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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005255

Fulwood

Fulwood is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,549 residents in Preston. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

9,549

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,924

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,204.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

82.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

12.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

41.9%

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.

Mickleover North, Derby9,163 residents · 82.1% owned · 12.2% no carUrmston West, Trafford7,040 residents · 83.1% owned · 14.3% no carAcklam, Middlesbrough6,236 residents · 83.2% owned · 14.3% no carVicars Cross & Hoole East, Cheshire West and Chester7,117 residents · 80.3% owned · 14.6% no carAlkrington, Rochdale9,903 residents · 81.1% owned · 16.4% no carHeald Green East, Stockport7,180 residents · 80.2% owned · 12.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Fulwood

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

Tenure

Owned82.6%
3,243 households
Private rented12.3%
481 households
Social rented4.4%
173 households
Shared ownership0.7%
27 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Fulwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached64%
2,513 households
Detached28.4%
1,115 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement3.9%
155 households
Terraced3%
117 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
11 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.3%
11 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
2 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Fulwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.3%
1,738 households
2 cars or vans in household33.8%
1,326 households
No cars or vans in household12.5%
489 households
3 or more cars or vans in household9.5%
371 households
Fulwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms58.8%
2,306 households
4 or more bedrooms24.2%
950 households
2 bedrooms13.7%
539 households
1 bedroom3.3%
129 households
Fulwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household69%
2,709 households
One-person household27.2%
1,066 households
Other household types3.8%
150 households
Fulwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household35%
1,374 households
1 person in household27.1%
1,065 households
3 people in household16.4%
643 households
4 people in household14.5%
570 households
5 people in household4.7%
185 households
6 people in household1.6%
63 households
7 people in household0.4%
14 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
9 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Fulwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.1%
1,725 residents
15–2914.8%
1,414 residents
30–4418.5%
1,769 residents
45–6426.5%
2,531 residents
65 and over22.1%
2,111 residents
Fulwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White75%
7,162 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh19.9%
1,898 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.9%
180 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.7%
166 residents
Other ethnic group1.5%
144 residents
Fulwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above41.9%
3,233 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.3%
1,258 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications13.2%
1,016 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications11.2%
862 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.1%
705 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.6%
435 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
202 residents aged 16 and over
Fulwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)57.5%
4,432 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive40%
3,087 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.5%
195 residents aged 16 and over
Fulwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations25.3%
1,949 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.2%
1,249 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations15%
1,160 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations8.9%
690 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations8.8%
680 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.4%
650 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.5%
500 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.1%
471 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.7%
363 residents aged 16 and over
Fulwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health50.6%
4,837 residents
Good health33.5%
3,200 residents
Fair health12%
1,146 residents
Bad health3%
289 residents
Very bad health0.8%
78 residents
Fulwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83.9%
8,010 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act16.1%
1,540 residents
Fulwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension55.9%
2,193 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.3%
1,306 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions9.3%
364 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.4%
56 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
5 households
Fulwood · 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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