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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02007000

Werneth

Werneth is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,692 residents in Oldham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Oldham
7,692

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,197

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

9,461.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

45.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

33.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

20.8%

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.

Ravensthorpe, Kirklees8,852 residents · 52.7% owned · 31.1% no carSmethwick East, Sandwell7,596 residents · 28.5% owned · 42.2% no carRumworth North, Bolton9,343 residents · 38.3% owned · 41.2% no carSmethwick North & West, Sandwell14,169 residents · 50.1% owned · 32.5% no carLever Edge, Bolton9,156 residents · 41.3% owned · 31.7% no carDeeplish, Rochdale10,296 residents · 46.8% owned · 34.3% no car

Most similar within Oldham

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Oldham Town South, Oldham8,679 residents · 40.9% owned · 38.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Werneth

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

Tenure

Owned45.6%
1,001 households
Social rented29.1%
639 households
Private rented22.6%
496 households
Lives rent free2.2%
48 households
Shared ownership0.6%
13 households
Werneth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced51.9%
1,141 households
Semi-detached23.3%
511 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement14.7%
322 households
Detached8.1%
179 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.9%
20 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.8%
17 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.2%
5 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
2 households
Werneth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.8%
940 households
No cars or vans in household33.4%
734 households
2 cars or vans in household18.3%
401 households
3 or more cars or vans in household5.6%
122 households
Werneth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms42.1%
924 households
3 bedrooms26%
571 households
4 or more bedrooms22.2%
487 households
1 bedroom9.7%
214 households
Werneth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household63.4%
1,395 households
One-person household23.1%
508 households
Other household types13.6%
299 households
Werneth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household23.1%
508 households
2 people in household18%
396 households
4 people in household14.9%
327 households
3 people in household14.3%
315 households
5 people in household13.5%
297 households
6 people in household7.4%
162 households
8 or more people in household5.4%
118 households
7 people in household3.3%
73 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Werneth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1529%
2,229 residents
15–2922.3%
1,715 residents
30–4423.9%
1,837 residents
45–6417%
1,311 residents
65 and over7.8%
599 residents
Werneth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh69.2%
5,327 residents
White17.6%
1,355 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African6.8%
524 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.2%
244 residents
Other ethnic group3.2%
243 residents
Werneth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications32.4%
1,719 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above20.8%
1,104 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications13.7%
730 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications13.2%
699 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12.8%
682 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.8%
204 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.3%
173 residents aged 16 and over
Werneth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically inactive49.9%
2,651 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active (excluding full-time students)47%
2,498 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student3.1%
162 residents aged 16 and over
Werneth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed26.3%
1,398 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations15.6%
827 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students13.1%
694 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.2%
592 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.7%
567 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations8.4%
447 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations7.9%
421 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.7%
198 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations3.1%
165 residents aged 16 and over
Werneth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health49.4%
3,802 residents
Good health32.1%
2,469 residents
Fair health12.9%
994 residents
Bad health4.4%
335 residents
Very bad health1.2%
94 residents
Werneth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act85.6%
6,584 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act14.4%
1,106 residents
Werneth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension35.5%
780 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension28.6%
628 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions26%
570 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions9.2%
203 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.6%
14 households
Werneth · 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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