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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006884

Waterfoot & Stacksteads

Waterfoot & Stacksteads is a Census neighbourhood of about 12,375 residents in Rossendale. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

12,375

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,605

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

807.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

60.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

23.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

26.3%

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.

Westhoughton West, Bolton8,465 residents · 59.4% owned · 24.8% no carNorth Darwen, Blackburn with Darwen6,848 residents · 59.6% owned · 29.4% no carColne North, Pendle10,767 residents · 58.7% owned · 27.2% no carPelton & Perkinsville, County Durham7,120 residents · 59.7% owned · 25.3% no carChorley East, Chorley7,242 residents · 57.4% owned · 27.3% no carChilton, County Durham7,323 residents · 59.9% owned · 25.3% no car

Most similar within Rossendale

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Whitworth, Rossendale7,798 residents · 66.8% owned · 18.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Waterfoot & Stacksteads

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

Tenure

Owned60.7%
3,405 households
Social rented20.4%
1,144 households
Private rented18.6%
1,045 households
Shared ownership0.1%
6 households
Lives rent free0.1%
5 households
Waterfoot & Stacksteads · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced48.3%
2,710 households
Semi-detached29.7%
1,665 households
Detached10.7%
599 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement8%
451 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.6%
89 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.9%
52 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.6%
35 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
6 households
Waterfoot & Stacksteads · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.1%
2,474 households
2 cars or vans in household25.1%
1,406 households
No cars or vans in household23%
1,292 households
3 or more cars or vans in household7.8%
435 households
Waterfoot & Stacksteads · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms38.1%
2,136 households
2 bedrooms34.8%
1,952 households
1 bedroom13.6%
762 households
4 or more bedrooms13.5%
757 households
Waterfoot & Stacksteads · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household59.5%
3,334 households
One-person household36.4%
2,040 households
Other household types4.2%
234 households
Waterfoot & Stacksteads · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household36.4%
2,040 households
2 people in household32.1%
1,802 households
3 people in household15.9%
893 households
4 people in household10.5%
589 households
5 people in household3.4%
193 households
6 people in household1.1%
62 households
7 people in household0.3%
16 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
12 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Waterfoot & Stacksteads · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.3%
2,140 residents
15–2916%
1,978 residents
30–4418.6%
2,301 residents
45–6428.6%
3,538 residents
65 and over19.6%
2,420 residents
Waterfoot & Stacksteads · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.9%
11,985 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.3%
167 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.1%
135 residents
Other ethnic group0.4%
54 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.3%
32 residents
Waterfoot & Stacksteads · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above26.3%
2,651 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications21.8%
2,199 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.3%
1,850 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.7%
1,483 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.3%
1,034 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.2%
625 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.4%
242 residents aged 16 and over
Waterfoot & Stacksteads · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)57.2%
5,767 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive41.1%
4,148 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.7%
169 residents aged 16 and over
Waterfoot & Stacksteads · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.7%
1,781 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations16.9%
1,703 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14.1%
1,420 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.6%
1,173 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.2%
1,126 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed9%
909 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations8%
806 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.5%
658 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5%
508 residents aged 16 and over
Waterfoot & Stacksteads · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health44.2%
5,472 residents
Good health33.1%
4,099 residents
Fair health15.2%
1,878 residents
Bad health5.8%
722 residents
Very bad health1.6%
204 residents
Waterfoot & Stacksteads · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act77.7%
9,611 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act22.3%
2,764 residents
Waterfoot & Stacksteads · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension41.9%
2,347 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.7%
1,943 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions18.1%
1,017 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.2%
291 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
9 households
Waterfoot & Stacksteads · 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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