Manchester City Council

Harpurhey

  2. Demography and Migration

    Residence Type

    • 99.4% of all usual residents in Harpurhey live in a household, amounting to 19,877 residents.
    • The remaining 119 residents live in a communal establishment, equating to 0.6% of all usual residents.
    • 110 communal establishment residents are accounted for in Medical and care establishments, 100% categorised as ‘Other’.
    • 80.9% of those categorised as ‘Other’ are accounted for in a Care home without nursing and 19.1% in an ‘Other hospital’.
    • Establishment not stated is composed of 8 communal establishment residents.
    • Other establishment is made up of 2 communal establishment residents, all of which (100%) are in a Hotel, guest house, B&B or youth hostel.

    Residence Type​

    Count​

    Total: All usual residents​

    19,996​

    Lives in a household​

    19,877​

    Lives in a communal establishment​

    119​

  3. Communal management

    Communal Management​​

    Communal Management Sub-Category​

    Communal Management Type​

    Count​

    Total​

    All usual residents in communal establishments​

    ​

    120​

    Medical and care establishment​

    ​

    ​

    110​

    Medical and care establishment​

    NHS​

    ​

    0​

    Medical and care establishment​

    NHS​

    General hospital​​

    0​

    Medical and care establishment​

    NHS​

    Mental health hospital or unit (including secure units)​

    0​

    Medical and care establishment​

    NHS​

    Other hospital​

    0​

    Medical and care establishment​

    Local Authority​​

    ​

    0​

    Medical and care establishment​

    Local Authority​​

    Children’s home (including secure units)​

    0​

    Medical and care establishment​

    Local Authority​​

    Care home with nursing​

    0​

    Medical and care establishment​

    Local Authority​​

    Care home without nursing​​

    0​

    Medical and care establishment​

    Local Authority​​

    Other home​

    0​

    Medical and care establishment​

    Registered Social Landlord or Housing Association​​

    ​

    0​

    Medical and care establishment​

    Registered Social Landlord or Housing Association​

    Home or hostel​​

    0​

    Medical and care establishment​

    Other​

    ​

    110​

    Medical and care establishment​

    Other​

    Care home with nursing​

    0​

    Medical and care establishment​

    Other​

    Care home without nursing​

    89​

    Medical and care establishment​

    Other​

    Children’s home (including secure units)​

    0​

    Medical and care establishment​

    Other​

    Mental health hospital or unit (including secure units)​

    0​

    Medical and care establishment​

    Other​

    Other hospital​

    21​

    Medical and care establishment​

    Other​

    Other establishment​

    0​

    Other establishment​

    ​

    ​

    2​

    Other establishment​

    Defence​​

    ​

    0​

    Other establishment​

    Prison service​

    ​

    0​

    Other establishment​

    Approved premises (probation or bail hostel)​

    ​

    0​

    Other establishment​

    Detention centres and other detention​

    ​

    0​

    Other establishment​

    Education​

    ​

    0​

    Other establishment​

    Hotel, guest house, B&B or youth hostel​

    ​

    2​

    Other establishment​

    Hostel or temporary shelter for the homeless​​

    ​

    0​

    Other establishment​

    Holiday accommodation​​

    ​

    0​

    Other establishment​

    Other travel or temporary accommodation​​

    ​

    0​

    Other establishment​

    Religious​

    ​

    0​

    Other establishment​

    Staff or worker accommodation or Other​

    ​

    0​

    Establishment not stated​

    ​

    ​

    8​

  4. Living Arrangement

    • 8,359 residents aged 16+ are not living in a couple, the largest living arrangement type in Harpurhey.
    • Residents aged 16+ not living in a couple and single (never married and never registered a same-sex civil partnership) account for 70.5% of those not living in a couple.
    • Divorced/former civil partners make up a considerable proportion of those not living in a couple, with 12.7%, above that of average for Manchester (10.1%).
    • 5,916 residents aged 16+ are living in a couple, with 70.7% being married/civil partnership, 98.8% being opposite-sex couples.
    • Cohabiting couples account for 28.9% of those living in a couple, slightly lower than the Manchester average (32.3%).

