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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006961

Ordsall West

Ordsall West is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,666 residents in Salford. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Salford
6,666

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,151

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,413.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

19.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

44.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

44.1%

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.

East End Park & Richmond Hill, Leeds10,987 residents · 22.4% owned · 53.0% no carLeeds Dock, Hunslet & Stourton, Leeds7,886 residents · 33.2% owned · 46.7% no carKirkstall, Leeds6,892 residents · 43.3% owned · 36.2% no carButetown, Cardiff10,031 residents · 31.3% owned · 37.6% no carHolbeck, Leeds9,059 residents · 18.5% owned · 55.0% no carCathedral Quarter & California, Derby12,267 residents · 21.1% owned · 49.3% no car

Most similar within Salford

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Langworthy Buile Hill, Salford7,017 residents · 40.5% owned · 43.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Ordsall West

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

Tenure

Private rented43%
1,355 households
Social rented37%
1,165 households
Owned19.5%
615 households
Lives rent free0.4%
12 households
Shared ownership0.1%
4 households
Ordsall West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement56.6%
1,785 households
Terraced27.1%
855 households
Semi-detached12.2%
385 households
Detached2.7%
85 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.6%
20 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%
11 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
9 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Ordsall West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household45.4%
1,431 households
No cars or vans in household44.9%
1,413 households
2 cars or vans in household8.7%
274 households
3 or more cars or vans in household1%
32 households
Ordsall West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms49.1%
1,548 households
1 bedroom23.9%
753 households
3 bedrooms22.4%
706 households
4 or more bedrooms4.6%
144 households
Ordsall West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household47.1%
1,484 households
One-person household39.7%
1,252 households
Other household types13.1%
414 households
Ordsall West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household39.7%
1,252 households
2 people in household33.2%
1,046 households
3 people in household15.3%
481 households
4 people in household7.3%
230 households
5 people in household2.8%
88 households
6 people in household1.4%
43 households
7 people in household0.3%
8 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Ordsall West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.9%
1,059 residents
15–2933.5%
2,235 residents
30–4426.6%
1,776 residents
45–6416.1%
1,074 residents
65 and over7.8%
523 residents
Ordsall West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White69.5%
4,629 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African14.3%
955 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh7.7%
511 residents
Other ethnic group4.4%
295 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.1%
274 residents
Ordsall West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above44.1%
2,454 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications19.9%
1,109 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14%
776 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications8.9%
494 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications6.9%
384 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.4%
190 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.8%
154 residents aged 16 and over
Ordsall West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)63.6%
3,537 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive31.1%
1,732 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student5.3%
293 residents aged 16 and over
Ordsall West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.8%
1,043 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations14.9%
829 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students12.6%
700 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations11.9%
660 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed11.3%
626 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.2%
621 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations9.7%
541 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers5.7%
319 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4%
222 residents aged 16 and over
Ordsall West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health49.2%
3,277 residents
Good health33.1%
2,207 residents
Fair health11.6%
773 residents
Bad health4.7%
311 residents
Very bad health1.5%
98 residents
Ordsall West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82.4%
5,493 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act17.6%
1,173 residents
Ordsall West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension46.5%
1,464 households
Household is deprived in one dimension31.2%
984 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions15.2%
478 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions6.8%
214 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
11 households
Ordsall 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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