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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006958

Broughton West

Broughton West is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,074 residents in Salford. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Salford
8,074

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,071

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

8,091.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

22.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

43.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

30.5%

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.

Beswick, Eastlands & Openshaw Park, Manchester11,851 residents · 26.0% owned · 42.4% no carOld Trafford, Trafford11,723 residents · 31.6% owned · 42.0% no carMeadows, Nottingham7,908 residents · 35.4% owned · 47.2% no carGrangetown North, Cardiff8,652 residents · 49.5% owned · 36.8% no carSneinton, Nottingham10,080 residents · 31.8% owned · 48.4% no carNaul's Mill & Bishopsgate Green, Coventry10,015 residents · 28.7% owned · 45.7% no car

Most similar within Salford

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Kersal Dale, Salford6,969 residents · 49.0% owned · 30.2% no carLangworthy Buile Hill, Salford7,017 residents · 40.5% owned · 43.0% no carWeaste & Seedley, Salford13,344 residents · 43.4% owned · 36.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Broughton West

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

Tenure

Social rented40.2%
1,234 households
Private rented35.8%
1,100 households
Owned22.8%
699 households
Shared ownership0.9%
29 households
Lives rent free0.3%
9 households
Broughton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced33.3%
1,022 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement31.3%
960 households
Semi-detached24.5%
752 households
Detached5.3%
164 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits4.2%
130 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1%
30 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
7 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
4 households
Broughton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.4%
1,363 households
No cars or vans in household43.2%
1,327 households
2 cars or vans in household10.4%
318 households
3 or more cars or vans in household2.1%
63 households
Broughton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms32.5%
999 households
3 bedrooms32.2%
988 households
4 or more bedrooms17.8%
546 households
1 bedroom17.5%
539 households
Broughton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household51.5%
1,582 households
One-person household33.3%
1,022 households
Other household types15.2%
466 households
Broughton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household33.3%
1,022 households
2 people in household27.5%
845 households
3 people in household15.3%
469 households
4 people in household10.3%
317 households
5 people in household6.2%
190 households
6 people in household4.1%
126 households
8 or more people in household1.9%
57 households
7 people in household1.5%
46 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Broughton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1522.8%
1,843 residents
15–2927.7%
2,233 residents
30–4425.2%
2,033 residents
45–6415.9%
1,287 residents
65 and over8.4%
675 residents
Broughton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White68.9%
5,560 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African13.9%
1,126 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh7%
563 residents
Other ethnic group6.3%
510 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.9%
316 residents
Broughton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above30.5%
1,870 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications25.2%
1,547 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.2%
995 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications10.3%
632 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.3%
630 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.2%
256 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.3%
202 residents aged 16 and over
Broughton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)57.4%
3,517 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive37.2%
2,282 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student5.4%
332 residents aged 16 and over
Broughton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations15.8%
972 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed15.4%
942 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students14.8%
905 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.1%
864 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.3%
634 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10%
613 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations7.7%
472 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7%
427 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5%
304 residents aged 16 and over
Broughton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health54.2%
4,375 residents
Good health29.2%
2,354 residents
Fair health9.8%
791 residents
Bad health5.3%
425 residents
Very bad health1.6%
127 residents
Broughton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83.3%
6,721 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act16.7%
1,352 residents
Broughton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension41.7%
1,284 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.8%
1,040 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions17.8%
549 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions6.2%
192 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
11 households
Broughton West · 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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