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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005286

Whitworth

Whitworth is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,798 residents in Rossendale. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,798

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,488

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

429.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

66.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

18.8%

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.

Clayton-le-Moors & Huncoat, Hyndburn11,481 residents · 68.8% owned · 18.0% no carBurnopfield, County Durham7,937 residents · 74.0% owned · 17.7% no carSowerby & Luddendenfoot, Calderdale6,497 residents · 65.1% owned · 21.3% no carLittleborough North & Calderbook, Rochdale6,628 residents · 66.2% owned · 22.3% no carNew Mills East & Hayfield, High Peak7,353 residents · 67.8% owned · 16.8% no carAudley & Bignall End, Newcastle-under-Lyme8,326 residents · 74.6% owned · 13.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Whitworth

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

Tenure

Owned66.8%
2,330 households
Private rented16.8%
587 households
Social rented16.2%
566 households
Shared ownership0.1%
5 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Whitworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced35.5%
1,239 households
Semi-detached33%
1,152 households
Detached20.3%
709 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement8.5%
298 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.2%
41 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1%
35 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
13 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Whitworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.9%
1,497 households
2 cars or vans in household29.1%
1,016 households
No cars or vans in household18.8%
655 households
3 or more cars or vans in household9.2%
320 households
Whitworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms40.8%
1,422 households
2 bedrooms33.8%
1,179 households
4 or more bedrooms16.5%
574 households
1 bedroom8.9%
312 households
Whitworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household64.1%
2,233 households
One-person household32.5%
1,134 households
Other household types3.4%
119 households
Whitworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household35.6%
1,242 households
1 person in household32.5%
1,134 households
3 people in household16.7%
582 households
4 people in household10.5%
365 households
5 people in household3.6%
126 households
6 people in household0.9%
31 households
7 people in household0.3%
9 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
2 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Whitworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.7%
1,305 residents
15–2915.7%
1,225 residents
30–4417.3%
1,346 residents
45–6430%
2,337 residents
65 and over20.3%
1,583 residents
Whitworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White98%
7,640 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.9%
73 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.9%
67 residents
Other ethnic group0.1%
10 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%
9 residents
Whitworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above27.6%
1,767 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications19.7%
1,261 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications19.5%
1,245 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14%
893 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.5%
610 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.6%
487 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.1%
133 residents aged 16 and over
Whitworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)58.8%
3,763 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive39.9%
2,556 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.3%
80 residents aged 16 and over
Whitworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations21%
1,343 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations14.3%
912 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.1%
836 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.3%
726 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.2%
715 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations10.1%
644 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8.3%
532 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.5%
414 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.3%
275 residents aged 16 and over
Whitworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health45.4%
3,538 residents
Good health33.6%
2,618 residents
Fair health14.4%
1,121 residents
Bad health5.3%
412 residents
Very bad health1.4%
109 residents
Whitworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act79.5%
6,198 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act20.5%
1,600 residents
Whitworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension47%
1,640 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.8%
1,177 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions15.2%
530 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.9%
135 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
4 households
Whitworth · 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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