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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005237

Marsh, Haverbreaks & Scotforth West

Marsh, Haverbreaks & Scotforth West is a Census neighbourhood of about 10,343 residents in Lancaster. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

10,343

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,292

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,236.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

65.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

25.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

44.8%

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.

Combe Down, Bath and North East Somerset6,328 residents · 60.6% owned · 23.9% no carSaltaire & Baildon West, Bradford9,094 residents · 73.0% owned · 21.3% no carTruro East, Cornwall8,458 residents · 63.3% owned · 19.7% no carEarlsdon & Canley Gardens, Coventry8,476 residents · 74.5% owned · 19.5% no carSalisbury East Harnham, Wiltshire6,048 residents · 56.1% owned · 21.1% no carRawtenstall, Rossendale8,951 residents · 64.3% owned · 19.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Marsh, Haverbreaks & Scotforth West

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

Tenure

Owned65.3%
2,803 households
Private rented20.2%
869 households
Social rented12.3%
530 households
Shared ownership2%
86 households
Lives rent free0.1%
4 households
Marsh, Haverbreaks & Scotforth West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced42.9%
1,840 households
Detached23.7%
1,017 households
Semi-detached21.1%
907 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement9.9%
424 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.2%
51 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1%
41 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
8 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
2 households
Marsh, Haverbreaks & Scotforth West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.5%
1,910 households
No cars or vans in household25%
1,072 households
2 cars or vans in household24.1%
1,035 households
3 or more cars or vans in household6.4%
273 households
Marsh, Haverbreaks & Scotforth West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms36.2%
1,554 households
4 or more bedrooms27.9%
1,199 households
2 bedrooms27.8%
1,194 households
1 bedroom8%
343 households
Marsh, Haverbreaks & Scotforth West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household60.6%
2,598 households
One-person household30.7%
1,315 households
Other household types8.8%
377 households
Marsh, Haverbreaks & Scotforth West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household35.3%
1,513 households
1 person in household30.7%
1,315 households
3 people in household15.2%
654 households
4 people in household12.8%
551 households
5 people in household3.9%
167 households
6 people in household1.3%
56 households
7 people in household0.5%
21 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
12 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Marsh, Haverbreaks & Scotforth West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.7%
1,624 residents
15–2922.6%
2,341 residents
30–4419%
1,967 residents
45–6425.7%
2,662 residents
65 and over16.9%
1,747 residents
Marsh, Haverbreaks & Scotforth West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White86.6%
8,957 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh9.2%
949 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2%
203 residents
Other ethnic group1.2%
129 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1%
106 residents
Marsh, Haverbreaks & Scotforth West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above44.8%
3,814 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications19.1%
1,630 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications12%
1,022 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12%
1,021 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications6.6%
566 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.7%
315 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications1.8%
152 residents aged 16 and over
Marsh, Haverbreaks & Scotforth West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)55.7%
4,744 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive40.8%
3,479 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student3.5%
297 residents aged 16 and over
Marsh, Haverbreaks & Scotforth West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.4%
1,826 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.9%
1,439 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students13.7%
1,167 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10%
852 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.9%
846 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations9.5%
805 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.6%
646 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.4%
546 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.6%
390 residents aged 16 and over
Marsh, Haverbreaks & Scotforth West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health49.7%
5,136 residents
Good health33.5%
3,463 residents
Fair health12.1%
1,249 residents
Bad health3.7%
383 residents
Very bad health1.1%
112 residents
Marsh, Haverbreaks & Scotforth West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81%
8,379 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19%
1,964 residents
Marsh, Haverbreaks & Scotforth West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension53.3%
2,287 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.1%
1,420 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions10.8%
462 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.6%
113 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
9 households
Marsh, Haverbreaks & Scotforth West · 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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