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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006984

New Islington South & Bradford

New Islington South & Bradford is a Census neighbourhood of about 5,653 residents in Manchester. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Manchester
5,653

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,967

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,749.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

27.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

50.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

62.5%

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 carLadywood - Summer Hill, Birmingham7,904 residents · 20.9% owned · 48.5% no carAlbert Dock & Queen's Dock, Liverpool7,232 residents · 20.6% owned · 45.9% no carOrdsall East, Salford5,123 residents · 15.5% owned · 47.0% no carOcean Village & Town Quay, Southampton5,301 residents · 33.4% owned · 34.4% no carSalford Quays, Salford6,006 residents · 16.8% owned · 46.8% no car

Most similar within Manchester

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Hulme Park & St George's, Manchester6,983 residents · 20.9% owned · 50.4% no carWest Didsbury, Manchester8,242 residents · 39.8% owned · 28.1% no carCity Centre North & Collyhurst, Manchester7,882 residents · 17.4% owned · 66.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in New Islington South & Bradford

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

Tenure

Private rented51.7%
1,535 households
Owned27.4%
814 households
Social rented20.2%
599 households
Shared ownership0.5%
16 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
New Islington South & Bradford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement71.3%
2,112 households
Terraced13%
384 households
Semi-detached8.1%
240 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse5.2%
153 households
Detached1.9%
57 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.4%
12 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
5 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
New Islington South & Bradford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household50.6%
1,500 households
1 car or van in household41.5%
1,230 households
2 cars or vans in household7%
207 households
3 or more cars or vans in household1%
29 households
New Islington South & Bradford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms53%
1,571 households
1 bedroom28.7%
850 households
3 bedrooms15.5%
459 households
4 or more bedrooms2.9%
85 households
New Islington South & Bradford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household42.6%
1,263 households
One-person household38.4%
1,140 households
Other household types19%
562 households
New Islington South & Bradford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household45.9%
1,364 households
1 person in household38.4%
1,140 households
3 people in household8.5%
253 households
4 people in household4.1%
123 households
5 people in household2%
58 households
6 people in household0.7%
20 households
7 people in household0.3%
9 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
New Islington South & Bradford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 159.3%
527 residents
15–2943%
2,431 residents
30–4430.9%
1,747 residents
45–6412%
680 residents
65 and over4.8%
270 residents
New Islington South & Bradford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White71.5%
4,043 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African9.9%
562 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh9.9%
561 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5.3%
298 residents
Other ethnic group3.4%
190 residents
New Islington South & Bradford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above62.5%
3,194 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications12.6%
642 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications12%
611 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications6.5%
331 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications3.4%
174 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship1.6%
80 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications1.5%
75 residents aged 16 and over
New Islington South & Bradford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)76.1%
3,884 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive19.9%
1,014 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student4.1%
208 residents aged 16 and over
New Islington South & Bradford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations27.7%
1,412 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.6%
1,207 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.6%
542 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students8.5%
436 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations8.5%
433 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.4%
376 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations6%
305 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers4.4%
223 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.4%
172 residents aged 16 and over
New Islington South & Bradford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health56.2%
3,178 residents
Good health30.3%
1,714 residents
Fair health9.4%
532 residents
Bad health3%
170 residents
Very bad health1.1%
60 residents
New Islington South & Bradford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act85.6%
4,837 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act14.4%
816 residents
New Islington South & Bradford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension60.9%
1,807 households
Household is deprived in one dimension25.8%
764 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions9.7%
289 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.4%
102 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
4 households
New Islington South & Bradford · 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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