Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005256

Longsands

Longsands is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,859 residents in Preston. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

6,859

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,870

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,583

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

76.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

13.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

41.8%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Longsands

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

Tenure

Owned76.7%

2,202 households

Private rented15.4%

442 households

Social rented6.9%

197 households

Shared ownership1%

29 households

Lives rent free0%

0 households

Longsands · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached48.3%

1,386 households

Semi-detached32%

919 households

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement11.9%

341 households

Terraced7.3%

209 households

Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.4%

12 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 households

Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%

0 households

Longsands · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43%

1,235 households

2 cars or vans in household33%

946 households

No cars or vans in household13.8%

397 households

3 or more cars or vans in household10.2%

293 households

Longsands · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms42%

1,206 households

4 or more bedrooms30.6%

879 households

2 bedrooms18.5%

532 households

1 bedroom8.8%

252 households

Longsands · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household63.7%

1,830 households

One-person household31.8%

915 households

Other household types4.5%

128 households

Longsands · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household32%

919 households

1 person in household31.9%

915 households

3 people in household17.4%

499 households

4 people in household13.8%

395 households

5 people in household3.6%

103 households

6 people in household1.1%

32 households

7 people in household0.2%

5 households

8 or more people in household0.1%

4 households

0 people in household0%

0 households

Longsands · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.7%

1,147 residents

15–2915.6%

1,070 residents

30–4418%

1,233 residents

45–6431.1%

2,136 residents

65 and over18.6%

1,278 residents

Longsands · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White75.8%

5,200 residents

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh18.1%

1,240 residents

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.4%

162 residents

Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2%

138 residents

Other ethnic group1.7%

119 residents

Longsands · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above41.8%

2,352 residents aged 16 and over

Level 3 qualifications16.9%

949 residents aged 16 and over

No qualifications12.8%

721 residents aged 16 and over

Level 2 qualifications12.6%

709 residents aged 16 and over

Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.2%

461 residents aged 16 and over

Apprenticeship5.4%

305 residents aged 16 and over

Other qualifications2.3%

129 residents aged 16 and over

Longsands · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)61.7%

3,476 residents aged 16 and over

Economically inactive36.3%

2,041 residents aged 16 and over

Economically active and a full-time student2%

113 residents aged 16 and over

Longsands · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations24.9%

1,403 residents aged 16 and over

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.8%

1,003 residents aged 16 and over

L7 Intermediate occupations14.9%

837 residents aged 16 and over

L12 Semi-routine occupations8.8%

497 residents aged 16 and over

L13 Routine occupations8.7%

490 residents aged 16 and over

L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.1%

400 residents aged 16 and over

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.8%

385 residents aged 16 and over

L15 Full-time students6%

337 residents aged 16 and over

L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.9%

276 residents aged 16 and over

Longsands · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health50.2%

3,440 residents

Good health33.1%

2,269 residents

Fair health12.6%

866 residents

Bad health2.9%

199 residents

Very bad health1.2%

85 residents

Longsands · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83.3%

5,715 residents

Disabled under the Equality Act16.7%

1,143 residents

Longsands · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension56.9%

1,634 households

Household is deprived in one dimension31.5%

904 households

Household is deprived in two dimensions9.1%

262 households

Household is deprived in three dimensions2.1%

61 households

Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%

11 households

Longsands · 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.

Browse every neighbourhood in Preston

Evidence ledger

Source and date are part of the record.

All statistics on this pageONS · Census 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0
Neighbourhood nameHouse of Commons Library · MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence
GeographyONS Middle layer Super Output Area E02005256

Shared catalogue checked 2026-08-28: 88 candidate data layers listed. Catalogue presence is not publication approval; only separately approved public projections may be shown.

Longsands

Usual residents

Households

Residents per km²

Households owning their home

Households with no car or van

Adults with a degree or above

Neighbourhoods most like this one

Life in Longsands

Tenure

Accommodation type

Car or van availability

Number of bedrooms

Household composition

Household size

Age

Ethnic group

Highest qualification

Economic activity

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

General health

Disability

Household deprivation

Alike on the Census, which is not the same as alike to live in.

Source and date are part of the record.