    Living Arrangement​​

    Arrangement Type​

    Same-sex/Opposite-Sex​

    Count​

    Total​

    All usual residents​​

    ​

    14,275​

    Living in a couple​

    ​

    ​

    5,916​

    Living in a couple​

    Married or in a civil partnership​

    ​

    4,185​

    Living in a couple​​

    Married or in a civil partnership:​

    Opposite-sex couple​

    4,133​

    Living in a couple​

    Married or in a civil partnership:​

    Same-sex couple​

    52​

    Living in a couple​

    Separated, but still married or in a civil partnership​

    ​

    24​

    Living in a couple​

    Cohabiting​

    ​

    1,707​

    Living in a couple​

    Cohabiting:​

    Opposite-sex couple​

    1,564​

    Living in a couple​​

    Cohabiting:​

    Same-sex couple​

    143​

    Not living in a couple​

    ​

    ​

    8,359​

    Not living in a couple​

    Single (never married and never registered a civil partnership)​

    ​

    5,892​

    Not living in a couple​

    Married or in a civil partnership couple​

    ​

    372​

    Not living in a couple​

    Separated (including those who are married and those who are in civil partnerships)​

    ​

    471​

    Not living in a couple​

    Divorced or formerly in a civil partnership which is now legally dissolved​

    ​

    1,063​

    Not living in a couple​

    Widowed or surviving partner from a civil partnership​

    ​

    561​

  5. Household Composition

    • 56.3% of all households are single family households, the largest household composition in Harpurhey, above the average of Manchester (53.9%).
    • Lone parent families account for 38.6% of single family households, significantly above the average of Manchester (26.7%).
    • Households with married or civil partnership couples account for 37.9% of single family households, with 60.4% having dependent children, 25.8% having no children and 13.8% having all children non-dependent.
    • Cohabiting couple families make up 16.2% of single family households, substantially above the average of Manchester (22.5%).
    • One-person households make up 35.1% of all households, with 74.7% categorised as ‘Other’ and 25.3% being aged 66 and over.
    • 8.6% of all households are other household types, with 58.3% having dependent children and 41.7% categorised as ‘Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 and over’, whereas the average for Manchester is 30.3% and 69.7%, separately.

    Household Type​

    Family Type​

    Composition​

    Count​

    Total​

    All households​

    ​

    7,895​

    One-person household​

    ​

    ​

    2,770​

    One-person household​

    66 years and over​

    ​

    701​

    One-person household​

    Other​

    ​

    2,069​

    Single family household​

    ​

    ​

    4,446​

    Single family household​

    All aged 66 years and over​

    ​

    194​

    Single family household​

    Married or civil partnership couple​

    ​

    1,683​

    Single family household​

    Married or civil partnership couple​

    No children​

    434​

    Single family household​

    Married or civil partnership couple​

    Dependent children​

    1,016​

    Single family household​

    Married or civil partnership couple​

    All children non-dependent​​

    233​

    Single family household​​

    Cohabiting couple family​​

    ​

    722​

    Single family household​

    Cohabiting couple family​

    No children​

    306​

    Single family household​​

    Cohabiting couple family​

    With dependent children​

    354​

    Single family household​

    Cohabiting couple family​

    All children non-dependent​

    62​

    Single family household​

    Lone parent family​​

    ​

    1,716​

    Single family household​

    Lone parent family​

    With dependent children​

    1,245​

    Single family household​

    Lone parent family​

    All children non-dependent​

    471​

    Single family household​

    Other single family household​

    ​

    131​

    Other household types​

    ​

    ​

    679​

    Other household types​

    With dependent children​

    ​

    396​

    Other household types​

    Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over​

    ​

    283​

  6. Households by Deprivation Dimensions

    • 35.5% of all households are deprived in one dimension, the largest category in Harpurhey, above the average of Manchester (32.8%).
    • Harpurhey has 5,232 households that are deprived in one or more dimensions, accounting for 66.3% of the ward's population, the second highest proportion among Manchester wards overall.
    • Harpurhey has the 6th largest proportion of households deprived in one dimension and the 2nd smallest proportion of households that are deprived in any dimension, compared to all other wards.
    • Households that are not deprived in any dimension account for 33.7% of all households, substantially below the average of Manchester (43.6%).
    • Households deprived in two dimensions account for 20.1% of all households, above the average of Manchester (17.2%).
    • Households deprived in three dimensions make up 10.1% of all households, whereas the Manchester average is 6%.
    • Harpurhey has the 2nd largest proportion of all households deprived in three dimensions, compared to all other wards.
    • Households deprived in four dimensions make up 0.5%, whereas the average for Manchester is 0.4%.

