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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005247

Barrowford, Higham & Pendleside

Barrowford, Higham & Pendleside is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,877 residents in Pendle. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

9,877

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,491

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

218.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

77.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

12.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

37.5%

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.

Townsend Fold & Edenfield, Rossendale6,294 residents · 78.9% owned · 10.4% no carAdlington & Rivington, Chorley10,025 residents · 76.4% owned · 13.0% no carMelbourne, Ticknall & Hartshorne, South Derbyshire6,769 residents · 71.0% owned · 11.3% no carHonley & Brockholes, Kirklees8,221 residents · 78.1% owned · 15.4% no carWhaley Bridge & Chinley, High Peak8,157 residents · 79.3% owned · 10.6% no carSutton & Crosshills, Craven10,032 residents · 74.7% owned · 14.2% no car

Most similar within Pendle

The closest matches in the same local authority.

East Colne, Foulridge & Trawden, Pendle6,932 residents · 80.7% owned · 10.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Barrowford, Higham & Pendleside

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

Tenure

Owned77.3%
3,472 households
Private rented16.5%
739 households
Social rented6%
270 households
Shared ownership0.2%
7 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Barrowford, Higham & Pendleside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced38.5%
1,730 households
Detached28.9%
1,297 households
Semi-detached25.8%
1,157 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement5.3%
240 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.6%
27 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.4%
20 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.2%
11 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
8 households
Barrowford, Higham & Pendleside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household40.1%
1,802 households
2 cars or vans in household35.9%
1,612 households
3 or more cars or vans in household12%
539 households
No cars or vans in household12%
538 households
Barrowford, Higham & Pendleside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms39.8%
1,787 households
2 bedrooms30.9%
1,389 households
4 or more bedrooms22.6%
1,014 households
1 bedroom6.7%
301 households
Barrowford, Higham & Pendleside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household66.2%
2,975 households
One-person household30.5%
1,368 households
Other household types3.3%
148 households
Barrowford, Higham & Pendleside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household40.4%
1,815 households
1 person in household30.5%
1,368 households
3 people in household13.9%
625 households
4 people in household11.2%
501 households
5 people in household2.9%
130 households
6 people in household0.7%
32 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
11 households
7 people in household0.2%
7 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Barrowford, Higham & Pendleside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514.7%
1,452 residents
15–2912.9%
1,273 residents
30–4416%
1,579 residents
45–6429.4%
2,909 residents
65 and over27%
2,668 residents
Barrowford, Higham & Pendleside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White94.1%
9,301 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh4.3%
429 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.1%
107 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
29 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%
13 residents
Barrowford, Higham & Pendleside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above37.5%
3,121 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.3%
1,521 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications14.3%
1,189 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12.3%
1,020 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.6%
711 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7%
578 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.1%
174 residents aged 16 and over
Barrowford, Higham & Pendleside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)57%
4,746 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive41.5%
3,454 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.4%
120 residents aged 16 and over
Barrowford, Higham & Pendleside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations25.5%
2,125 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations15.5%
1,293 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers13.4%
1,118 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.9%
992 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations9.5%
793 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations8.9%
741 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.7%
475 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.5%
461 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students3.9%
322 residents aged 16 and over
Barrowford, Higham & Pendleside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health50%
4,939 residents
Good health34%
3,362 residents
Fair health11.9%
1,179 residents
Bad health3.1%
306 residents
Very bad health0.9%
91 residents
Barrowford, Higham & Pendleside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act84.3%
8,326 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act15.7%
1,551 residents
Barrowford, Higham & Pendleside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension56.8%
2,552 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32%
1,436 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions9.4%
421 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.8%
79 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
3 households
Barrowford, Higham & Pendleside · 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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