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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005261

Ribbleton

Ribbleton is a Census neighbourhood of about 10,272 residents in Preston. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

10,272

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,003

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,636.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

45.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

34.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

18.5%

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.

Lupset, Wakefield10,380 residents · 38.3% owned · 31.5% no carHighfield & New Bury, Bolton8,706 residents · 44.9% owned · 30.0% no carInce-in-Makerfield, Wigan8,122 residents · 45.4% owned · 32.6% no carSmith's Wood South, Solihull6,746 residents · 50.1% owned · 29.9% no carBraunstone Park East, Leicester8,456 residents · 41.6% owned · 34.2% no carPontefract South East, Wakefield6,485 residents · 50.5% owned · 30.2% no car

Most similar within Preston

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Brookfield & Holme Slack, Preston10,544 residents · 59.1% owned · 28.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Ribbleton

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

Tenure

Owned45.5%
1,822 households
Social rented42.6%
1,707 households
Private rented10.6%
426 households
Shared ownership1.1%
45 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Ribbleton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached56.1%
2,245 households
Terraced21%
841 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement12.6%
503 households
Detached8.9%
357 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.7%
30 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
20 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
4 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Ribbleton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.8%
1,674 households
No cars or vans in household34.8%
1,392 households
2 cars or vans in household18.1%
726 households
3 or more cars or vans in household5.2%
210 households
Ribbleton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms61%
2,440 households
2 bedrooms16.8%
674 households
1 bedroom13.5%
540 households
4 or more bedrooms8.7%
348 households
Ribbleton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household62.5%
2,501 households
One-person household30.3%
1,214 households
Other household types7.2%
288 households
Ribbleton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household30.4%
1,215 households
2 people in household26.6%
1,064 households
3 people in household17.6%
706 households
4 people in household14.5%
582 households
5 people in household6.8%
271 households
6 people in household2.6%
103 households
7 people in household0.9%
37 households
8 or more people in household0.6%
24 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Ribbleton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1523.6%
2,426 residents
15–2918.7%
1,923 residents
30–4420.7%
2,128 residents
45–6424.7%
2,538 residents
65 and over12.3%
1,260 residents
Ribbleton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White84%
8,636 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh8.7%
898 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.9%
401 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.3%
238 residents
Other ethnic group1%
102 residents
Ribbleton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications29.5%
2,258 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above18.5%
1,419 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.3%
1,176 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.3%
1,176 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.2%
936 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.1%
471 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3%
227 residents aged 16 and over
Ribbleton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)56.1%
4,301 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive41.2%
3,161 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.7%
207 residents aged 16 and over
Ribbleton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations22.2%
1,703 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations15.2%
1,166 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed13.9%
1,069 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations12%
922 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.4%
801 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students7.8%
598 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.6%
582 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.9%
526 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations3.9%
300 residents aged 16 and over
Ribbleton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health43.5%
4,466 residents
Good health33.6%
3,451 residents
Fair health15%
1,538 residents
Bad health6.1%
623 residents
Very bad health1.9%
197 residents
Ribbleton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act78%
8,019 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act22%
2,258 residents
Ribbleton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension35.9%
1,435 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension34.2%
1,369 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions21.2%
848 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions8.3%
332 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
18 households
Ribbleton · 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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