    Household by Deprivation Dimensions​

    Count​

    Total: All households​

    7,894​

    Household is not deprived in any dimension​

    2,662​

    Household is deprived in one dimension​​

    2,806​

    Household is deprived in two dimensions​

    1,589​

    Household is deprived in three dimensions​​

    795​

    Household is deprived in four dimensions​

    42​

  7. Country of Birth

    • 74.7% of all usual residents are born in Europe, the largest country of birth in Harpurhey, below the average of Manchester (77.6%).
    • Residents born in the United Kingdom account for 82.9% of those born in Europe, also below the average of Manchester (88.4%).
    • Residents born in EU countries account for 16% of those born in Europe, with 56.8% being European Union EU14, 35.8% being European Union EU8 and 7.1% being European Union EU2.
    • 15.6% of all usual residents are born in Africa, significantly above the average of Manchester (6.9%).
    • 8.4% of all usual residents are born in the Middle East and Asia, whereas the average for Manchester is 13.6%.
    • The Americas and the Caribbean make up 1.1% of usual residents’ country of birth, with the average for Manchester being 1.6%.
    • Residents born in Antarctica and Oceania (Including Australasia) and Other make up 0.1% and residents born in British Overseas make up 0.1%, whereas the average for Manchester is 0.2% and 0.1%, respectively.

    Continent of Birth​

    Country of Birth​

    EU Country Type​

    Count​

    Total: All usual residents​​

    ​

    ​

    19,996​

    Europe​​

    ​

    ​

    14,942​

    Europe:​

    United Kingdom​​

    ​

    12,382​

    Europe:​

    EU Countries​

    ​

    2,386​

    Europe:​

    EU Countries​

    European Union EU14​

    1,356​

    Europe:​​

    EU Countries​

    European Union EU8​

    853​

    Europe:​​

    EU Countries​

    European Union EU2​

    169​

    Europe:​

    EU Countries​

    All other EU Countries​

    8​

    Europe:​

    Non-EU countries – All other non-EU countries​

    ​

    174​

    Africa​

    ​

    ​

    3,121​

    Middle East and Asia​

    ​

    ​

    1,677​

    The Americas and the Caribbean​​

    ​

    ​

    224​

    Antarctica and Oceania (including Australasia) and Other​

    ​

    ​

    11​

    British Overseas​

    ​

    ​

    21​

  8. Passports Held

    • 74.9% of all usual residents hold a passport from Europe, the largest category for passports held in Harpurhey, substantially below the average of Manchester (81.5%).
    • Residents who hold a passport from the United Kingdom account for 76.7% of those with a European passport, also substantially below the average of Manchester (86%).
    • Residents who hold an ‘Other Europe’ passport account for 21.5% of those with a European passport, significantly above the average of Manchester (12.4%).
    • Of those with an ‘Other Europe’ passport, 97.9% being EU members countries, the largest EU country being Italy with 22%.
    • 16.4% of all usual residents have no passports held, markedly above the average of Manchester (10.7%).
    • 5.3% of all usual residents have a passport held from Africa, also above the average of Manchester (2%).
    • 3% of all usual residents have a passport held from the Middle East and Asia, whereas the average of Manchester is 5.1%.
    • Residents who hold a passport from the Americas and the Caribbean make up 0.4% and residents who hold a passport from Antarctica and Oceania, including Australasia make up 0%, with the average of Manchester being 0.6% and 0.1%, individually.

