Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005236

Heysham & Overton

Heysham & Overton is a Census neighbourhood of about 13,421 residents in Lancaster. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

13,421

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,760

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

479.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

75.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

14.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

26.9%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Heysham & Overton

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

Tenure

Owned75.8%

4,364 households

Private rented16.9%

976 households

Social rented7.1%

408 households

Shared ownership0.2%

11 households

Lives rent free0%

1 households

Heysham & Overton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached49%

2,823 households

Detached27.3%

1,572 households

Terraced11%

631 households

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement6.7%

384 households

A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure3.2%

187 households

Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.1%

120 households

In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%

24 households

Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%

20 households

Heysham & Overton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.7%

2,517 households

2 cars or vans in household31.7%

1,826 households

No cars or vans in household14.8%

851 households

3 or more cars or vans in household9.9%

568 households

Heysham & Overton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms47.5%

2,736 households

2 bedrooms28%

1,613 households

4 or more bedrooms18.8%

1,083 households

1 bedroom5.7%

330 households

Heysham & Overton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household66.6%

3,841 households

One-person household28.5%

1,643 households

Other household types4.8%

279 households

Heysham & Overton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household36.8%

2,120 households

1 person in household28.5%

1,643 households

3 people in household16.3%

941 households

4 people in household12.8%

739 households

5 people in household4%

233 households

6 people in household1.2%

67 households

7 people in household0.2%

13 households

8 or more people in household0.1%

6 households

0 people in household0%

0 households

Heysham & Overton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.8%

2,386 residents

15–2915%

2,010 residents

30–4417.9%

2,402 residents

45–6427.4%

3,681 residents

65 and over21.9%

2,942 residents

Heysham & Overton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.8%

13,127 residents

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.8%

113 residents

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.8%

104 residents

Other ethnic group0.4%

48 residents

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

28 residents

Heysham & Overton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above26.9%

2,930 residents aged 16 and over

Level 3 qualifications20.1%

2,187 residents aged 16 and over

No qualifications17.5%

1,900 residents aged 16 and over

Level 2 qualifications15.2%

1,649 residents aged 16 and over

Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.2%

1,113 residents aged 16 and over

Apprenticeship7.6%

821 residents aged 16 and over

Other qualifications2.5%

274 residents aged 16 and over

Heysham & Overton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)58%

6,307 residents aged 16 and over

Economically inactive40.5%

4,405 residents aged 16 and over

Economically active and a full-time student1.5%

162 residents aged 16 and over

Heysham & Overton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20%

2,176 residents aged 16 and over

L12 Semi-routine occupations15.1%

1,638 residents aged 16 and over

L7 Intermediate occupations12.9%

1,408 residents aged 16 and over

L13 Routine occupations12.7%

1,379 residents aged 16 and over

L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.2%

1,214 residents aged 16 and over

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations9.2%

995 residents aged 16 and over

L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.3%

792 residents aged 16 and over

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.1%

776 residents aged 16 and over

L15 Full-time students4.6%

496 residents aged 16 and over

Heysham & Overton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health45.6%

6,126 residents

Good health34.2%

4,589 residents

Fair health14.4%

1,932 residents

Bad health4.4%

595 residents

Very bad health1.3%

179 residents

Heysham & Overton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act79.5%

10,668 residents

Disabled under the Equality Act20.5%

2,753 residents

Heysham & Overton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension47.7%

2,751 households

Household is deprived in one dimension33.8%

1,947 households

Household is deprived in two dimensions15%

866 households

Household is deprived in three dimensions3.3%

189 households

Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%

9 households

Heysham & Overton · 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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Neighbourhood nameHouse of Commons Library · MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence
GeographyONS Middle layer Super Output Area E02005236

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Heysham & Overton

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

Life in Heysham & Overton

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.