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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005229

Morecambe West End

Morecambe West End is a Census neighbourhood of about 5,744 residents in Lancaster. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

5,744

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,630

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

8,039.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

42.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

39.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

23.3%

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.

Weston Town, North Somerset10,670 residents · 45.1% owned · 37.2% no carHarwich Town & Dovercourt, Tendring6,418 residents · 50.5% owned · 32.0% no carHerne Bay Parade, Canterbury7,592 residents · 50.0% owned · 32.8% no carRamsgate Harbour, Thanet8,706 residents · 38.7% owned · 44.7% no carLowestoft Harbour & Kirkley, East Suffolk7,630 residents · 37.3% owned · 41.7% no carColwyn Bay North, Conwy6,957 residents · 51.9% owned · 31.9% no car

Most similar within Lancaster

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Morecambe Town, Lancaster7,467 residents · 44.8% owned · 41.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Morecambe West End

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

Tenure

Private rented48.6%
1,278 households
Owned42.4%
1,114 households
Social rented7.4%
194 households
Shared ownership1.6%
43 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Morecambe West End · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced33.8%
888 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement26.8%
706 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits20.2%
532 households
Semi-detached11.4%
300 households
Detached3.6%
95 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop2.5%
67 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.4%
38 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.2%
5 households
Morecambe West End · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.5%
1,092 households
No cars or vans in household39.3%
1,033 households
2 cars or vans in household15.4%
405 households
3 or more cars or vans in household3.8%
101 households
Morecambe West End · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms30.8%
811 households
1 bedroom23.6%
620 households
4 or more bedrooms23.1%
608 households
3 bedrooms22.5%
592 households
Morecambe West End · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household48.4%
1,275 households
One-person household43.8%
1,154 households
Other household types7.7%
204 households
Morecambe West End · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household43.8%
1,153 households
2 people in household27.4%
720 households
3 people in household12.5%
329 households
4 people in household9.3%
245 households
5 people in household4.2%
110 households
6 people in household1.7%
46 households
7 people in household0.6%
17 households
8 or more people in household0.5%
12 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Morecambe West End · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.2%
1,046 residents
15–2919.5%
1,120 residents
30–4420.5%
1,177 residents
45–6427.3%
1,568 residents
65 and over14.5%
833 residents
Morecambe West End · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White95.8%
5,498 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.5%
86 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.2%
69 residents
Other ethnic group1%
58 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.5%
31 residents
Morecambe West End · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above23.3%
1,079 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications21.6%
1,001 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.2%
798 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16.1%
747 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.8%
547 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.3%
339 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.7%
125 residents aged 16 and over
Morecambe West End · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)56.3%
2,612 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive41.9%
1,941 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.8%
84 residents aged 16 and over
Morecambe West End · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations18.5%
858 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations16.7%
776 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations15.1%
702 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed12.7%
587 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.8%
455 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations8.8%
410 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7%
326 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.9%
274 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations5.4%
250 residents aged 16 and over
Morecambe West End · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health40.6%
2,334 residents
Good health33.2%
1,909 residents
Fair health17%
978 residents
Bad health7.2%
411 residents
Very bad health1.9%
111 residents
Morecambe West End · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act73.2%
4,202 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act26.8%
1,542 residents
Morecambe West End · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension36.6%
964 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.8%
942 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions18.8%
495 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions7.9%
209 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.8%
21 households
Morecambe West End · 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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