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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005226

Morecambe Town

Morecambe Town is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,467 residents in Lancaster. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,467

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,364

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,002.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

44.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

41.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

20.6%

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.

Egremont, Wirral7,338 residents · 47.8% owned · 38.0% no carRedcar Town & Coatham, Redcar and Cleveland6,473 residents · 50.0% owned · 40.5% no carColwyn Bay North, Conwy6,957 residents · 51.9% owned · 31.9% no carHarwich Town & Dovercourt, Tendring6,418 residents · 50.5% owned · 32.0% no carGainsborough West, West Lindsey10,500 residents · 48.0% owned · 33.5% no carBridlington Central, East Riding of Yorkshire5,906 residents · 52.6% owned · 36.9% no car

Most similar within Lancaster

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Morecambe West End, Lancaster5,744 residents · 42.4% owned · 39.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Morecambe Town

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

Tenure

Owned44.8%
1,506 households
Private rented39.8%
1,340 households
Social rented14.2%
477 households
Shared ownership1.2%
41 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Morecambe Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced35.2%
1,183 households
Semi-detached23.1%
777 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement22.5%
758 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits10.4%
351 households
Detached4%
135 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop3%
101 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.5%
52 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
5 households
Morecambe Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household41.1%
1,383 households
1 car or van in household40.9%
1,375 households
2 cars or vans in household14%
470 households
3 or more cars or vans in household4.1%
137 households
Morecambe Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms32.3%
1,086 households
2 bedrooms28.1%
947 households
1 bedroom22.4%
754 households
4 or more bedrooms17.2%
578 households
Morecambe Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household52.5%
1,768 households
One-person household41.5%
1,396 households
Other household types6%
201 households
Morecambe Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household41.4%
1,396 households
2 people in household28.1%
946 households
3 people in household14.1%
475 households
4 people in household9.8%
331 households
5 people in household4.3%
145 households
6 people in household1.5%
49 households
7 people in household0.4%
15 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
11 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Morecambe Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519.1%
1,424 residents
15–2917.7%
1,323 residents
30–4419%
1,416 residents
45–6425.4%
1,895 residents
65 and over18.8%
1,407 residents
Morecambe Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White95.4%
7,124 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.9%
142 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.5%
114 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.6%
44 residents
Other ethnic group0.6%
42 residents
Morecambe Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications23.2%
1,379 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above20.6%
1,222 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18%
1,072 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.7%
934 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications13%
774 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.6%
393 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.8%
169 residents aged 16 and over
Morecambe Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)53.2%
3,164 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive45.1%
2,682 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.7%
101 residents aged 16 and over
Morecambe Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations19.8%
1,177 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations19.2%
1,139 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.6%
810 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed11.7%
694 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.4%
560 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.3%
551 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.4%
378 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.4%
322 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations5.3%
314 residents aged 16 and over
Morecambe Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health39%
2,910 residents
Good health34%
2,539 residents
Fair health18.4%
1,376 residents
Bad health6.5%
487 residents
Very bad health2.1%
154 residents
Morecambe Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act72.1%
5,381 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act27.9%
2,084 residents
Morecambe Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension35.8%
1,203 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension34.7%
1,166 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions21.1%
710 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions8.2%
276 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
10 households
Morecambe Town · 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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