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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005279

Haslingden

Haslingden is a Census neighbourhood of about 10,342 residents in Rossendale. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

10,342

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,272

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

650.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

61.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

22.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

27.6%

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.

Great Harwood, Hyndburn11,016 residents · 66.2% owned · 23.2% no carCastleton & Trub, Rochdale10,458 residents · 62.3% owned · 26.4% no carAccrington South East, Hyndburn8,637 residents · 67.1% owned · 24.6% no carThornton, Bradford8,531 residents · 68.6% owned · 20.1% no carMilnrow West, Rochdale6,338 residents · 63.5% owned · 23.7% no carChorley East, Chorley7,242 residents · 57.4% owned · 27.3% no car

Most similar within Rossendale

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Waterfoot & Stacksteads, Rossendale12,375 residents · 60.7% owned · 23.0% no carBacup, Rossendale11,135 residents · 63.9% owned · 21.0% no carRawtenstall, Rossendale8,951 residents · 64.3% owned · 19.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Haslingden

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

Tenure

Owned61.9%
2,645 households
Private rented21.2%
906 households
Social rented16.7%
715 households
Shared ownership0.1%
4 households
Lives rent free0%
2 households
Haslingden · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced48.6%
2,078 households
Semi-detached17.8%
760 households
Detached17.5%
750 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement12.6%
538 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.1%
48 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure1%
41 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.9%
40 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.4%
19 households
Haslingden · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.2%
1,805 households
2 cars or vans in household26.4%
1,129 households
No cars or vans in household22.8%
975 households
3 or more cars or vans in household8.6%
367 households
Haslingden · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms38.3%
1,638 households
3 bedrooms32.3%
1,381 households
4 or more bedrooms18.9%
810 households
1 bedroom10.5%
447 households
Haslingden · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household60.5%
2,585 households
One-person household33.5%
1,432 households
Other household types6%
256 households
Haslingden · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household33.5%
1,432 households
2 people in household30.7%
1,312 households
3 people in household15%
641 households
4 people in household11.3%
483 households
5 people in household5.5%
233 households
6 people in household2.3%
97 households
7 people in household1%
41 households
8 or more people in household0.8%
34 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Haslingden · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519.5%
2,019 residents
15–2917.5%
1,809 residents
30–4419.8%
2,044 residents
45–6426.3%
2,722 residents
65 and over16.9%
1,747 residents
Haslingden · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White78.2%
8,088 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh19.3%
1,997 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.6%
167 residents
Other ethnic group0.5%
53 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.4%
37 residents
Haslingden · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above27.6%
2,257 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications21.2%
1,734 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.7%
1,453 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.2%
1,159 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.4%
848 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.5%
535 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.5%
203 residents aged 16 and over
Haslingden · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)56.7%
4,638 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive41.4%
3,389 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.9%
157 residents aged 16 and over
Haslingden · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.6%
1,519 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations13.5%
1,103 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.5%
1,024 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed11.4%
931 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.1%
911 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.1%
907 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations9.2%
750 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.4%
522 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.3%
519 residents aged 16 and over
Haslingden · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health43.7%
4,521 residents
Good health34.6%
3,580 residents
Fair health15.4%
1,593 residents
Bad health4.9%
509 residents
Very bad health1.3%
137 residents
Haslingden · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act78.7%
8,142 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act21.3%
2,199 residents
Haslingden · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension42.6%
1,822 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.8%
1,488 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions16.4%
700 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.8%
249 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
15 households
Haslingden · 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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