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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005284

Helmshore

Helmshore is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,093 residents in Rossendale. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

6,093

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,608

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

322.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

79.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

11.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

36.0%

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.

Adlington & Rivington, Chorley10,025 residents · 76.4% owned · 13.0% no carEmley & Skelmanthorpe, Kirklees6,569 residents · 76.0% owned · 13.2% no carLittleborough South & Smithy Bridge, Rochdale6,325 residents · 80.6% owned · 13.1% no carUpholland, West Lancashire7,570 residents · 76.3% owned · 14.1% no carAckworth & Darrington, Wakefield11,478 residents · 78.3% owned · 10.1% no carCorsham, Bowden Hill & Lacock, Wiltshire13,531 residents · 67.5% owned · 13.5% no car

Most similar within Rossendale

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Townsend Fold & Edenfield, Rossendale6,294 residents · 78.9% owned · 10.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Helmshore

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

Tenure

Owned79.5%
2,074 households
Private rented10.6%
277 households
Social rented9.3%
243 households
Shared ownership0.5%
13 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Helmshore · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached36.4%
949 households
Semi-detached26.9%
701 households
Terraced26.7%
697 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement6.9%
179 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.5%
39 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure1%
26 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
10 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.2%
6 households
Helmshore · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household40.2%
1,050 households
2 cars or vans in household37.9%
989 households
No cars or vans in household11%
288 households
3 or more cars or vans in household10.9%
284 households
Helmshore · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms41.3%
1,077 households
2 bedrooms27.2%
710 households
4 or more bedrooms24.5%
638 households
1 bedroom7%
183 households
Helmshore · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household68.7%
1,792 households
One-person household28.3%
738 households
Other household types3.1%
80 households
Helmshore · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household37.2%
970 households
1 person in household28.3%
738 households
3 people in household17.1%
447 households
4 people in household13.4%
350 households
5 people in household3%
79 households
6 people in household0.4%
10 households
7 people in household0.4%
10 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Helmshore · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.3%
995 residents
15–2913.7%
837 residents
30–4416.9%
1,028 residents
45–6428.3%
1,722 residents
65 and over24.8%
1,510 residents
Helmshore · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.4%
5,876 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.6%
97 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.4%
88 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
21 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%
12 residents
Helmshore · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above36%
1,813 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.5%
932 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications15%
754 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.4%
673 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.1%
405 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.7%
335 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.4%
119 residents aged 16 and over
Helmshore · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)57.5%
2,889 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive40.8%
2,050 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.8%
89 residents aged 16 and over
Helmshore · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations25.3%
1,271 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations15.1%
759 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.1%
660 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.7%
537 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.5%
528 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations8.9%
450 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.6%
282 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.4%
273 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.4%
271 residents aged 16 and over
Helmshore · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health50.6%
3,082 residents
Good health32.1%
1,953 residents
Fair health12.5%
761 residents
Bad health4.1%
251 residents
Very bad health0.8%
46 residents
Helmshore · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81.8%
4,983 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act18.2%
1,111 residents
Helmshore · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension54.7%
1,427 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.7%
853 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions9.9%
258 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.6%
69 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
1 households
Helmshore · 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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