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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006578

Manor Royal & Northgate

Manor Royal & Northgate is a Census neighbourhood of about 12,582 residents in Crawley. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

12,582

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,044

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,336.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

40.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

31.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

31.6%

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.

Ashford Central, Ashford12,105 residents · 45.1% owned · 28.4% no carYiewsley West, Hillingdon13,293 residents · 41.4% owned · 31.1% no carHolywell, Watford10,296 residents · 38.6% owned · 26.4% no carLittle Parndon & Hare Street, Harlow10,060 residents · 44.0% owned · 26.7% no carWest Town & Woodston, Peterborough12,527 residents · 48.8% owned · 26.2% no carNorcot South, Reading9,836 residents · 51.9% owned · 27.5% no car

Most similar within Crawley

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Southgate, Crawley10,355 residents · 49.9% owned · 27.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Manor Royal & Northgate

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

Tenure

Owned40.3%
2,031 households
Private rented34.7%
1,751 households
Social rented22.5%
1,135 households
Shared ownership2.2%
110 households
Lives rent free0.3%
17 households
Manor Royal & Northgate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement44.6%
2,246 households
Terraced27.6%
1,388 households
Semi-detached15.2%
767 households
Detached8.7%
440 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.6%
79 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.4%
73 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.8%
41 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
4 households
Manor Royal & Northgate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.6%
2,247 households
No cars or vans in household31.2%
1,574 households
2 cars or vans in household18.2%
919 households
3 or more cars or vans in household5.9%
299 households
Manor Royal & Northgate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms34%
1,715 households
3 bedrooms31.3%
1,578 households
1 bedroom22.7%
1,144 households
4 or more bedrooms11.9%
602 households
Manor Royal & Northgate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household58.7%
2,959 households
One-person household28.7%
1,447 households
Other household types12.6%
633 households
Manor Royal & Northgate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household30.8%
1,554 households
1 person in household28.7%
1,447 households
3 people in household18.5%
932 households
4 people in household13.1%
658 households
5 people in household5.1%
259 households
6 people in household2.6%
130 households
7 people in household0.7%
36 households
8 or more people in household0.5%
23 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Manor Royal & Northgate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519.3%
2,434 residents
15–2920.5%
2,582 residents
30–4428.5%
3,582 residents
45–6420.6%
2,591 residents
65 and over11.1%
1,395 residents
Manor Royal & Northgate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White64.5%
8,122 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh21.6%
2,718 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African5.4%
685 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.2%
531 residents
Other ethnic group4.2%
528 residents
Manor Royal & Northgate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above31.6%
3,167 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications17.9%
1,797 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.4%
1,542 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.8%
1,388 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.5%
1,258 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.8%
477 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.9%
395 residents aged 16 and over
Manor Royal & Northgate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)68.5%
6,868 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive29.7%
2,977 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.8%
180 residents aged 16 and over
Manor Royal & Northgate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.3%
1,735 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations15.8%
1,587 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.7%
1,370 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.1%
1,311 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations10.2%
1,027 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.9%
891 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8.4%
839 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.8%
683 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.8%
581 residents aged 16 and over
Manor Royal & Northgate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health50.6%
6,362 residents
Good health34.6%
4,355 residents
Fair health10.5%
1,317 residents
Bad health3.6%
449 residents
Very bad health0.8%
101 residents
Manor Royal & Northgate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act86.9%
10,933 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act13.1%
1,651 residents
Manor Royal & Northgate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension44.3%
2,232 households
Household is deprived in one dimension36.3%
1,828 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions15.6%
787 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.4%
171 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
21 households
Manor Royal & Northgate · 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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