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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005239

University, Galgate & Dolphinholme

University, Galgate & Dolphinholme is a Census neighbourhood of about 10,904 residents in Lancaster. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

10,904

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,698

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

77.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

78.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

9.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

29.8%

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.

Blean Forest, Chartham Hatch & University, Canterbury11,032 residents · 78.9% owned · 13.5% no carFulford, Heslington & University, York10,540 residents · 70.6% owned · 18.2% no carPennsylvania & University, Exeter11,065 residents · 74.0% owned · 14.1% no carBickerstaffe & Newburgh, West Lancashire6,797 residents · 83.8% owned · 8.0% no carLenton Abbey, University & Wollaton Park, Nottingham16,920 residents · 64.3% owned · 24.1% no carEnglefield Green & University, Runnymede11,826 residents · 49.7% owned · 19.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in University, Galgate & Dolphinholme

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

Tenure

Owned78.2%
2,109 households
Private rented16.9%
455 households
Social rented3%
82 households
Shared ownership1.9%
52 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
University, Galgate & Dolphinholme · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached41.1%
1,110 households
Semi-detached36.2%
976 households
Terraced18.8%
507 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure1%
27 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement1%
26 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.8%
22 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.7%
18 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
12 households
University, Galgate & Dolphinholme · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household40.6%
1,096 households
2 cars or vans in household36.5%
987 households
3 or more cars or vans in household13.4%
361 households
No cars or vans in household9.5%
257 households
University, Galgate & Dolphinholme · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms41.5%
1,120 households
4 or more bedrooms31.6%
854 households
2 bedrooms23.7%
641 households
1 bedroom3.2%
86 households
University, Galgate & Dolphinholme · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household67.8%
1,831 households
One-person household26.9%
726 households
Other household types5.3%
143 households
University, Galgate & Dolphinholme · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household39.8%
1,075 households
1 person in household26.9%
726 households
3 people in household14.5%
391 households
4 people in household12.4%
334 households
5 people in household4.8%
129 households
6 people in household1.1%
31 households
7 people in household0.4%
12 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
University, Galgate & Dolphinholme · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 159.4%
1,025 residents
15–2949%
5,341 residents
30–4410.7%
1,170 residents
45–6417%
1,851 residents
65 and over13.9%
1,515 residents
University, Galgate & Dolphinholme · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White86%
9,377 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh8.6%
941 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.5%
271 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.7%
181 residents
Other ethnic group1.2%
133 residents
University, Galgate & Dolphinholme · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 3 qualifications44.6%
4,377 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above29.8%
2,929 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications7.5%
738 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications7.4%
724 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications4.5%
439 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.5%
345 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.7%
261 residents aged 16 and over
University, Galgate & Dolphinholme · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically inactive58.2%
5,707 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active (excluding full-time students)32.7%
3,210 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student9.1%
897 residents aged 16 and over
University, Galgate & Dolphinholme · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L15 Full-time students49.2%
4,825 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.4%
1,217 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations8.9%
875 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.1%
798 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations6.1%
596 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations5%
495 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations4.6%
453 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations2.8%
279 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed2.8%
274 residents aged 16 and over
University, Galgate & Dolphinholme · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health52.6%
5,736 residents
Good health35.3%
3,847 residents
Fair health9.6%
1,043 residents
Bad health2.1%
224 residents
Very bad health0.5%
56 residents
University, Galgate & Dolphinholme · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act85.4%
9,309 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act14.6%
1,595 residents
University, Galgate & Dolphinholme · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension58.4%
1,578 households
Household is deprived in one dimension31.8%
858 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions8.6%
233 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.1%
31 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
0 households
University, Galgate & Dolphinholme · 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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