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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005186

Hapton & Lowerhouse

Hapton & Lowerhouse is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,191 residents in Burnley. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

6,191

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,664

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

246.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

77.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

13.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

30.2%

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.

Adlington & Rivington, Chorley10,025 residents · 76.4% owned · 13.0% no carBlackrod & Butterwick Fields, Bolton6,303 residents · 77.0% owned · 13.9% no carMilnrow East & Newhey, Rochdale7,040 residents · 71.0% owned · 16.6% no carRothwell Outer, Leeds8,521 residents · 73.3% owned · 16.8% no carOakworth & Laycock, Bradford6,409 residents · 74.8% owned · 16.3% no carKippax East, Micklefield & Allerton Bywater, Leeds7,321 residents · 71.8% owned · 14.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Hapton & Lowerhouse

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

Tenure

Owned77.9%
2,076 households
Private rented15.8%
421 households
Social rented6.1%
163 households
Lives rent free0.1%
2 households
Shared ownership0.1%
2 households
Hapton & Lowerhouse · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached37.8%
1,007 households
Terraced28.9%
769 households
Detached28.7%
764 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement4.1%
110 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.3%
7 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.1%
2 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
2 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0%
0 households
Hapton & Lowerhouse · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.5%
1,133 households
2 cars or vans in household33.1%
882 households
No cars or vans in household13.1%
348 households
3 or more cars or vans in household11.3%
301 households
Hapton & Lowerhouse · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms48.4%
1,289 households
2 bedrooms30.1%
801 households
4 or more bedrooms18.2%
486 households
1 bedroom3.3%
88 households
Hapton & Lowerhouse · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household69.2%
1,843 households
One-person household26.4%
704 households
Other household types4.4%
116 households
Hapton & Lowerhouse · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household38.5%
1,027 households
1 person in household26.4%
704 households
3 people in household18.4%
490 households
4 people in household12.8%
341 households
5 people in household2.6%
70 households
6 people in household1%
27 households
7 people in household0.2%
6 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
8 or more people in household0%
0 households
Hapton & Lowerhouse · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.1%
998 residents
15–2915.4%
952 residents
30–4419.1%
1,182 residents
45–6430.2%
1,869 residents
65 and over19.3%
1,193 residents
Hapton & Lowerhouse · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.9%
6,061 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.1%
69 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.7%
41 residents
Other ethnic group0.2%
12 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%
10 residents
Hapton & Lowerhouse · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above30.2%
1,546 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications19.4%
993 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications17.3%
885 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.8%
760 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.6%
493 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.8%
347 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications1.9%
99 residents aged 16 and over
Hapton & Lowerhouse · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)62.2%
3,187 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive36.2%
1,857 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.5%
79 residents aged 16 and over
Hapton & Lowerhouse · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.7%
1,162 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.9%
660 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations12.5%
639 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.2%
627 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.8%
554 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations10.3%
528 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.5%
386 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.3%
323 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.8%
244 residents aged 16 and over
Hapton & Lowerhouse · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health48.9%
3,027 residents
Good health33.3%
2,063 residents
Fair health12.3%
761 residents
Bad health4.3%
267 residents
Very bad health1.2%
73 residents
Hapton & Lowerhouse · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82.2%
5,091 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act17.8%
1,101 residents
Hapton & Lowerhouse · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension54.6%
1,453 households
Household is deprived in one dimension30.3%
805 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions12.1%
322 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3%
79 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
2 households
Hapton & Lowerhouse · 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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