Didsbury East

Residence Type

• 99.9% of all usual residents in Didsbury East live in a household, amounting to 14,697.
• Residents who live in communal establishments account for 0.1% of all usual residents (12 people).
• 100% of communal establishment residents are in ‘Other establishments’.
• Of those in ‘Other establishments’, 10% are in Care homes with nursing.

• 7,224 residents aged 16+ are those living in a couple, the largest living arrangement type in Didsbury East.
• Out of those living in a couple, 71.5% are married/civil partnership, making it the largest living arrangement sub-category by proportion and count, with 5,168 people.
• 97.9% of those living in a couple and are married/civil partnership, are in opposite-sex couples and only 2.1% of same-sex, above the Manchester average (1.5%).
• Cohabiting couples account for 28.3%, with 93.3% being opposite-sex couples and 6.7% being same-sex.
• 4,809 residents aged 16+ are not living in a couple, with 71.1% being single (never married and never registered a same-sex civil partnership).
• Residents who are not living in a couple and are divorced/formerly in a civil partnership (12%) are likewise higher than the Manchester average (10.1%), as are those who are widowed/surviving partner from a civil partnership (11%) and Manchester (6.6%).

• 62.3% of all households are single family households, the largest household composition in Didsbury East, markedly above the average of Manchester (53.9%).
• Married or civil partnership couples account for 52.5% of single family households, also markedly above the average of Manchester (42%).
• Households with cohabiting couple families account for 24.4% of single family households, with 72% having no children, 24.8% having dependent children and 3.3% having all children non-dependent.
• Lone parent families make up 10.7% of single family households, significantly below the average of Manchester (26.7%), with 51% of lone parent families having dependent children.
• One-person households make up 29.7% of all households, with 63.6% categorised as ‘Other’ and 36.4% aged 66 and over.
• 8% of all households are other household types, with 75% categorised as ‘Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 and over’ and 25% having dependent children.

• 60.5% of all households are not deprived in any dimensions, the largest category in Didsbury East, significantly above the average of Manchester (43.6%).
• Didsbury East has 2,457 households that are deprived in one or more dimensions, accounting for just under 40% of the ward’s population (39.5%).
• Didsbury East has the 4th largest proportion of households that are not deprived in any dimension, compared to all other wards.
• Households deprived in one dimension account for 28.6% of all households, below the average of Manchester (32.8%).
• Households deprived in two dimensions account for 8.8% of all household, whereas the Manchester average is 17.2%.
• Households deprived in three dimensions make up 1.9% of all households and households deprived in four dimensions make up 0.1%, whereas the Manchester average for three dimensions is 6% and four dimensions is 0.4%.
• Didsbury East has the 4th smallest proportion of households deprived in two and three dimensions and 3rd smallest proportion of households deprived in four dimensions, compared to all other wards.

• 87.1% of all usual residents are born in Europe, the largest country of birth in Didsbury East, substantially above the average of Manchester (77.6%).
• Residents born in the United Kingdom account for 92.3% of those born in Europe, also substantially above the average of Manchester (88.4%).
• Residents born in EU countries account for 7.1% of those born in Europe, with 78.1% being European Union EU14, 15.2% being European Union EU8 and 4.7% being European Union EU2.
• 9.1% of all usual residents are born in the Middle East and Asia, below the average of Manchester (13.6%).
• 1.8% of all usual residents are born in Africa, the average of Manchester being 6.9%.
• The Americas and the Caribbean make up 1.7%, almost in line with the Manchester average (1.6%).
• Residents born in Antarctica and Oceania (Including Australasia) and Other make up 0.3% and residents born in the British Overseas make up 0%, compared to the Manchester average that is 0.2% and 0.1%, separately.

• 91.2% of all usual residents hold a passport from Europe, the largest category for passports held in Didsbury East, markedly above the average of Manchester (81.5%).
• Residents who hold a passport from the United Kingdom account for 92.2% of those with a European passport, also above the average of Manchester (86%).
• Residents who hold an ‘Other Europe’ passport account for 4.9% of those with a European passport, substantially below the average of Manchester (12.4%).
• Of those who hold an ‘Other Europe’ passport, 93.6% being EU members countries, the largest EU country being Italy with 17.2%.
• 5% of all usual residents have no passports held, about half of the Manchester average (10.7%).
• 2.3% of all usual residents have a passport from the Middle East and Asia, below the average of Manchester (5.1%).
• 0.8% of all usual residents have a passport held from the Americas and the Caribbean, above the average of Manchester (0.6%).
• Residents who hold a passport from Africa make up 0.5% and residents who hold a passport from Antarctica and Oceania, including Australasia make up 0.2%, whereas the average of Manchester is 2% and 0.1%, respectively.

