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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005230

Morecambe Westgate

Morecambe Westgate is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,590 residents in Lancaster. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

6,590

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,139

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,162.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

60.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

26.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

18.7%

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.

Skegness North, East Lindsey7,858 residents · 60.8% owned · 23.2% no carPenzance North, Cornwall8,359 residents · 55.7% owned · 26.5% no carStourport Areley Kings, Wyre Forest5,903 residents · 71.3% owned · 16.4% no carHailsham East, Wealden6,332 residents · 59.2% owned · 19.8% no carMarsh Barn & Widewater, Adur5,724 residents · 68.7% owned · 19.8% no carEast Cowes & Osborne, Isle of Wight7,707 residents · 64.3% owned · 17.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Morecambe Westgate

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

Tenure

Owned60.5%
1,899 households
Social rented20.1%
632 households
Private rented18.8%
591 households
Shared ownership0.4%
14 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Morecambe Westgate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached47.4%
1,487 households
Terraced19.7%
619 households
Detached12.7%
400 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement12.4%
388 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure6.2%
193 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.9%
29 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.6%
18 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
4 households
Morecambe Westgate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household48.6%
1,526 households
No cars or vans in household26.9%
846 households
2 cars or vans in household18.8%
590 households
3 or more cars or vans in household5.7%
178 households
Morecambe Westgate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms47%
1,475 households
3 bedrooms37.1%
1,165 households
1 bedroom8.8%
275 households
4 or more bedrooms7.2%
225 households
Morecambe Westgate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household60.7%
1,905 households
One-person household35.1%
1,103 households
Other household types4.2%
132 households
Morecambe Westgate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household37.9%
1,189 households
1 person in household35.1%
1,103 households
3 people in household14.7%
460 households
4 people in household8.3%
259 households
5 people in household2.7%
86 households
6 people in household1%
30 households
7 people in household0.4%
11 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
8 or more people in household0%
0 households
Morecambe Westgate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.4%
1,083 residents
15–2914.9%
981 residents
30–4416.9%
1,115 residents
45–6426%
1,712 residents
65 and over25.7%
1,696 residents
Morecambe Westgate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.2%
6,401 residents
Other ethnic group0.9%
57 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.8%
50 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.7%
47 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.5%
33 residents
Morecambe Westgate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications26.3%
1,431 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above18.7%
1,019 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.4%
890 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.1%
821 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.2%
666 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.8%
422 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.5%
192 residents aged 16 and over
Morecambe Westgate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically inactive49.4%
2,685 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active (excluding full-time students)48.9%
2,661 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.7%
92 residents aged 16 and over
Morecambe Westgate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L12 Semi-routine occupations18.9%
1,030 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations17.7%
965 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.8%
750 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed12%
652 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.2%
609 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.9%
484 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.5%
408 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations5%
271 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.9%
269 residents aged 16 and over
Morecambe Westgate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health38.8%
2,557 residents
Good health33.4%
2,204 residents
Fair health18.5%
1,218 residents
Bad health7%
464 residents
Very bad health2.2%
147 residents
Morecambe Westgate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act74.6%
4,918 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act25.4%
1,672 residents
Morecambe Westgate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension37.7%
1,182 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension36.1%
1,134 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions19.6%
614 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions6.2%
196 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
12 households
Morecambe Westgate · 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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