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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005259

Brookfield & Holme Slack

Brookfield & Holme Slack is a Census neighbourhood of about 10,544 residents in Preston. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

10,544

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,098

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,839.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

59.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

28.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

23.5%

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.

Buttershaw, Bradford12,219 residents · 60.5% owned · 27.8% no carNew Moston, Manchester10,496 residents · 62.1% owned · 25.0% no carQueen's Park & Higher Croft, Blackburn with Darwen10,069 residents · 51.5% owned · 28.8% no carBesses, Bury8,602 residents · 52.9% owned · 29.0% no carBurton Horninglow, East Staffordshire9,159 residents · 57.0% owned · 25.6% no carFenham, Newcastle upon Tyne11,810 residents · 56.8% owned · 32.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Brookfield & Holme Slack

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

Tenure

Owned59.1%
2,420 households
Social rented27.2%
1,116 households
Private rented13.3%
546 households
Shared ownership0.3%
12 households
Lives rent free0.1%
4 households
Brookfield & Holme Slack · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached50.8%
2,080 households
Terraced27.2%
1,115 households
Detached10.5%
431 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement10.3%
422 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.6%
24 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.5%
19 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
5 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Brookfield & Holme Slack · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.5%
1,739 households
No cars or vans in household28.6%
1,172 households
2 cars or vans in household22.8%
935 households
3 or more cars or vans in household6.1%
249 households
Brookfield & Holme Slack · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms57.5%
2,354 households
2 bedrooms19.4%
793 households
4 or more bedrooms13%
532 households
1 bedroom10.2%
416 households
Brookfield & Holme Slack · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household62.5%
2,560 households
One-person household30.8%
1,261 households
Other household types6.7%
275 households
Brookfield & Holme Slack · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household30.8%
1,261 households
2 people in household27.3%
1,119 households
3 people in household17.1%
699 households
4 people in household14.6%
598 households
5 people in household6.5%
268 households
6 people in household2.5%
103 households
7 people in household0.7%
29 households
8 or more people in household0.4%
18 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Brookfield & Holme Slack · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1521.8%
2,302 residents
15–2918%
1,901 residents
30–4420.8%
2,190 residents
45–6423.3%
2,462 residents
65 and over16%
1,689 residents
Brookfield & Holme Slack · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White74.9%
7,900 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh18.6%
1,957 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3%
314 residents
Other ethnic group1.8%
189 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.8%
186 residents
Brookfield & Holme Slack · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications26.6%
2,154 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above23.5%
1,906 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.8%
1,280 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.8%
1,117 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.1%
897 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.3%
508 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3%
242 residents aged 16 and over
Brookfield & Holme Slack · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)57%
4,625 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive40.6%
3,295 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.3%
188 residents aged 16 and over
Brookfield & Holme Slack · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations18.6%
1,508 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations15%
1,215 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.4%
1,086 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.3%
1,080 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed12.6%
1,022 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.7%
620 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.8%
549 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations6.4%
520 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.2%
504 residents aged 16 and over
Brookfield & Holme Slack · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health46.8%
4,936 residents
Good health31.8%
3,357 residents
Fair health14.2%
1,497 residents
Bad health5.7%
596 residents
Very bad health1.5%
158 residents
Brookfield & Holme Slack · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act79.9%
8,423 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act20.1%
2,121 residents
Brookfield & Holme Slack · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension39.7%
1,627 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.6%
1,415 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions19.8%
809 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.8%
237 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
7 households
Brookfield & Holme Slack · 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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