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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005311

Bickerstaffe & Newburgh

Bickerstaffe & Newburgh is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,797 residents in West Lancashire. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

6,797

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,386

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

104.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

83.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

8.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

32.2%

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.

Cubbington, Stoneleigh & Radford Semele, Warwick12,902 residents · 79.8% owned · 7.9% no carEdgmond & Church Aston, Telford and Wrekin6,665 residents · 79.3% owned · 6.9% no carPeasedown & Bathavon West, Bath and North East Somerset10,003 residents · 73.5% owned · 10.9% no carDymock, Hartpury & Huntley, Forest of Dean9,967 residents · 79.9% owned · 5.5% no carRatcliffe, Sutton Bonington & Gotham, Rushcliffe7,313 residents · 74.7% owned · 10.8% no carKirkburton & Farnley Tyas, Kirklees6,784 residents · 79.8% owned · 11.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Bickerstaffe & Newburgh

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

Tenure

Owned83.8%
2,000 households
Private rented11.3%
270 households
Social rented4.1%
99 households
Shared ownership0.6%
15 households
Lives rent free0.1%
2 households
Bickerstaffe & Newburgh · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached48.4%
1,153 households
Semi-detached37.1%
884 households
Terraced11.7%
278 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement1.1%
26 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.9%
21 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.5%
11 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.3%
7 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
4 households
Bickerstaffe & Newburgh · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

2 cars or vans in household40%
955 households
1 car or van in household33.1%
789 households
3 or more cars or vans in household18.9%
452 households
No cars or vans in household8%
190 households
Bickerstaffe & Newburgh · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms43.1%
1,028 households
4 or more bedrooms33.7%
803 households
2 bedrooms19.8%
473 households
1 bedroom3.4%
82 households
Bickerstaffe & Newburgh · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household69.7%
1,664 households
One-person household25.1%
599 households
Other household types5.2%
124 households
Bickerstaffe & Newburgh · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household42.5%
1,014 households
1 person in household25.1%
599 households
3 people in household15.3%
366 households
4 people in household12.1%
289 households
5 people in household3.8%
90 households
6 people in household0.8%
20 households
7 people in household0.2%
5 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Bickerstaffe & Newburgh · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1510.2%
691 residents
15–2930.1%
2,048 residents
30–4411.5%
785 residents
45–6425.3%
1,718 residents
65 and over22.9%
1,556 residents
Bickerstaffe & Newburgh · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.7%
6,576 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.4%
96 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.4%
92 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.4%
26 residents
Other ethnic group0.1%
10 residents
Bickerstaffe & Newburgh · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above32.2%
1,946 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications32.1%
1,937 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications11.4%
686 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications11%
663 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications6.9%
416 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.8%
292 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications1.7%
103 residents aged 16 and over
Bickerstaffe & Newburgh · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically inactive48.2%
2,910 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active (excluding full-time students)44%
2,656 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student7.9%
477 residents aged 16 and over
Bickerstaffe & Newburgh · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L15 Full-time students25.4%
1,535 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.9%
1,142 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.7%
825 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12.6%
763 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.2%
557 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations6.4%
386 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations5.8%
352 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4.7%
284 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.3%
199 residents aged 16 and over
Bickerstaffe & Newburgh · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health50.9%
3,462 residents
Good health34.1%
2,321 residents
Fair health11.2%
759 residents
Bad health3.1%
213 residents
Very bad health0.6%
43 residents
Bickerstaffe & Newburgh · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83.2%
5,652 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act16.8%
1,145 residents
Bickerstaffe & Newburgh · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension55.4%
1,322 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.1%
767 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions10.2%
243 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.2%
52 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
2 households
Bickerstaffe & Newburgh · 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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