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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005233

Lancaster East

Lancaster East is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,041 residents in Lancaster. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

8,041

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,162

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,895.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

68.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

21.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

42.3%

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.

Rawtenstall, Rossendale8,951 residents · 64.3% owned · 19.8% no carPrestwich Clough & Rainsough, Bury5,686 residents · 68.3% owned · 21.9% no carCombe Down, Bath and North East Somerset6,328 residents · 60.6% owned · 23.9% no carKeynsham North, Bath and North East Somerset6,789 residents · 66.7% owned · 19.8% no carHorsforth East, Leeds8,333 residents · 61.1% owned · 21.6% no carBrislington, Bristol, City of6,904 residents · 69.7% owned · 18.4% no car

Most similar within Lancaster

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Marsh, Haverbreaks & Scotforth West, Lancaster10,343 residents · 65.3% owned · 25.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Lancaster East

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

Tenure

Owned68.1%
2,154 households
Social rented15.6%
493 households
Private rented15%
473 households
Shared ownership1%
33 households
Lives rent free0.3%
9 households
Lancaster East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced38.3%
1,211 households
Semi-detached32.9%
1,039 households
Detached14.7%
464 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement9%
284 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse4.3%
137 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.6%
18 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
6 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
Lancaster East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household46.6%
1,473 households
2 cars or vans in household26.3%
833 households
No cars or vans in household21%
664 households
3 or more cars or vans in household6.1%
192 households
Lancaster East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms44.1%
1,395 households
2 bedrooms23.8%
754 households
4 or more bedrooms22.6%
715 households
1 bedroom9.4%
298 households
Lancaster East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household64%
2,025 households
One-person household29.4%
932 households
Other household types6.6%
208 households
Lancaster East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household31.6%
998 households
1 person in household29.5%
932 households
3 people in household17.9%
565 households
4 people in household15.3%
483 households
5 people in household4.3%
136 households
6 people in household1.1%
36 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
6 households
7 people in household0.2%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Lancaster East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518%
1,449 residents
15–2919.5%
1,572 residents
30–4424.3%
1,957 residents
45–6425.2%
2,028 residents
65 and over12.9%
1,036 residents
Lancaster East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White90.2%
7,255 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh5%
403 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3%
243 residents
Other ethnic group1.1%
88 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.6%
52 residents
Lancaster East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above42.3%
2,750 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.8%
1,094 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications15.3%
994 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12%
783 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.9%
513 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.2%
270 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications1.5%
95 residents aged 16 and over
Lancaster East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)59%
3,835 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive38.5%
2,503 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.5%
164 residents aged 16 and over
Lancaster East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.6%
1,339 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations15.8%
1,028 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations13.5%
879 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.5%
680 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.1%
590 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed9.1%
588 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students8.5%
555 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.1%
525 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.8%
311 residents aged 16 and over
Lancaster East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health50.1%
4,026 residents
Good health32.7%
2,626 residents
Fair health12.2%
977 residents
Bad health4.2%
338 residents
Very bad health0.9%
74 residents
Lancaster East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80.2%
6,451 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19.8%
1,590 residents
Lancaster East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension54.6%
1,725 households
Household is deprived in one dimension28.7%
909 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions12.6%
398 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.9%
123 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
7 households
Lancaster East · 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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