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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005223

Hest Bank & Bolton-le-Sands

Hest Bank & Bolton-le-Sands is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,244 residents in Lancaster. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,244

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,232

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

486

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

88.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

9.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

37.3%

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.

Longton & Walmer Bridge, South Ribble8,315 residents · 84.3% owned · 8.9% no carMatlock North, Derbyshire Dales9,391 residents · 78.3% owned · 12.9% no carHigh Lane, Stockport5,785 residents · 90.4% owned · 10.2% no carCottingham West, East Riding of Yorkshire7,059 residents · 82.8% owned · 12.3% no carLeek South & Cheddleton, Staffordshire Moorlands10,619 residents · 84.3% owned · 10.0% no carFulford & Meir Heath, Stafford5,976 residents · 81.9% owned · 9.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Hest Bank & Bolton-le-Sands

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

Tenure

Owned88.5%
2,860 households
Private rented8.4%
271 households
Social rented2.6%
84 households
Shared ownership0.5%
17 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Hest Bank & Bolton-le-Sands · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached43.6%
1,410 households
Detached42.5%
1,375 households
Terraced7.9%
256 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement2.4%
79 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.9%
63 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.6%
20 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
16 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.4%
13 households
Hest Bank & Bolton-le-Sands · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household39.9%
1,289 households
2 cars or vans in household36.4%
1,178 households
3 or more cars or vans in household14%
454 households
No cars or vans in household9.6%
311 households
Hest Bank & Bolton-le-Sands · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms42.9%
1,387 households
4 or more bedrooms27.7%
895 households
2 bedrooms25.8%
836 households
1 bedroom3.6%
117 households
Hest Bank & Bolton-le-Sands · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household68.7%
2,218 households
One-person household28%
904 households
Other household types3.3%
108 households
Hest Bank & Bolton-le-Sands · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household43%
1,391 households
1 person in household28%
904 households
3 people in household13.4%
432 households
4 people in household11.6%
375 households
5 people in household2.7%
88 households
6 people in household1%
33 households
7 people in household0.2%
7 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
2 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Hest Bank & Bolton-le-Sands · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1512.8%
928 residents
15–2912.1%
880 residents
30–4413.2%
958 residents
45–6429.8%
2,155 residents
65 and over32.1%
2,322 residents
Hest Bank & Bolton-le-Sands · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.9%
7,092 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.8%
55 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.7%
52 residents
Other ethnic group0.4%
26 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%
18 residents
Hest Bank & Bolton-le-Sands · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above37.3%
2,330 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.4%
1,150 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.4%
836 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications12.5%
781 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.7%
543 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7%
436 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
164 residents aged 16 and over
Hest Bank & Bolton-le-Sands · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)52.5%
3,274 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive46.2%
2,882 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.4%
86 residents aged 16 and over
Hest Bank & Bolton-le-Sands · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations24.5%
1,532 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.9%
930 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.5%
845 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers13.4%
838 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.7%
666 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations7.4%
463 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.8%
361 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.4%
337 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.3%
269 residents aged 16 and over
Hest Bank & Bolton-le-Sands · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health47.1%
3,413 residents
Good health35.1%
2,539 residents
Fair health13.5%
976 residents
Bad health3.3%
239 residents
Very bad health1%
75 residents
Hest Bank & Bolton-le-Sands · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81.8%
5,928 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act18.2%
1,317 residents
Hest Bank & Bolton-le-Sands · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension56.4%
1,822 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.8%
1,092 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions8.5%
276 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.3%
42 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
0 households
Hest Bank & Bolton-le-Sands · 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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