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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005183

Brunshaw & Brownside

Brunshaw & Brownside is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,028 residents in Burnley. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

6,028

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,862

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,172.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

58.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

29.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

23.2%

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.

Madeley, Telford and Wrekin5,322 residents · 53.7% owned · 26.5% no carBredbury Green, Stockport7,522 residents · 63.3% owned · 24.1% no carDenton South, Tameside9,119 residents · 54.5% owned · 28.5% no carCentral Bridgend, Bridgend8,318 residents · 55.2% owned · 30.6% no carNewtonmoor, Tameside7,438 residents · 52.2% owned · 28.9% no carThrockley & Newburn, Newcastle upon Tyne10,746 residents · 58.6% owned · 29.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Brunshaw & Brownside

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

Tenure

Owned58.8%
1,684 households
Social rented29.1%
834 households
Private rented11.5%
328 households
Lives rent free0.4%
11 households
Shared ownership0.2%
5 households
Brunshaw & Brownside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached40.5%
1,158 households
Terraced27.8%
796 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement16.6%
475 households
Detached13.9%
398 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.7%
19 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
6 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
6 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
4 households
Brunshaw & Brownside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.8%
1,195 households
No cars or vans in household29.7%
850 households
2 cars or vans in household21.8%
623 households
3 or more cars or vans in household6.7%
191 households
Brunshaw & Brownside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms39.8%
1,138 households
2 bedrooms28.6%
818 households
1 bedroom19.5%
557 households
4 or more bedrooms12.1%
346 households
Brunshaw & Brownside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household58.2%
1,664 households
One-person household38.3%
1,094 households
Other household types3.6%
102 households
Brunshaw & Brownside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household38.3%
1,095 households
2 people in household32.4%
926 households
3 people in household14.7%
420 households
4 people in household11.2%
319 households
5 people in household2.5%
72 households
6 people in household0.6%
17 households
7 people in household0.2%
6 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Brunshaw & Brownside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.7%
944 residents
15–2915.2%
919 residents
30–4417.5%
1,054 residents
45–6428.7%
1,729 residents
65 and over22.9%
1,382 residents
Brunshaw & Brownside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.2%
5,860 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.3%
79 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.1%
69 residents
Other ethnic group0.2%
13 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%
7 residents
Brunshaw & Brownside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications23.8%
1,198 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above23.2%
1,168 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.3%
869 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.6%
736 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.8%
545 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.9%
395 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.2%
113 residents aged 16 and over
Brunshaw & Brownside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)52.4%
2,634 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive45.9%
2,307 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.6%
82 residents aged 16 and over
Brunshaw & Brownside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.2%
913 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations17.1%
859 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations15.8%
794 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12%
603 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed9.9%
496 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.6%
381 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations7.5%
378 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.4%
323 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.5%
275 residents aged 16 and over
Brunshaw & Brownside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health41.4%
2,496 residents
Good health34.2%
2,064 residents
Fair health15.9%
957 residents
Bad health6.6%
399 residents
Very bad health1.8%
111 residents
Brunshaw & Brownside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act75.7%
4,563 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act24.3%
1,465 residents
Brunshaw & Brownside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension39.3%
1,123 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.2%
949 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions20.4%
582 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions7%
199 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
6 households
Brunshaw & Brownside · 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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