Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006914

University North & Whitworth Street

University North & Whitworth Street is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,859 residents in Manchester. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Manchester

7,859

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,210

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

12,421.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

16.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

65.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

41.5%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in University North & Whitworth Street

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

Tenure

Private rented60.3%

1,332 households

Social rented23.2%

513 households

Owned16.1%

355 households

Shared ownership0.4%

8 households

Lives rent free0.1%

2 households

University North & Whitworth Street · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement73.9%

1,633 households

Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse15.3%

339 households

Terraced5.2%

115 households

Semi-detached2.9%

64 households

In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.2%

27 households

Detached0.7%

16 households

Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.6%

13 households

A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%

2 households

University North & Whitworth Street · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household65.8%

1,456 households

1 car or van in household30.3%

671 households

2 cars or vans in household3.5%

78 households

3 or more cars or vans in household0.3%

7 households

University North & Whitworth Street · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms62.7%

1,388 households

1 bedroom26.8%

592 households

3 bedrooms9%

199 households

4 or more bedrooms1.5%

33 households

University North & Whitworth Street · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

One-person household44.5%

984 households

Single family household33.8%

747 households

Other household types21.7%

481 households

University North & Whitworth Street · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household44.5%

985 households

2 people in household41.5%

917 households

3 people in household9.6%

213 households

4 people in household2.8%

62 households

5 people in household1%

23 households

6 people in household0.3%

7 households

7 people in household0.1%

3 households

8 or more people in household0.1%

2 households

0 people in household0%

0 households

University North & Whitworth Street · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 153.6%

280 residents

15–2975.2%

5,905 residents

30–4413.6%

1,067 residents

45–646.5%

507 residents

65 and over1.2%

97 residents

University North & Whitworth Street · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White63.4%

4,983 residents

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh19.7%

1,545 residents

Other ethnic group6.3%

498 residents

Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African5.7%

451 residents

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.8%

381 residents

University North & Whitworth Street · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 3 qualifications44.6%

3,380 residents aged 16 and over

Level 4 qualifications or above41.5%

3,143 residents aged 16 and over

Level 2 qualifications5.1%

383 residents aged 16 and over

No qualifications3.9%

297 residents aged 16 and over

Other qualifications2%

152 residents aged 16 and over

Level 1 and entry level qualifications1.8%

139 residents aged 16 and over

Apprenticeship1%

78 residents aged 16 and over

University North & Whitworth Street · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically inactive54.8%

4,149 residents aged 16 and over

Economically active (excluding full-time students)28.6%

2,162 residents aged 16 and over

Economically active and a full-time student16.6%

1,260 residents aged 16 and over

University North & Whitworth Street · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L15 Full-time students65.7%

4,975 residents aged 16 and over

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations9.2%

695 residents aged 16 and over

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations9.1%

690 residents aged 16 and over

L7 Intermediate occupations3.7%

279 residents aged 16 and over

L13 Routine occupations3.1%

233 residents aged 16 and over

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed3%

226 residents aged 16 and over

L12 Semi-routine occupations2.8%

213 residents aged 16 and over

L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers2.1%

157 residents aged 16 and over

L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations1.4%

103 residents aged 16 and over

University North & Whitworth Street · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health54.5%

4,283 residents

Good health36.7%

2,886 residents

Fair health6.7%

523 residents

Bad health1.6%

126 residents

Very bad health0.5%

41 residents

University North & Whitworth Street · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act86.5%

6,794 residents

Disabled under the Equality Act13.5%

1,063 residents

University North & Whitworth Street · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension60.8%

1,345 households

Household is deprived in one dimension28.1%

622 households

Household is deprived in two dimensions8%

177 households

Household is deprived in three dimensions2.8%

63 households

Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%

5 households

University North & Whitworth Street · 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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Evidence ledger

Source and date are part of the record.

All statistics on this pageONS · Census 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0
Neighbourhood nameHouse of Commons Library · MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence
GeographyONS Middle layer Super Output Area E02006914

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University North & Whitworth Street

Usual residents

Households

Residents per km²

Households owning their home

Households with no car or van

Adults with a degree or above

Neighbourhoods most like this one

Life in University North & Whitworth Street

Tenure

Accommodation type

Car or van availability

Number of bedrooms

Household composition

Household size

Age

Ethnic group

Highest qualification

Economic activity

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

General health

Disability

Household deprivation

Alike on the Census, which is not the same as alike to live in.

Source and date are part of the record.