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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005285

Townsend Fold & Edenfield

Townsend Fold & Edenfield is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,294 residents in Rossendale. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

6,294

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,789

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

262.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

78.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

10.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

38.1%

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 carBarrowford, Higham & Pendleside, Pendle9,877 residents · 77.3% owned · 12.0% no carHonley & Brockholes, Kirklees8,221 residents · 78.1% owned · 15.4% no carEmley & Skelmanthorpe, Kirklees6,569 residents · 76.0% owned · 13.2% no carDenby Dale, Cumberworth & Clayton West, Kirklees10,065 residents · 80.0% owned · 10.0% no carWhaley Bridge & Chinley, High Peak8,157 residents · 79.3% owned · 10.6% no car

Most similar within Rossendale

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Helmshore, Rossendale6,093 residents · 79.5% owned · 11.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Townsend Fold & Edenfield

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

Tenure

Owned78.9%
2,200 households
Private rented14.5%
405 households
Social rented6.2%
173 households
Shared ownership0.3%
9 households
Lives rent free0.1%
2 households
Townsend Fold & Edenfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced40.1%
1,119 households
Semi-detached28.4%
791 households
Detached24.8%
691 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement5.3%
147 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.7%
19 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
12 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.4%
10 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Townsend Fold & Edenfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household40.9%
1,140 households
2 cars or vans in household36.3%
1,012 households
3 or more cars or vans in household12.4%
346 households
No cars or vans in household10.4%
291 households
Townsend Fold & Edenfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms40.6%
1,132 households
2 bedrooms29.5%
822 households
4 or more bedrooms23.8%
664 households
1 bedroom6.1%
171 households
Townsend Fold & Edenfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household66.2%
1,843 households
One-person household30.2%
842 households
Other household types3.6%
101 households
Townsend Fold & Edenfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household37.9%
1,058 households
1 person in household30.2%
843 households
3 people in household15.9%
444 households
4 people in household12.3%
343 households
5 people in household2.8%
79 households
6 people in household0.4%
11 households
7 people in household0.3%
7 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Townsend Fold & Edenfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.2%
959 residents
15–2913.2%
831 residents
30–4418.1%
1,140 residents
45–6430%
1,891 residents
65 and over23.4%
1,473 residents
Townsend Fold & Edenfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.1%
6,051 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.2%
141 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.3%
80 residents
Other ethnic group0.2%
13 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%
10 residents
Townsend Fold & Edenfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above38.1%
2,007 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.3%
963 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications13.7%
721 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.3%
702 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.8%
413 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.5%
345 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.3%
122 residents aged 16 and over
Townsend Fold & Edenfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)60.2%
3,175 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive38.4%
2,026 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.4%
74 residents aged 16 and over
Townsend Fold & Edenfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations26%
1,372 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.2%
852 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.9%
625 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.5%
608 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations10%
529 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations9.4%
498 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.5%
289 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.9%
256 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.6%
245 residents aged 16 and over
Townsend Fold & Edenfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health50%
3,146 residents
Good health33.3%
2,099 residents
Fair health11.6%
727 residents
Bad health4.4%
276 residents
Very bad health0.7%
46 residents
Townsend Fold & Edenfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82.7%
5,203 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act17.3%
1,091 residents
Townsend Fold & Edenfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension56.8%
1,583 households
Household is deprived in one dimension31.4%
875 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions10.5%
292 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.3%
36 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
2 households
Townsend Fold & Edenfield · 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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