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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005178

Central Burnley & Daneshouse

Central Burnley & Daneshouse is a Census neighbourhood of about 11,817 residents in Burnley. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

11,817

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,696

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,022.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

45.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

41.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

20.0%

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.

Nelson West, Pendle9,518 residents · 57.3% owned · 31.0% no carKing Cross, Calderdale6,544 residents · 57.9% owned · 35.3% no carWardleworth & Newbold Brow, Rochdale10,362 residents · 49.2% owned · 33.3% no carDeeplish, Rochdale10,296 residents · 46.8% owned · 34.3% no carLockwood, Kirklees7,790 residents · 48.8% owned · 37.3% no carNelson Bradley, Pendle7,707 residents · 46.9% owned · 38.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Central Burnley & Daneshouse

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

Tenure

Owned45.9%
1,698 households
Private rented42.1%
1,556 households
Social rented11.5%
426 households
Shared ownership0.3%
10 households
Lives rent free0.2%
6 households
Central Burnley & Daneshouse · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced70.8%
2,616 households
Semi-detached9.5%
353 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement8.2%
305 households
Detached6.4%
236 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop2.1%
76 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse2%
74 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.9%
34 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
Central Burnley & Daneshouse · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household41.8%
1,547 households
1 car or van in household40.9%
1,512 households
2 cars or vans in household13.4%
496 households
3 or more cars or vans in household3.8%
142 households
Central Burnley & Daneshouse · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms44.3%
1,640 households
3 bedrooms29.5%
1,092 households
4 or more bedrooms15.5%
573 households
1 bedroom10.6%
393 households
Central Burnley & Daneshouse · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household56.5%
2,088 households
One-person household29.4%
1,087 households
Other household types14.1%
522 households
Central Burnley & Daneshouse · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household29.4%
1,087 households
2 people in household18.3%
676 households
4 people in household13.4%
495 households
3 people in household12%
442 households
5 people in household11.8%
438 households
6 people in household7.9%
292 households
7 people in household4%
149 households
8 or more people in household3.2%
118 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Central Burnley & Daneshouse · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1526.1%
3,086 residents
15–2923.6%
2,784 residents
30–4424.5%
2,896 residents
45–6418.8%
2,221 residents
65 and over7%
830 residents
Central Burnley & Daneshouse · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh70.4%
8,319 residents
White24.4%
2,884 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.5%
292 residents
Other ethnic group2.3%
269 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.5%
55 residents
Central Burnley & Daneshouse · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications33.7%
2,872 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above20%
1,709 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications13.7%
1,169 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12.8%
1,093 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications11.4%
970 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications4.4%
373 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4%
339 residents aged 16 and over
Central Burnley & Daneshouse · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)49.9%
4,254 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive47.3%
4,033 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.8%
237 residents aged 16 and over
Central Burnley & Daneshouse · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed24.9%
2,124 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations18.9%
1,612 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.5%
1,150 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students11.1%
948 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.2%
783 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations8.4%
713 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations6.8%
578 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.4%
372 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations2.9%
244 residents aged 16 and over
Central Burnley & Daneshouse · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health46.4%
5,479 residents
Good health35.7%
4,221 residents
Fair health12.2%
1,444 residents
Bad health4.2%
499 residents
Very bad health1.5%
174 residents
Central Burnley & Daneshouse · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act86%
10,161 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act14%
1,656 residents
Central Burnley & Daneshouse · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension39.1%
1,446 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension26.8%
989 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions23.5%
867 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions10.1%
374 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.6%
21 households
Central Burnley & Daneshouse · 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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