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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005277

Wilpshire & Mellor

Wilpshire & Mellor is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,727 residents in Ribble Valley. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

8,727

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,687

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

230.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

87.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

7.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

44.8%

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.

Parbold, Appley Bridge & Wrightington, West Lancashire6,505 residents · 86.3% owned · 6.9% no carSilkstone, Hoylandswaine & Cawthorne, Barnsley6,087 residents · 81.5% owned · 8.4% no carNorth Ferriby & Swanland, East Riding of Yorkshire8,077 residents · 85.5% owned · 7.3% no carHorndean South & Rowlands Castle, East Hampshire7,396 residents · 80.9% owned · 7.9% no carKelsall, Tarvin & Ashton Hayes, Cheshire West and Chester7,125 residents · 82.3% owned · 7.3% no carSouth Cave, Newbald & Little Weighton, East Riding of Yorkshire6,736 residents · 84.4% owned · 6.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Wilpshire & Mellor

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

Tenure

Owned87.1%
3,211 households
Private rented8.9%
328 households
Social rented3.2%
119 households
Shared ownership0.8%
29 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Wilpshire & Mellor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached46.7%
1,722 households
Semi-detached34.7%
1,278 households
Terraced14.9%
551 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement2.3%
86 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.6%
22 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.4%
15 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
8 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
4 households
Wilpshire & Mellor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

2 cars or vans in household38.2%
1,408 households
1 car or van in household36.6%
1,349 households
3 or more cars or vans in household17.4%
641 households
No cars or vans in household7.8%
287 households
Wilpshire & Mellor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms38.3%
1,413 households
4 or more bedrooms36.7%
1,354 households
2 bedrooms21.2%
781 households
1 bedroom3.8%
139 households
Wilpshire & Mellor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household70.2%
2,587 households
One-person household26.3%
969 households
Other household types3.5%
129 households
Wilpshire & Mellor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household40.9%
1,506 households
1 person in household26.3%
969 households
3 people in household15.7%
578 households
4 people in household12.2%
449 households
5 people in household3.5%
128 households
6 people in household0.8%
31 households
7 people in household0.4%
13 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
11 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Wilpshire & Mellor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1513.7%
1,194 residents
15–2913.3%
1,159 residents
30–4413.1%
1,146 residents
45–6431.8%
2,771 residents
65 and over28.2%
2,457 residents
Wilpshire & Mellor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White93.6%
8,164 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh4.7%
414 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.3%
111 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
26 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%
10 residents
Wilpshire & Mellor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above44.8%
3,331 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.9%
1,106 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12.9%
957 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications12.2%
909 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications6.4%
478 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.3%
466 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.5%
185 residents aged 16 and over
Wilpshire & Mellor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)54%
4,012 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive44.4%
3,301 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.6%
122 residents aged 16 and over
Wilpshire & Mellor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations26.4%
1,963 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations19.1%
1,417 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers13.1%
977 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.8%
953 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations7.6%
564 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.9%
436 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations5.6%
419 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.1%
378 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.3%
323 residents aged 16 and over
Wilpshire & Mellor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health53%
4,624 residents
Good health32.4%
2,830 residents
Fair health11.5%
1,006 residents
Bad health2.4%
211 residents
Very bad health0.6%
55 residents
Wilpshire & Mellor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act84.8%
7,397 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act15.2%
1,329 residents
Wilpshire & Mellor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension61.9%
2,283 households
Household is deprived in one dimension29.6%
1,093 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions7.7%
283 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions0.7%
26 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
2 households
Wilpshire & Mellor · 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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