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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005249

Nelson East

Nelson East is a Census neighbourhood of about 10,466 residents in Pendle. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

10,466

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,940

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

7,417.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

46.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

40.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

17.5%

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.

Fernhill & Pimhole, Bury11,350 residents · 43.8% owned · 39.1% no carGilnow & Victory, Bolton10,433 residents · 43.6% owned · 37.3% no carTunstall, Stoke-on-Trent7,457 residents · 46.0% owned · 38.1% no carQueensgate, Burnley6,703 residents · 56.5% owned · 34.6% no carHalliwell & Brownlow Fold, Bolton9,047 residents · 37.6% owned · 39.5% no carSt Matthew's, Preston8,984 residents · 35.3% owned · 45.2% no car

Most similar within Pendle

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Nelson Bradley, Pendle7,707 residents · 46.9% owned · 38.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Nelson East

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

Tenure

Owned46.2%
1,822 households
Private rented37.6%
1,480 households
Social rented15.8%
623 households
Shared ownership0.3%
11 households
Lives rent free0.1%
4 households
Nelson East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced70.6%
2,779 households
Semi-detached12.4%
489 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement10.4%
409 households
Detached4.8%
188 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.2%
46 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
14 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
9 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
5 households
Nelson East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.9%
1,688 households
No cars or vans in household40.3%
1,586 households
2 cars or vans in household13.3%
522 households
3 or more cars or vans in household3.6%
143 households
Nelson East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms51.1%
2,013 households
3 bedrooms32.9%
1,295 households
1 bedroom9%
353 households
4 or more bedrooms7%
276 households
Nelson East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household54.1%
2,127 households
One-person household35.8%
1,407 households
Other household types10.2%
401 households
Nelson East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household35.7%
1,407 households
2 people in household23.4%
920 households
3 people in household14.2%
561 households
4 people in household10%
395 households
5 people in household7.5%
294 households
6 people in household5.4%
214 households
7 people in household2%
77 households
8 or more people in household1.8%
71 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Nelson East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1524.1%
2,522 residents
15–2920.3%
2,125 residents
30–4422.7%
2,380 residents
45–6420.8%
2,175 residents
65 and over12.1%
1,266 residents
Nelson East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White51.3%
5,370 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh44.1%
4,615 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.4%
252 residents
Other ethnic group1.9%
201 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.3%
29 residents
Nelson East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications34.6%
2,698 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above17.5%
1,366 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.5%
977 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications12.5%
976 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12.4%
965 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.2%
481 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications4.2%
328 residents aged 16 and over
Nelson East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)50.5%
3,934 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive47.6%
3,705 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2%
152 residents aged 16 and over
Nelson East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations24.6%
1,914 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed19.1%
1,486 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14.8%
1,151 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations9%
703 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9%
702 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students8.8%
688 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations6.4%
495 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.6%
433 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations2.8%
221 residents aged 16 and over
Nelson East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health47.3%
4,952 residents
Good health32.3%
3,379 residents
Fair health13.7%
1,436 residents
Bad health5.3%
552 residents
Very bad health1.4%
147 residents
Nelson East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82.8%
8,663 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act17.2%
1,803 residents
Nelson East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension38.8%
1,527 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension28.8%
1,135 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions23.4%
921 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions8.5%
334 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.5%
20 households
Nelson East · 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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