Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005228

Morecambe South West

Morecambe South West is a Census neighbourhood of about 5,775 residents in Lancaster. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

5,775

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,396

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,994.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

75.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

18.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

20.9%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Morecambe South West

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

Tenure

Owned75.1%

1,799 households

Private rented21.6%

517 households

Social rented2.8%

66 households

Shared ownership0.5%

13 households

Lives rent free0%

1 households

Morecambe South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached72.5%

1,739 households

Terraced12.4%

298 households

Detached5.7%

137 households

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement4.7%

112 households

Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits3.8%

91 households

A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.6%

14 households

Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%

5 households

In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0%

1 households

Morecambe South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household47.9%

1,147 households

2 cars or vans in household25.2%

603 households

No cars or vans in household18.9%

453 households

3 or more cars or vans in household8.1%

194 households

Morecambe South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms60%

1,438 households

2 bedrooms24.6%

589 households

4 or more bedrooms10.5%

251 households

1 bedroom5%

119 households

Morecambe South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household65.1%

1,559 households

One-person household28.1%

674 households

Other household types6.8%

162 households

Morecambe South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household35.3%

845 households

1 person in household28.1%

674 households

3 people in household17.3%

414 households

4 people in household12.8%

306 households

5 people in household4.8%

114 households

6 people in household1.3%

31 households

8 or more people in household0.3%

7 households

7 people in household0.2%

5 households

0 people in household0%

0 households

Morecambe South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.9%

1,094 residents

15–2916.1%

929 residents

30–4418.7%

1,080 residents

45–6426.6%

1,537 residents

65 and over19.6%

1,134 residents

Morecambe South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.6%

5,633 residents

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.1%

63 residents

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.7%

39 residents

Other ethnic group0.5%

27 residents

Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%

11 residents

Morecambe South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above20.9%

967 residents aged 16 and over

Level 3 qualifications20.7%

959 residents aged 16 and over

No qualifications20.3%

940 residents aged 16 and over

Level 2 qualifications15.4%

711 residents aged 16 and over

Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.7%

541 residents aged 16 and over

Apprenticeship8.1%

374 residents aged 16 and over

Other qualifications2.9%

136 residents aged 16 and over

Morecambe South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)60.3%

2,792 residents aged 16 and over

Economically inactive37.9%

1,754 residents aged 16 and over

Economically active and a full-time student1.8%

81 residents aged 16 and over

Morecambe South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L12 Semi-routine occupations18.6%

863 residents aged 16 and over

L13 Routine occupations16.6%

768 residents aged 16 and over

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations15.1%

701 residents aged 16 and over

L7 Intermediate occupations11.3%

522 residents aged 16 and over

L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.9%

504 residents aged 16 and over

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed9%

416 residents aged 16 and over

L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.9%

366 residents aged 16 and over

L15 Full-time students5.4%

252 residents aged 16 and over

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations5.2%

239 residents aged 16 and over

Morecambe South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health43%

2,485 residents

Good health35%

2,023 residents

Fair health15.3%

886 residents

Bad health4.9%

283 residents

Very bad health1.7%

101 residents

Morecambe South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act78.7%

4,544 residents

Disabled under the Equality Act21.3%

1,232 residents

Morecambe South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension45.1%

1,080 households

Household is deprived in one dimension35.3%

845 households

Household is deprived in two dimensions15.7%

377 households

Household is deprived in three dimensions3.8%

91 households

Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%

4 households

Morecambe South West · 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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Source and date are part of the record.

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Neighbourhood nameHouse of Commons Library · MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence
GeographyONS Middle layer Super Output Area E02005228

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Morecambe South West

Usual residents

Households

Residents per km²

Households owning their home

Households with no car or van

Adults with a degree or above

Neighbourhoods most like this one

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Life in Morecambe South West

Tenure

Accommodation type

Car or van availability

Number of bedrooms

Household composition

Household size

Age

Ethnic group

Highest qualification

Economic activity

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

General health

Disability

Household deprivation

Alike on the Census, which is not the same as alike to live in.

Source and date are part of the record.