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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005218

Oswaldtwistle

Oswaldtwistle is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,289 residents in Hyndburn. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,289

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,315

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,319.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

60.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

26.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

24.3%

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.

Wood End, Oldham5,678 residents · 59.8% owned · 28.7% no carLeigh South East, Wigan7,386 residents · 63.3% owned · 23.8% no carNorth Darwen, Blackburn with Darwen6,848 residents · 59.6% owned · 29.4% no carWhittlefield & Rose Grove, Burnley6,646 residents · 56.1% owned · 30.1% no carRoyton South East, Oldham6,028 residents · 63.1% owned · 28.6% no carHorwich North, Bolton7,300 residents · 58.1% owned · 27.4% no car

Most similar within Hyndburn

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Accrington North East, Hyndburn12,511 residents · 57.4% owned · 30.9% no carChurch, Hyndburn5,342 residents · 57.2% owned · 29.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Oswaldtwistle

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

Tenure

Owned60.4%
2,001 households
Private rented22.3%
739 households
Social rented17.2%
569 households
Shared ownership0.2%
5 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Oswaldtwistle · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced51.8%
1,718 households
Semi-detached28.2%
936 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement10.6%
350 households
Detached7.6%
251 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.9%
31 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.7%
22 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
7 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Oswaldtwistle · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.5%
1,474 households
No cars or vans in household26.9%
893 households
2 cars or vans in household22.6%
748 households
3 or more cars or vans in household6%
200 households
Oswaldtwistle · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms42.8%
1,419 households
3 bedrooms38.5%
1,275 households
1 bedroom11.7%
389 households
4 or more bedrooms7%
232 households
Oswaldtwistle · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household59.5%
1,974 households
One-person household36.3%
1,204 households
Other household types4.1%
137 households
Oswaldtwistle · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household36.3%
1,204 households
2 people in household32.9%
1,090 households
3 people in household16%
531 households
4 people in household10.2%
338 households
5 people in household3.3%
108 households
6 people in household0.9%
31 households
7 people in household0.2%
8 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Oswaldtwistle · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.5%
1,274 residents
15–2917.3%
1,261 residents
30–4418.4%
1,341 residents
45–6426.9%
1,961 residents
65 and over19.9%
1,453 residents
Oswaldtwistle · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White94.6%
6,897 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh3.2%
235 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.4%
102 residents
Other ethnic group0.5%
35 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.3%
19 residents
Oswaldtwistle · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above24.3%
1,444 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications22.1%
1,313 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.5%
1,099 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.2%
845 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.7%
576 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship8.4%
501 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
154 residents aged 16 and over
Oswaldtwistle · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)57.6%
3,417 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive40.8%
2,418 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.6%
96 residents aged 16 and over
Oswaldtwistle · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.9%
1,064 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations17.2%
1,020 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations15.9%
941 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.7%
692 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed9.6%
567 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.6%
509 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.3%
430 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations6.7%
399 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.2%
309 residents aged 16 and over
Oswaldtwistle · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health42.7%
3,112 residents
Good health34%
2,475 residents
Fair health15.5%
1,128 residents
Bad health6.3%
457 residents
Very bad health1.6%
117 residents
Oswaldtwistle · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act77.5%
5,650 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act22.5%
1,639 residents
Oswaldtwistle · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension44.8%
1,486 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.4%
1,076 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions17.6%
584 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.9%
164 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
6 households
Oswaldtwistle · 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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