    Continent of Passport Held​

    Country​

    EU Member Country​

    Count​

    Total: All usual residents​

    ​

    ​

    19,998​

    Europe​

    ​

    ​

    14,984​

    Europe​

    United Kingdom​

    ​

    11,494​

    Europe​

    Ireland​

    ​

    273​

    Europe​

    Other Europe​

    ​

    3,217​

    Europe​

    Other Europe​

    EU members countries​

    3,149​

    Europe​

    Other Europe: EU members countries​​

    France​

    64​

    Europe​

    Other Europe: EU members countries​

    Germany​

    155​

    Europe​

    Other Europe: EU members countries​

    Italy​

    694​

    Europe​

    Other Europe: EU members countries​​

    Portugal​

    300​

    Europe​

    Other Europe: EU members countries​

    Spain​

    452​

    Europe​

    Other Europe: EU members countries​​

    Lithuania​

    115​

    Europe​

    Other Europe: EU members countries​​

    Poland​

    517​

    Europe​

    Other Europe: EU members countries​​

    Romania​​

    177​

    Europe​

    Other Europe: EU members countries​​

    Other EU members countries​​

    675​

    Europe​

    Other Europe​

    Rest of Europe​

    68​

    Europe​

    Other Europe: Rest of Europe​

    Turkey​

    8​

    Europe​

    Other Europe: Rest of Europe​

    Other Europe​

    60​

    Africa​

    ​

    ​

    1,059​

    Africa​

    North Africa​

    ​

    97​

    Africa​

    Central and Western Africa​

    ​

    861​

    Africa​

    South and Eastern Africa​

    ​

    101​

    Middle East and Asia​

    ​

    ​

    594​

    Middle East and Asia​

    Middle East​

    ​

    69​

    Middle East and Asia​

    Eastern Asia​

    ​

    100​

    Middle East and Asia​

    Southern Asia​

    ​

    340​

    Middle East and Asia​

    South-East Asia​

    ​

    85​

    Middle East and Asia​

    Central Asia​

    ​

    0​

    The Americas and the Caribbean​

    ​

    ​

    77​

    The Americas and the Caribbean​

    North America and the Caribbean​

    ​

    40​

    The Americas and the Caribbean​

    Central and South America​

    ​

    37​

    Antarctica and Oceania, including Australasia​

    ​

    ​

    6​

    British Overseas Territories​

    ​

    ​

    4​

    No Passports Held​

    ​

    ​

    3,274​

  9. Age of Arrival in the UK

    • 61.9% of all usual residents were born in the UK, the largest category for age of arrival in the UK in Harpurhey, markedly below the average for Manchester (68.6%).
    • Residents who arrived in the UK account for 38.1%, substantially above the average of Manchester (31.4%).
    • Residents who are aged 30 to 44 years old account for 25.5% of those who arrived in the UK, above the average of Manchester (21.6%).
    • Residents who are aged 25 to 39 years old account for 13.7% of those who arrived in the UK, below the average of Manchester (15.5%).
    • Residents who are aged 20 to 24 years old make up 12.9% of those who arrived in the UK, substantially below the average for Manchester (17%).
    • Residents who are aged 0 to 4 years old make up 11.8% of those who arrived in the UK, slightly above the average of Manchester (10.9%).
    • Residents who are aged 10 to 14 years old make up 8.4% of those who arrived in the UK, whereas the average for Manchester is 7.2%.
    • Harpurhey has the 3rd largest proportion of all usual residents who were aged 5 to 7 years old when they arrived in the UK and 3rd largest proportion of all usual residents who were aged 45 to 59 years old when they arrived in the UK.