• 80.4% of all usual residents were born in the UK, the largest category for age of arrival in the UK in Didsbury East, significantly above the average of Manchester (68.6%).
• Residents who arrived in the UK account for 19.6%, substantially below the average of Manchester (31.4%).
• Residents who are aged 30 to 44 years old account for 21.9% of those who arrived in the UK, with the average of Manchester being 21.6%.
• Residents who are aged 20 to 24 years old account for 17.3% of those who arrived in the UK, above the average of Manchester (17%).
• Residents who are aged 25 to 29 years old make up 15.9% of those who arrived in the UK, just above the average of Manchester (15.5%).
• Residents who are aged 0 to 4 years old make up 12.5% of those who arrived in the UK, also above the average of Manchester (10.9%).
• Didsbury East has the 5th largest proportion of all usual residents who were aged 0 to 4 years old when they arrived in the UK.
• Residents who are aged 10 to 14 years old make up 7.5% of those who arrived in the UK, whereas the average of Manchester is 7.2%.
• Didsbury East has the 5th largest proportion of all usual residents who were aged 60 to 64 years old when they arrived in the UK and the 8th largest proportion of all usual residents who were aged 75 to 84 years old when they arrived in the UK.

• 80.4% of all usual residents were born in the UK, the largest category for year of arrival in the UK in Didsbury East, substantially above the average of Manchester (68.6%).
• Residents who arrived in the UK from 2001 to 2010 account for 4.2% of all usual residents, fairly below the average of Manchester (8.7%).
• Residents who arrived in the UK from 2017 to 2019 account for 2.7% of all usual residents, whereas the average for Manchester is 5.7%.
• Residents who arrived in the UK from 1991 to 2000 account for 2.4% of all usual residents, just below the average of Manchester (2.7%).
• Residents who arrived in the UK from 2014 to 2016 account for 2.2% of all usual residents, the average for Manchester is 4.6%.
• Residents who arrived in the UK from 1971 to 1980 account for 1.7% of all usual residents, above the average of Manchester (0.9%).
• Didsbury East has the 5th largest proportion of all usual residents who arrived in the UK from 1971 to 1980 and the 6th largest proportion of all usual residents who arrived in the UK from 1951 to 1960.
• Didsbury East has the 3rd smallest population of all usual residents who arrived in the UK from 2001 to 2010, as well as the 3rd smallest proportion of all usual residents who arrived in the UK from 2011 to 2013.

• 80.4% of all usual residents were born in the UK, the largest category for length of residence in Didsbury East, markedly above the average of Manchester (68.6%).
• Residents who have lived in the UK for 10 years or more account for 12% of all usual residents, below the average of Manchester (15.1%).
• Residents who have lived in the UK for 5 years or more, but less than 10 years account for 2.9% of all usual residents, fairly below the average of Manchester (6%).
• Residents who have lived in the UK for 2 years or more, but less than 5 years account for 2.4% of all usual residents, below the average of Manchester (5%).
• Residents who have lived in the UK for less than 2 years account for 2.3% of all usual residents, also below the average of Manchester (5.2%).
• Didsbury East has the 8th largest proportion of all usual residents who were born in the UK and the 3rd smallest proportion of all usual residents who have lived in the UK for 5 years or more, but less than 10 years.

• 86.6% of all usual residents’ address one year ago is the same as the address of enumeration, the largest category for migrant indicator in Didsbury East, above the average of Manchester (82%).
• Residents who were migrants from within the UK who had an address one year ago was in the UK account for 11.3% of all usual residents, below the average of Manchester (13.4%).
• Residents who were migrants from outside the UK who had an address one year ago outside the UK account for 1.1% of all usual residents, just below the average for Manchester being 2.3%.
• Residents whose address one year ago is student term-time or boarding school address in the UK account for 1% of all usual residents, whereas the average for Manchester is 2.3%.
• Didsbury East has the 12th largest proportion of all usual residents whose address one year ago is student term-time or boarding school address in the UK and the 9th smallest proportion of all usual residents who were migrants from outside the UK had an address one year ago that was outside in the UK.