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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005221

Carnforth, Silverdale & Warton

Carnforth, Silverdale & Warton is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,943 residents in Lancaster. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

9,943

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,495

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

238.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

78.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

13.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

35.1%

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.

Martock, South Somerset5,602 residents · 73.2% owned · 10.7% no carIlminster & Horton, South Somerset8,765 residents · 71.6% owned · 12.3% no carChudleigh & Bovey Tracey, Teignbridge9,823 residents · 74.2% owned · 10.2% no carChickerell & Chesil Bank, Dorset8,375 residents · 71.3% owned · 11.9% no carEckington West & Coal Aston, North East Derbyshire6,762 residents · 84.1% owned · 12.8% no carCalverton & Woodborough, Gedling9,228 residents · 76.6% owned · 13.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Carnforth, Silverdale & Warton

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

Tenure

Owned78.6%
3,534 households
Private rented14.2%
637 households
Social rented6.6%
298 households
Shared ownership0.6%
25 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Carnforth, Silverdale & Warton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached31.2%
1,401 households
Semi-detached31.1%
1,400 households
Terraced29.7%
1,335 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement4.1%
183 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure2%
92 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.8%
34 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.7%
33 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.4%
18 households
Carnforth, Silverdale & Warton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.3%
1,904 households
2 cars or vans in household33.3%
1,499 households
No cars or vans in household13%
584 households
3 or more cars or vans in household11.3%
509 households
Carnforth, Silverdale & Warton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms45.9%
2,061 households
2 bedrooms28.4%
1,276 households
4 or more bedrooms20.8%
934 households
1 bedroom5%
223 households
Carnforth, Silverdale & Warton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household66.5%
2,986 households
One-person household30.4%
1,368 households
Other household types3.1%
139 households
Carnforth, Silverdale & Warton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household41.1%
1,848 households
1 person in household30.4%
1,368 households
3 people in household13.6%
609 households
4 people in household11%
493 households
5 people in household2.9%
129 households
6 people in household0.8%
36 households
7 people in household0.1%
6 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Carnforth, Silverdale & Warton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514.3%
1,424 residents
15–2913.5%
1,338 residents
30–4414.7%
1,461 residents
45–6429.2%
2,901 residents
65 and over28.3%
2,818 residents
Carnforth, Silverdale & Warton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.8%
9,719 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.8%
79 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.8%
76 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.4%
36 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
29 residents
Carnforth, Silverdale & Warton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above35.1%
2,956 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.4%
1,463 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications15.1%
1,269 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.7%
1,149 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.3%
781 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.8%
574 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
218 residents aged 16 and over
Carnforth, Silverdale & Warton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)54.3%
4,569 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive44.3%
3,724 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.4%
118 residents aged 16 and over
Carnforth, Silverdale & Warton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22%
1,853 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.2%
1,114 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.9%
1,088 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12.1%
1,019 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.4%
957 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations10.7%
903 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.5%
631 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.9%
493 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.2%
354 residents aged 16 and over
Carnforth, Silverdale & Warton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health45.1%
4,489 residents
Good health35.3%
3,511 residents
Fair health13.9%
1,379 residents
Bad health4.4%
441 residents
Very bad health1.2%
124 residents
Carnforth, Silverdale & Warton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80.5%
8,001 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19.5%
1,942 residents
Carnforth, Silverdale & Warton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension51.7%
2,325 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.8%
1,521 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions12.2%
549 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.2%
97 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
2 households
Carnforth, Silverdale & Warton · 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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