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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005242

Earby & Salterforth

Earby & Salterforth is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,193 residents in Pendle. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

6,193

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,777

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

292.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

73.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

14.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

27.5%

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.

Carnforth, Silverdale & Warton, Lancaster9,943 residents · 78.6% owned · 13.0% no carNew Mills East & Hayfield, High Peak7,353 residents · 67.8% owned · 16.8% no carWhitworth, Rossendale7,798 residents · 66.8% owned · 18.8% no carBurnopfield, County Durham7,937 residents · 74.0% owned · 17.7% no carAskam & Dalton North, Barrow-in-Furness6,181 residents · 83.6% owned · 14.3% no carCullingworth & Denholme, Bradford7,675 residents · 71.9% owned · 14.7% no car

Most similar within Pendle

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Barnoldswick South, Pendle5,611 residents · 71.0% owned · 18.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Earby & Salterforth

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

Tenure

Owned73.9%
2,052 households
Private rented17.1%
476 households
Social rented8.8%
243 households
Shared ownership0.2%
6 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Earby & Salterforth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced49%
1,362 households
Semi-detached25.9%
721 households
Detached17.8%
495 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement3.5%
98 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure1.6%
45 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1%
28 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.9%
25 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.2%
6 households
Earby & Salterforth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household45.1%
1,254 households
2 cars or vans in household31%
860 households
No cars or vans in household14.1%
393 households
3 or more cars or vans in household9.8%
271 households
Earby & Salterforth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms46.9%
1,303 households
2 bedrooms27.6%
768 households
4 or more bedrooms18.5%
514 households
1 bedroom7%
194 households
Earby & Salterforth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household65.9%
1,832 households
One-person household30.5%
848 households
Other household types3.5%
98 households
Earby & Salterforth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household38.8%
1,078 households
1 person in household30.5%
848 households
3 people in household14.8%
412 households
4 people in household10.7%
296 households
5 people in household3.9%
108 households
6 people in household1.1%
30 households
7 people in household0.2%
5 households
8 or more people in household0%
1 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Earby & Salterforth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.5%
1,023 residents
15–2914.2%
877 residents
30–4417.1%
1,060 residents
45–6429.3%
1,811 residents
65 and over22.9%
1,420 residents
Earby & Salterforth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White98.5%
6,099 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.7%
43 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.6%
39 residents
Other ethnic group0.1%
7 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%
5 residents
Earby & Salterforth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above27.5%
1,403 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications20%
1,022 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications19.2%
981 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.7%
701 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.9%
505 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.6%
388 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.1%
109 residents aged 16 and over
Earby & Salterforth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)58.6%
2,996 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive40%
2,046 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.3%
68 residents aged 16 and over
Earby & Salterforth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.6%
1,052 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers13.9%
709 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations13.8%
706 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.4%
685 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.8%
550 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations10.3%
525 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.5%
384 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.8%
296 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4%
202 residents aged 16 and over
Earby & Salterforth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health46.3%
2,869 residents
Good health35.1%
2,172 residents
Fair health13.3%
825 residents
Bad health4.2%
260 residents
Very bad health1.1%
67 residents
Earby & Salterforth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81.6%
5,052 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act18.4%
1,141 residents
Earby & Salterforth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension49.5%
1,376 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.8%
940 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions13.2%
367 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.4%
95 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
1 households
Earby & Salterforth · 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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