    Born in UK/Arrived in UK​

    Age of Arrival​

    Count​

    Total: All usual residents​​

    ​

    19,994​

    Born in the UK​

    ​

    12,382​

    Arrived in the UK​

    ​

    7,612​

    Arrived in the UK:​

    Aged 0 to 4 years​

    899​

    Arrived in the UK:​

    Aged 5 to 7 years​​

    484​

    Arrived in the UK:​

    Aged 8 to 9 years​

    276​

    Arrived in the UK:​

    Aged 10 to 14 years​

    642​

    Arrived in the UK:​

    Aged 15 years​

    132​

    Arrived in the UK:​

    Aged 16 to 17 years​

    302​

    Arrived in the UK:​

    Aged 18 to 19 years​

    334​

    Arrived in the UK:​

    Aged 20 to 24 years​

    983​

    Arrived in the UK:​

    Aged 25 to 29 years​

    1,043​

    Arrived in the UK:​

    Aged 30 to 44 years​

    1,940​

    Arrived in the UK:​

    Aged 45 to 59 years​

    497​

    Arrived in the UK:​

    Aged 60 to 64 years​

    34​

    Arrived in the UK:​

    Aged 65 to 74 years​

    37​

    Arrived in the UK:​

    Aged 75 to 84 years​

    9​

    Arrived in the UK:​

    Aged 85 to 89 years​

    0​

    Arrived in the UK:​

    Aged 90 years and over​

    0​

  10. Year of Arrival in the UK

    • 61.9% of all usual residents were born in the UK, the largest category for year of arrival in the UK in Harpurhey, below the average of Manchester (68.6%).
    • Residents who arrived in the UK from 2001 to 2010 account for 12.3% of all usual residents, fairly above the average of Manchester (8.7%).
    • Residents who arrived in the UK from 2017 to 2019 account for 7.7% of all usual residents, above the average of Manchester (5.7%).
    • Residents who arrived in the UK from 2014 to 2016 account for 7.1% of all usual residents, whereas the average of Manchester is 4.6%.
    • Residents who arrived in the UK from 2011 to 2013 account for 4.3% of all usual residents, just above the average of Manchester (2.9%).
    • Residents who arrived in the UK from 2020 to 2021 account for 2.6% of all usual residents, the average for Manchester being 3.3%.
    • Harpurhey has the 4th largest proportion of all usual residents who arrived in the UK from 2011 to 2013, as well as the 4th largest proportion of all usual residents who arrived in the UK from 2014 to 2016.
    • Harpurhey has the 4th smallest proportion of all usual residents who arrived before 1951 and the 7th largest proportion of all usual residents who arrived from 1951 to 1960.

    Year of Arrival in the UK​

    Count​

    Total: All usual residents​​

    19,990​

    Born in the UK​

    12,382​

    Arrived before 1951​

    2​

    Arrived 1951 to 1960​

    57​

    Arrived 1961 to 1970​

    109​

    Arrived 1971 to 1980​

    99​

    Arrived 1981 to 1991​​

    136​

    Arrived 1991 to 2000​

    417​

    Arrived 2001 to 2010​

    2,459​

    Arrived 2011 to 2013​

    862​

    Arrived 2014 to 2016​

    1,410​

    Arrived 2017 to 2019​

    1,534​

    Arrived 2020 to 2021​​

    523​

  11. Length of Residence

    • 61.9% of all usual residents were born in the UK, the largest category for length of residence in Harpurhey, just below the average of Manchester (68.6%).
    • Residents who have lived in the UK for 10 years or more account for 16.8% of all usual residents, above 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 9.3% of all usual residents, whereas the average of Manchester is 6%.
    • Residents who have lived in the UK for 2 years or more, but less than 5 years account for 7.3% of all usual residents, just above the average of Manchester (5%).
    • Residents who have lived in the UK for less than 2 years account for 4.6% of all usual residents, below the average of Manchester (5.2%).
    • Harpurhey has the 4th largest proportion of all usual residents who have lived in the UK for 5 years or more, but less than 10 years and the 10th smallest proportion of all usual residents who were born in the UK.

    Length of Residence​

    Count​

    Total: All usual residents​

    19,996​

    Born in the UK​

    12,382​

    10 years or more​

    3,365​

    5 years or more, but less than 10 years​

    1,853​

    2 years or more, but less than 5 years​​

    1,467​

    Less than 2 years​​

    929​

  12. Migrant Indicator

    • 90% of all usual residents’ address one year ago is the same as the address of enumeration, the largest category for migrant indicator in Harpurhey, 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 8% 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 1.8% 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 0.2% of all usual residents, whereas the average for Manchester is 2.3%.
    • Harpurhey has the 12th largest proportion of all usual residents whose address one year ago is the same as the address of enumeration and the 9th smallest proportion of all usual residents whose address one year ago is student term-time or boarding school address in the UK.

    Migrant Indicator​

    Count​

    Total: All usual residents​

    19,707​

    Address one year ago is the same as the address of enumeration​

    17,727​

    Address one year ago is student term-time or boarding school address in the UK​

    48​

    Migrant from within the UK: Address one year ago was in the UK​

    1,575​

    Migrant from outside the UK: Address one year ago was outside the UK​

    357​