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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005253

Grimsargh & Goosnargh

Grimsargh & Goosnargh is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,167 residents in Preston. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,167

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,775

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

120.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

84.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

7.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

38.6%

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.

Alrewas, Fradley & King's Bromley, Lichfield8,410 residents · 80.0% owned · 6.9% no carHarbury, Long Itchington & Fenny Compton, Stratford-on-Avon11,153 residents · 75.1% owned · 6.3% no carBassingbourn & the Mordens, South Cambridgeshire7,239 residents · 72.5% owned · 6.5% no carWestoning, Harlington & Silsoe, Central Bedfordshire10,507 residents · 79.6% owned · 6.3% no carHoughton Conquest & Clophill, Central Bedfordshire9,325 residents · 76.1% owned · 7.3% no carMarsh Gibbon, Steeple Claydon & Tingewick, Buckinghamshire10,362 residents · 74.8% owned · 5.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Grimsargh & Goosnargh

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

Tenure

Owned84.4%
2,341 households
Private rented10.3%
287 households
Social rented3.6%
100 households
Shared ownership1.7%
47 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Grimsargh & Goosnargh · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached46.2%
1,282 households
Semi-detached38.1%
1,056 households
Terraced12.1%
336 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement3%
83 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.4%
11 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.1%
4 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%
1 households
Grimsargh & Goosnargh · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

2 cars or vans in household42.6%
1,183 households
1 car or van in household32.6%
904 households
3 or more cars or vans in household17.7%
490 households
No cars or vans in household7.1%
198 households
Grimsargh & Goosnargh · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms44%
1,222 households
4 or more bedrooms38.4%
1,066 households
2 bedrooms14.7%
407 households
1 bedroom2.9%
80 households
Grimsargh & Goosnargh · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household74%
2,054 households
One-person household21.9%
609 households
Other household types4.1%
114 households
Grimsargh & Goosnargh · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household38.7%
1,073 households
1 person in household21.9%
607 households
3 people in household16.6%
462 households
4 people in household15.9%
441 households
5 people in household5.2%
145 households
6 people in household1.3%
35 households
7 people in household0.3%
9 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Grimsargh & Goosnargh · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.2%
1,233 residents
15–2915.4%
1,107 residents
30–4417.1%
1,228 residents
45–6428.6%
2,053 residents
65 and over21.6%
1,548 residents
Grimsargh & Goosnargh · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White95.9%
6,871 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2%
142 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.6%
112 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.4%
29 residents
Other ethnic group0.2%
14 residents
Grimsargh & Goosnargh · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above38.6%
2,262 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.3%
1,074 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications13.9%
816 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.1%
767 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.7%
451 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.8%
337 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.5%
147 residents aged 16 and over
Grimsargh & Goosnargh · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)60.5%
3,543 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive37.5%
2,193 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2%
118 residents aged 16 and over
Grimsargh & Goosnargh · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations25%
1,463 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.3%
955 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers15%
875 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.8%
689 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations8.3%
485 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations7.7%
452 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.8%
339 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.3%
313 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.8%
281 residents aged 16 and over
Grimsargh & Goosnargh · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health53.3%
3,820 residents
Good health32.4%
2,325 residents
Fair health11%
788 residents
Bad health2.5%
179 residents
Very bad health0.8%
54 residents
Grimsargh & Goosnargh · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act84.8%
6,074 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act15.2%
1,092 residents
Grimsargh & Goosnargh · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension61.4%
1,704 households
Household is deprived in one dimension30%
833 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions7.9%
220 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions0.6%
17 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
1 households
Grimsargh & Goosnargh · 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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