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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005238

Scotforth East & Bowerham

Scotforth East & Bowerham is a Census neighbourhood of about 5,620 residents in Lancaster. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

5,620

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,399

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,525.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

70.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

22.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

38.3%

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.

Wilford & Silverdale, Nottingham6,129 residents · 73.2% owned · 21.4% no carSouthdown, Bath and North East Somerset5,641 residents · 62.1% owned · 22.5% no carLoughborough - Shelthorpe & Woodthorpe, Charnwood10,686 residents · 59.8% owned · 19.7% no carOdd Down, Bath and North East Somerset5,923 residents · 62.3% owned · 19.9% no carMonkseaton, North Tyneside8,186 residents · 69.6% owned · 25.5% no carNorthfield Victoria Common, Birmingham7,583 residents · 74.4% owned · 23.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Scotforth East & Bowerham

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

Tenure

Owned70.6%
1,693 households
Private rented15.8%
380 households
Social rented13.3%
320 households
Shared ownership0.2%
5 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Scotforth East & Bowerham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached56.4%
1,352 households
Terraced22.7%
545 households
Detached10%
239 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement9.3%
222 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.8%
18 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
11 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.4%
9 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Scotforth East & Bowerham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household45.8%
1,098 households
2 cars or vans in household24.8%
595 households
No cars or vans in household22.9%
550 households
3 or more cars or vans in household6.5%
155 households
Scotforth East & Bowerham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms53%
1,271 households
2 bedrooms21.1%
507 households
4 or more bedrooms17.9%
430 households
1 bedroom7.9%
190 households
Scotforth East & Bowerham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household62.1%
1,487 households
One-person household30.7%
736 households
Other household types7.2%
172 households
Scotforth East & Bowerham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household33.2%
796 households
1 person in household30.6%
734 households
3 people in household16.1%
385 households
4 people in household14.4%
345 households
5 people in household3.9%
94 households
6 people in household1.2%
29 households
7 people in household0.3%
8 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Scotforth East & Bowerham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.1%
1,016 residents
15–2919%
1,069 residents
30–4419.4%
1,087 residents
45–6424%
1,349 residents
65 and over19.5%
1,095 residents
Scotforth East & Bowerham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White91%
5,115 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh3.8%
214 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.1%
118 residents
Other ethnic group2%
110 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.1%
63 residents
Scotforth East & Bowerham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above38.3%
1,743 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications20.1%
912 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications15.4%
700 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications10.7%
487 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.1%
370 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.5%
248 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications1.9%
88 residents aged 16 and over
Scotforth East & Bowerham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)56%
2,546 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive41.1%
1,870 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.9%
134 residents aged 16 and over
Scotforth East & Bowerham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.1%
1,006 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.9%
585 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students12%
547 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.4%
518 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations10.9%
494 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.8%
491 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.4%
382 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.6%
301 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.8%
219 residents aged 16 and over
Scotforth East & Bowerham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health49.1%
2,762 residents
Good health34%
1,912 residents
Fair health13.1%
734 residents
Bad health3%
167 residents
Very bad health0.8%
45 residents
Scotforth East & Bowerham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82.6%
4,644 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act17.4%
976 residents
Scotforth East & Bowerham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension51.2%
1,227 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.2%
819 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions11.9%
285 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.5%
61 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
4 households
Scotforth East & Bowerham · 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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