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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005268

Frenchwood & Fishwick

Frenchwood & Fishwick is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,351 residents in Preston. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

9,351

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,441

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,637.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

52.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

33.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

22.9%

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.

Buckley Wells & Fishpool, Bury7,779 residents · 56.7% owned · 28.8% no carHolbrooks, Coventry9,083 residents · 56.5% owned · 24.6% no carAllerton, Bradford10,285 residents · 59.5% owned · 26.8% no carWalsall Ryecroft, Walsall9,792 residents · 43.2% owned · 31.0% no carNorth Tividale, Sandwell10,330 residents · 56.9% owned · 25.8% no carDarlaston East, Walsall7,550 residents · 44.4% owned · 31.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Frenchwood & Fishwick

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

Tenure

Owned52.7%
1,815 households
Private rented25.1%
864 households
Social rented21.6%
743 households
Shared ownership0.5%
17 households
Lives rent free0.1%
2 households
Frenchwood & Fishwick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced46.5%
1,602 households
Semi-detached35.3%
1,215 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement11.1%
381 households
Detached5.2%
179 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.1%
38 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.6%
20 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
7 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Frenchwood & Fishwick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.1%
1,516 households
No cars or vans in household33.9%
1,166 households
2 cars or vans in household16.8%
577 households
3 or more cars or vans in household5.3%
182 households
Frenchwood & Fishwick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms53.4%
1,839 households
2 bedrooms26.8%
923 households
4 or more bedrooms13%
446 households
1 bedroom6.8%
233 households
Frenchwood & Fishwick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household63.8%
2,195 households
One-person household27.8%
955 households
Other household types8.4%
290 households
Frenchwood & Fishwick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household27.8%
955 households
2 people in household26.9%
926 households
3 people in household16.8%
579 households
4 people in household13.7%
472 households
5 people in household8.9%
305 households
6 people in household3.8%
132 households
7 people in household1.2%
41 households
8 or more people in household0.8%
28 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Frenchwood & Fishwick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1523%
2,149 residents
15–2921.2%
1,987 residents
30–4422.4%
2,090 residents
45–6422.4%
2,092 residents
65 and over11%
1,033 residents
Frenchwood & Fishwick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White47.6%
4,450 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh43.1%
4,031 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.8%
354 residents
Other ethnic group3%
282 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.5%
232 residents
Frenchwood & Fishwick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications27%
1,903 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above22.9%
1,614 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.8%
1,047 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.2%
1,004 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.9%
837 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5%
350 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications4.3%
302 residents aged 16 and over
Frenchwood & Fishwick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)55.6%
3,925 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive41.5%
2,929 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.9%
203 residents aged 16 and over
Frenchwood & Fishwick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations18.7%
1,317 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed16.1%
1,137 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.2%
931 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.1%
855 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.4%
805 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students9.7%
684 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8%
564 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations5.6%
397 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.2%
366 residents aged 16 and over
Frenchwood & Fishwick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health47.8%
4,470 residents
Good health32.9%
3,072 residents
Fair health13.2%
1,238 residents
Bad health4.7%
438 residents
Very bad health1.4%
133 residents
Frenchwood & Fishwick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83.1%
7,775 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act16.9%
1,576 residents
Frenchwood & Fishwick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension37.7%
1,298 households
Household is deprived in one dimension36.7%
1,264 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions19.3%
665 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.9%
203 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
11 households
Frenchwood & Fishwick · 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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