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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005251

Marsden

Marsden is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,310 residents in Pendle. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,310

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,623

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

896.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

72.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

17.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

24.5%

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.

Upper Batley & Soothill, Kirklees6,912 residents · 65.8% owned · 19.9% no carChadderton North, Oldham6,923 residents · 66.7% owned · 22.7% no carRoe Lee, Brownhill & Sunnybower, Blackburn with Darwen10,822 residents · 72.7% owned · 19.0% no carHealey, Syke & Shawclough, Rochdale9,545 residents · 68.6% owned · 19.2% no carAllerton, Bradford10,285 residents · 59.5% owned · 26.8% no carBakersfield, Nottingham8,459 residents · 68.1% owned · 27.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Marsden

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

Tenure

Owned72.1%
1,892 households
Social rented14.4%
378 households
Private rented13.2%
347 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Shared ownership0.1%
3 households
Marsden · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached58.4%
1,534 households
Terraced22.3%
585 households
Detached17.1%
450 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement1.7%
44 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.3%
9 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0%
0 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%
0 households
Marsden · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household45.7%
1,199 households
2 cars or vans in household28.1%
737 households
No cars or vans in household17.5%
459 households
3 or more cars or vans in household8.8%
230 households
Marsden · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms53.5%
1,403 households
2 bedrooms25%
655 households
4 or more bedrooms17.3%
453 households
1 bedroom4.3%
113 households
Marsden · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household66.3%
1,738 households
One-person household25.4%
666 households
Other household types8.3%
218 households
Marsden · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household32.2%
846 households
1 person in household25.4%
667 households
3 people in household15.4%
405 households
4 people in household11.8%
311 households
5 people in household7.4%
194 households
6 people in household4%
105 households
7 people in household1.9%
50 households
8 or more people in household1.8%
47 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Marsden · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1521.7%
1,587 residents
15–2916.5%
1,203 residents
30–4419.9%
1,455 residents
45–6422.9%
1,674 residents
65 and over19%
1,390 residents
Marsden · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White64.4%
4,708 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh32.7%
2,391 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.3%
165 residents
Other ethnic group0.4%
31 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%
13 residents
Marsden · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above24.5%
1,376 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications23.9%
1,340 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17%
956 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.7%
768 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.9%
558 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.8%
382 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications4.2%
235 residents aged 16 and over
Marsden · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)52.3%
2,935 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive45.7%
2,565 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2%
114 residents aged 16 and over
Marsden · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.1%
962 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations15.1%
850 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.1%
735 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed12.4%
695 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.2%
629 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.1%
623 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students7.5%
422 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations7%
395 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.4%
306 residents aged 16 and over
Marsden · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health45.1%
3,298 residents
Good health34.4%
2,513 residents
Fair health14.1%
1,032 residents
Bad health5%
362 residents
Very bad health1.4%
105 residents
Marsden · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80.8%
5,910 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19.2%
1,400 residents
Marsden · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension42.5%
1,116 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.8%
941 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions16.8%
442 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.5%
119 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
7 households
Marsden · 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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