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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006959

Greengate & Blackfriars

Greengate & Blackfriars is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,024 residents in Salford. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Salford
8,024

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,635

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

7,895.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

16.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

59.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

61.8%

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.

Hulme Park & St George's, Manchester6,983 residents · 20.9% owned · 50.4% no carNew Islington South & Bradford, Manchester5,653 residents · 27.4% owned · 50.6% no carLadywood - Summer Hill, Birmingham7,904 residents · 20.9% owned · 48.5% no carCastlefield & Deansgate, Manchester6,428 residents · 25.8% owned · 52.6% no carCity Centre North & Collyhurst, Manchester7,882 residents · 17.4% owned · 66.1% no carAlbert Dock & Queen's Dock, Liverpool7,232 residents · 20.6% owned · 45.9% no car

Most similar within Salford

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Salford Quays, Salford6,006 residents · 16.8% owned · 46.8% no carOrdsall East, Salford5,123 residents · 15.5% owned · 47.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Greengate & Blackfriars

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

Tenure

Private rented65.7%
3,047 households
Social rented17.8%
823 households
Owned16.1%
744 households
Shared ownership0.3%
16 households
Lives rent free0.1%
5 households
Greengate & Blackfriars · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement85.1%
3,946 households
Terraced5.8%
268 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse3.3%
154 households
Semi-detached3.3%
152 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.8%
36 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.7%
34 households
Detached0.5%
25 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.4%
20 households
Greengate & Blackfriars · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household59.7%
2,764 households
1 car or van in household33.8%
1,564 households
2 cars or vans in household5.8%
269 households
3 or more cars or vans in household0.8%
36 households
Greengate & Blackfriars · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms54.3%
2,517 households
1 bedroom35.3%
1,634 households
3 bedrooms8.9%
412 households
4 or more bedrooms1.6%
72 households
Greengate & Blackfriars · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

One-person household44.9%
2,080 households
Single family household36.9%
1,708 households
Other household types18.3%
847 households
Greengate & Blackfriars · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household44.9%
2,079 households
2 people in household44.5%
2,061 households
3 people in household7.4%
343 households
4 people in household2.3%
108 households
5 people in household0.6%
26 households
6 people in household0.3%
15 households
7 people in household0%
2 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
8 or more people in household0%
0 households
Greengate & Blackfriars · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 155.2%
419 residents
15–2951.8%
4,157 residents
30–4429.7%
2,385 residents
45–6410.6%
848 residents
65 and over2.7%
214 residents
Greengate & Blackfriars · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White70.7%
5,675 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh9.1%
727 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African8%
640 residents
Other ethnic group7.2%
580 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5%
405 residents
Greengate & Blackfriars · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above61.8%
4,691 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15%
1,139 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications8.3%
633 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications6.9%
525 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications3.9%
295 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship2.1%
158 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications1.9%
144 residents aged 16 and over
Greengate & Blackfriars · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)73.6%
5,582 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive20.2%
1,532 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student6.2%
473 residents aged 16 and over
Greengate & Blackfriars · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations25.7%
1,953 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.2%
1,606 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students14.9%
1,130 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.1%
764 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations7.8%
595 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations6.1%
464 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.9%
449 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers4.8%
364 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.5%
263 residents aged 16 and over
Greengate & Blackfriars · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health57.6%
4,618 residents
Good health31.8%
2,555 residents
Fair health7.6%
607 residents
Bad health2.3%
185 residents
Very bad health0.7%
59 residents
Greengate & Blackfriars · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act87.2%
6,996 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act12.8%
1,028 residents
Greengate & Blackfriars · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension58.7%
2,720 households
Household is deprived in one dimension28.9%
1,339 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions9.3%
433 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.9%
136 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
7 households
Greengate & Blackfriars · 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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