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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005241

Barnoldswick South

Barnoldswick South is a Census neighbourhood of about 5,611 residents in Pendle. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

5,611

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,504

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

298.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

71.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

18.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

24.4%

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.

Littleborough North & Calderbook, Rochdale6,628 residents · 66.2% owned · 22.3% no carSouthowram & Siddal, Calderdale7,931 residents · 63.8% owned · 24.3% no carTodmorden East & Walsden, Calderdale5,610 residents · 67.9% owned · 22.4% no carKendal North & Burneside, South Lakeland8,878 residents · 68.2% owned · 18.0% no carRishton, Hyndburn6,656 residents · 64.2% owned · 22.8% no carWhitworth, Rossendale7,798 residents · 66.8% owned · 18.8% no car

Most similar within Pendle

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Earby & Salterforth, Pendle6,193 residents · 73.9% owned · 14.1% no carBarnoldswick North, Pendle5,558 residents · 68.9% owned · 18.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Barnoldswick South

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

Tenure

Owned71%
1,777 households
Private rented23.6%
590 households
Social rented5.5%
137 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Shared ownership0%
0 households
Barnoldswick South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced58%
1,453 households
Semi-detached20.1%
504 households
Detached11.7%
292 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement5%
125 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.8%
46 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.3%
33 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.2%
31 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.9%
22 households
Barnoldswick South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household47.8%
1,197 households
2 cars or vans in household24.6%
617 households
No cars or vans in household18.6%
467 households
3 or more cars or vans in household9%
225 households
Barnoldswick South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms39.4%
987 households
2 bedrooms34.6%
866 households
4 or more bedrooms14.8%
370 households
1 bedroom11.3%
283 households
Barnoldswick South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household61.7%
1,545 households
One-person household33%
826 households
Other household types5.4%
135 households
Barnoldswick South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household36.7%
917 households
1 person in household33%
826 households
3 people in household14.5%
363 households
4 people in household10.7%
267 households
5 people in household3.3%
82 households
6 people in household1%
25 households
7 people in household0.5%
12 households
8 or more people in household0.4%
10 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Barnoldswick South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.8%
889 residents
15–2915.5%
869 residents
30–4418.4%
1,034 residents
45–6428.3%
1,589 residents
65 and over21.9%
1,231 residents
Barnoldswick South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White93.8%
5,261 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh4.7%
265 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.2%
65 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%
11 residents
Other ethnic group0.2%
9 residents
Barnoldswick South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above24.4%
1,135 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications20.9%
971 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications19%
882 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.4%
668 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.4%
486 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship8.1%
376 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.9%
136 residents aged 16 and over
Barnoldswick South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)58.1%
2,703 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive40.8%
1,897 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.2%
54 residents aged 16 and over
Barnoldswick South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.9%
881 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations16%
746 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations15%
698 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.6%
538 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.2%
477 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations9.5%
443 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.6%
353 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7%
325 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.2%
194 residents aged 16 and over
Barnoldswick South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health46.4%
2,606 residents
Good health34.4%
1,929 residents
Fair health13.7%
771 residents
Bad health4%
226 residents
Very bad health1.4%
79 residents
Barnoldswick South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82.9%
4,650 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act17.1%
961 residents
Barnoldswick South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension48.4%
1,212 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.9%
849 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions14.1%
354 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.5%
87 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
4 households
Barnoldswick South · 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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