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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005234

Lancaster Central

Lancaster Central is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,086 residents in Lancaster. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

9,086

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,472

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,858.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

35.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

46.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

38.7%

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.

City Centre & The Polygon, Southampton8,966 residents · 23.1% owned · 46.4% no carCentral Exeter, Exeter11,622 residents · 26.2% owned · 53.9% no carChester City & Garden Quarter, Cheshire West and Chester10,245 residents · 40.5% owned · 35.7% no carSharrow, Sheffield9,579 residents · 20.6% owned · 49.0% no carBrynmill, Swansea8,817 residents · 33.8% owned · 37.0% no carCity Centre, Barbican & Sutton Harbour, Plymouth11,316 residents · 20.8% owned · 56.7% no car

Most similar within Lancaster

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Moorlands & Greaves, Lancaster5,106 residents · 47.1% owned · 35.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Lancaster Central

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

Tenure

Private rented46.5%
1,616 households
Owned35.9%
1,245 households
Social rented16.4%
569 households
Shared ownership1.1%
39 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Lancaster Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced39.9%
1,386 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement37.4%
1,298 households
Semi-detached7.8%
272 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse4.7%
162 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits4.6%
159 households
Detached2.9%
99 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop2.8%
96 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Lancaster Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household46.9%
1,627 households
1 car or van in household38.3%
1,330 households
2 cars or vans in household11.6%
401 households
3 or more cars or vans in household3.3%
113 households
Lancaster Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms35.6%
1,237 households
1 bedroom26%
902 households
3 bedrooms19.5%
678 households
4 or more bedrooms18.9%
657 households
Lancaster Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

One-person household44.4%
1,543 households
Single family household36.8%
1,278 households
Other household types18.8%
653 households
Lancaster Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household44.4%
1,543 households
2 people in household28.4%
985 households
3 people in household11.1%
386 households
4 people in household7.9%
276 households
5 people in household3.6%
126 households
6 people in household2.2%
76 households
8 or more people in household1.5%
51 households
7 people in household0.9%
30 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Lancaster Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 159.1%
826 residents
15–2951%
4,633 residents
30–4415.7%
1,425 residents
45–6415.4%
1,395 residents
65 and over8.9%
808 residents
Lancaster Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White78.2%
7,108 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh12%
1,091 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African3.7%
340 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.7%
334 residents
Other ethnic group2.3%
212 residents
Lancaster Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above38.7%
3,170 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications35.7%
2,929 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications9.3%
758 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications7.5%
615 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications4.3%
355 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.4%
195 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship2.1%
172 residents aged 16 and over
Lancaster Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically inactive54%
4,422 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active (excluding full-time students)36.1%
2,956 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student9.9%
812 residents aged 16 and over
Lancaster Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L15 Full-time students45.9%
3,763 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.7%
1,041 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations10.4%
848 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations6.5%
535 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations6.5%
534 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations5.6%
458 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5%
412 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers4.2%
341 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.2%
259 residents aged 16 and over
Lancaster Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health51.9%
4,712 residents
Good health33.6%
3,053 residents
Fair health10.6%
962 residents
Bad health3%
277 residents
Very bad health0.9%
80 residents
Lancaster Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82.2%
7,466 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act17.8%
1,620 residents
Lancaster Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension48.6%
1,687 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.5%
1,164 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions13.9%
483 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.7%
128 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
11 households
Lancaster Central · 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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