
65 and over22%
1,591 residents
Buxton Burbage & Harpur Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White98.4%
7,124 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.7%
52 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.6%
46 residents
Other ethnic group0.2%
12 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%
8 residents
Buxton Burbage & Harpur Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above36.7%
2,188 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications19.6%
1,166 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.6%
811 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications12%
716 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.7%
579 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6%
358 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.4%
146 residents aged 16 and over
Buxton Burbage & Harpur Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)62.8%
3,742 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive35.6%
2,120 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.7%
100 residents aged 16 and over
Buxton Burbage & Harpur Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.4%
1,336 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations15.1%
900 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.6%
693 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations11.6%
690 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.1%
660 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.7%
640 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations8.2%
490 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.9%
291 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4.4%
264 residents aged 16 and over
Buxton Burbage & Harpur Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health49.9%
3,616 residents
Good health34.6%
2,507 residents
Fair health12.2%
883 residents
Bad health2.7%
192 residents
Very bad health0.6%
42 residents
Buxton Burbage & Harpur Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act84.6%
6,127 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act15.4%
1,113 residents
Buxton Burbage & Harpur Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension57.7%
1,796 households
Household is deprived in one dimension31.4%
977 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions9.2%
287 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.6%
50 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
0 households
Buxton Burbage & Harpur Hill · 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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