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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006917

Castlefield & Deansgate

Castlefield & Deansgate is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,428 residents in Manchester. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Manchester
6,428

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,817

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

6,627.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

25.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

52.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

70.5%

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.

Greengate & Blackfriars, Salford8,024 residents · 16.1% owned · 59.7% no carSalford Quays, Salford6,006 residents · 16.8% owned · 46.8% no carOcean Village & Town Quay, Southampton5,301 residents · 33.4% owned · 34.4% no carCardiff Bay, Cardiff7,388 residents · 33.8% owned · 25.2% no carLadywood - Summer Hill, Birmingham7,904 residents · 20.9% owned · 48.5% no carCentral, Birmingham6,145 residents · 17.5% owned · 60.8% no car

Most similar within Manchester

The closest matches in the same local authority.

New Islington South & Bradford, Manchester5,653 residents · 27.4% owned · 50.6% no carHulme Park & St George's, Manchester6,983 residents · 20.9% owned · 50.4% no carCity Centre North & Collyhurst, Manchester7,882 residents · 17.4% owned · 66.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Castlefield & Deansgate

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

Tenure

Private rented72%
2,748 households
Owned25.8%
986 households
Social rented1.7%
65 households
Shared ownership0.4%
17 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Castlefield & Deansgate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement94.2%
3,594 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse3.7%
143 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1%
39 households
Terraced0.3%
11 households
Semi-detached0.3%
10 households
Detached0.2%
9 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.2%
9 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Castlefield & Deansgate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household52.6%
2,008 households
1 car or van in household40.4%
1,542 households
2 cars or vans in household6.3%
239 households
3 or more cars or vans in household0.7%
27 households
Castlefield & Deansgate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms64.7%
2,468 households
1 bedroom30.5%
1,165 households
3 bedrooms4.4%
167 households
4 or more bedrooms0.4%
17 households
Castlefield & Deansgate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

One-person household46.8%
1,785 households
Single family household35.2%
1,341 households
Other household types18.1%
689 households
Castlefield & Deansgate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household46.8%
1,785 households
2 people in household45.9%
1,751 households
3 people in household6.3%
242 households
4 people in household0.8%
32 households
5 people in household0.1%
3 households
6 people in household0%
1 households
7 people in household0%
1 households
8 or more people in household0%
1 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Castlefield & Deansgate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 152.5%
162 residents
15–2956.7%
3,648 residents
30–4428.2%
1,812 residents
45–6410.3%
663 residents
65 and over2.2%
144 residents
Castlefield & Deansgate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White69.2%
4,451 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh15.9%
1,021 residents
Other ethnic group8.2%
530 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.4%
286 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.2%
142 residents
Castlefield & Deansgate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above70.5%
4,418 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.3%
1,023 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications4.8%
299 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications2.9%
180 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.4%
153 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications1.7%
107 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship1.3%
84 residents aged 16 and over
Castlefield & Deansgate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)71.6%
4,484 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive23.6%
1,475 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student4.8%
301 residents aged 16 and over
Castlefield & Deansgate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations30.3%
1,896 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations25.4%
1,591 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students21.8%
1,362 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations7.6%
477 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers4.4%
276 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations3.4%
216 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations2.7%
172 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed2.4%
152 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations1.9%
120 residents aged 16 and over
Castlefield & Deansgate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health62.3%
4,003 residents
Good health31.1%
1,998 residents
Fair health5.6%
360 residents
Bad health0.9%
56 residents
Very bad health0.2%
11 residents
Castlefield & Deansgate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act90.8%
5,834 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act9.2%
591 residents
Castlefield & Deansgate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension72.9%
2,783 households
Household is deprived in one dimension23.2%
887 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions3.5%
135 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions0.3%
11 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
1 households
Castlefield & Deansgate · 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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