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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005224

Bare

Bare is a Census neighbourhood of about 5,158 residents in Lancaster. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

5,158

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,555

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,929.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

78.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

20.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

30.9%

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.

Rhos-on-Sea, Conwy5,882 residents · 66.8% owned · 21.6% no carSeaton, East Devon7,688 residents · 72.8% owned · 17.8% no carExmouth Littleham, East Devon7,776 residents · 71.2% owned · 22.3% no carBirchington, Thanet8,864 residents · 82.2% owned · 19.5% no carCottingham South & North Ella, East Riding of Yorkshire5,795 residents · 69.4% owned · 23.7% no carBexhill East & Pebsham, Rother8,047 residents · 76.1% owned · 17.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Bare

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

Tenure

Owned78.7%
2,011 households
Private rented19%
486 households
Social rented1.7%
43 households
Shared ownership0.6%
15 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Bare · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached48.9%
1,248 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement16.9%
431 households
Detached16.1%
410 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits8.5%
218 households
Terraced7.3%
187 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.3%
32 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1%
25 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Bare · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household49.1%
1,254 households
2 cars or vans in household22.6%
578 households
No cars or vans in household20.1%
514 households
3 or more cars or vans in household8.2%
209 households
Bare · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms43.1%
1,100 households
3 bedrooms26.8%
686 households
4 or more bedrooms17.3%
442 households
1 bedroom12.8%
327 households
Bare · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household56.8%
1,451 households
One-person household40.8%
1,041 households
Other household types2.4%
61 households
Bare · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household40.7%
1,041 households
2 people in household38.8%
993 households
3 people in household10%
256 households
4 people in household7.6%
195 households
5 people in household2%
51 households
6 people in household0.5%
13 households
7 people in household0.2%
6 households
8 or more people in household0%
1 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Bare · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1510.6%
548 residents
15–2910.5%
541 residents
30–4411.2%
577 residents
45–6426.9%
1,386 residents
65 and over40.8%
2,107 residents
Bare · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.9%
5,051 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.8%
39 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.5%
28 residents
Other ethnic group0.5%
27 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%
12 residents
Bare · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above30.9%
1,413 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications19.7%
902 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.5%
754 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.2%
605 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.7%
397 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.8%
359 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.1%
144 residents aged 16 and over
Bare · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically inactive55.7%
2,545 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active (excluding full-time students)43.1%
1,970 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.3%
58 residents aged 16 and over
Bare · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.7%
1,082 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.8%
630 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.2%
605 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.4%
522 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations10.8%
496 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations10%
459 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.8%
359 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.8%
267 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students3.4%
154 residents aged 16 and over
Bare · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health39.2%
2,021 residents
Good health35.2%
1,813 residents
Fair health17.7%
912 residents
Bad health6.5%
333 residents
Very bad health1.5%
78 residents
Bare · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act75.2%
3,879 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act24.8%
1,279 residents
Bare · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension45.6%
1,165 households
Household is deprived in one dimension37.7%
963 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions14.5%
370 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.2%
55 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
2 households
Bare · 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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