Longsight

Residence Type 

• 99.7% of all usual residents in Longsight live in a household, amounting to 20,820. 
• Residents living in a communal establishment make up 0.3% of all usual residents (55 residents). 
• Medical and care establishments consist of 32 residents, 87.5% categorised as ‘Other’. 
• Of those categorised as ‘Other’, 92.9% are in a Care home with nursing and 7.1% are in a Care home without nursing. 
• 12.5% of those in Medical and care establishments are Local Authority, with 100% being in Care homes without nursing. 
• 21 communal establishment residents are in ‘Other establishments’, 100% of those in Staff or worker accommodation or Other. 

• 7,825 residents aged 16+ are not living in couple, the largest living arrangement type in Longsight. 
• Out of those not living in a couple, 68.4% are single (never married and never registered a same-sex civil partnership), the largest living arrangement sub-category in this group. 
• Residents who are married/civil partnership and not living in a couple were the second-largest sub-category, accounting for 10.4%, substantially higher than the Manchester average (4.5%).  
• 6,874 residents are living in a couple, 84.7% are married/civil partnership, significantly above the Manchester average (67.5%). 
• Cohabiting couples accounted for 14.9% of residents living in a couple, significantly lower than the Manchester average (32.3%), with cohabiting same-sex couples accounting for 8.8% (Manchester average being 9.6%). 

• 62% of all households are single family households, the largest household composition in Longsight, markedly above the average of Manchester (53.9%). 
• Married or civil partnership couples account for 54.2% of single family households, above the average of Manchester (42%). 
• Households with lone parent families account for 28.5%, with 66% having dependent children and 34% having all children non-dependent. 
• Cohabiting couple families make up 10.7% of single family households, significantly below the average of Manchester (22.5%). 
• One-person households make up 24.7% of all households, with 70.3% categorised as ‘Other’ and 29.7% being aged 66 and over. 
• 13.2% of all households are other household types, with 65.7% having dependent children and 34.3% categorised as ‘Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 and over’, with the average of Manchester being 30.3% and 69.7%. 

• 36.2% of all households are deprived in one dimension, the largest category in Longsight, above the average of Manchester (32.8%).  
• Longsight has 4,402 households that are deprived in one or more dimensions, making up 68% of the ward’s population, the largest proportion compared to all other Manchester wards. 
• Households that are not deprived in any dimension account for 32% of all household, substantially below the average of Manchester (43.6%). 
• Longsight has the smallest proportion of households that are not deprived in any dimension and the largest proportion of households that are deprived in two dimensions, compared to all other wards. 
• Households deprived in two dimensions account for 22.9% of all households, markedly above the average of Manchester (17.2%). 
• Households deprived in three dimensions make up 8.5% of all households, whereas the average for Manchester is 6%. 
• Longsight has the 3rd largest proportion of 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%. 

• 60.7% of all usual residents are born in Europe, the largest country of birth in Longsight, substantially below the average of Manchester (77.6%). 
• Residents born in the United Kingdom account for 86.2% of those born in Europe, also below the average of Manchester (88.4%). 
• Residents born in EU countries account for 13.4% of those born in Europe, with 73.3% being European Union EU14, 18% being European Union EU8 and 8.3% being European Union EU2. 
• 30% of all usual residents are born in the Middle East and Asia, significantly above the average of Manchester (13.6%). 
• 7.7% of all usual residents are born in Africa, above the average of Manchester being 6.9%. 
• The Americas and the Caribbean make up for 1.4% of all usual residents’ country of birth, whereas the average for Manchester is 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%, with the average for Manchester being 0.2% and 0.1%, separately. 

• 77.9% of all usual residents hold a passport from Europe, the largest category for passports held in Longsight, below the average of Manchester (81.5%). 
• Residents who hold a passport from the United Kingdom account for 79.2% of those with a European passport, also below the average of Manchester (86%). 
• Residents who hold an ‘Other Europe’ passport account for 19.6% of those with a European passport, above the average of Manchester (12.4%). 
• Of those with an ‘Other Europe’ passport, 98.7% being EU members countries, the largest EU country being Italy with 35%. 
• 10% of all usual residents have no passports held, slightly above the average of Manchester (10.7%). 
• 9.4% of all usual residents hold a passport from the Middle East and Asia, above the average of Manchester (5.1%). 
• 2.3% of all usual residents hold a passport from Africa, whereas the average of Manchester is 2%. 
• 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 for Manchester being 0.6% and 0.1%, respectively. 

• 52.3% of all usual residents were born in the UK, the largest category for age of arrival in the UK in Longsight, substantially below the average of Manchester (68.6%). 
• Residents who arrived in the UK account for 47.7%, markedly above the average of Manchester (31.4%). 
• Residents who are aged 30 to 44 years old account for 22.9% of those who arrived in the UK, the average of Manchester being 21.6%. 
• Residents who are aged 20 to 24 years old account for 14.2% of those who arrived in the UK, fairly below the average of Manchester (17%). 
• Residents who are aged 25 to 29 years old make up 13.9% of those who arrived in the UK, whereas the average of Manchester is 15.5%. 
• Residents who are aged 0 to 4 years old make up 11.1% of those who arrived in the UK, below the average of Manchester (10.9%). 
• Residents who are aged 10 to 14 years old make up 9% of those who arrived in the UK, above the average of Manchester (7.2%). 
• Longsight has the 2nd largest proportion of all usual residents who were aged 10 to 14 years old when they arrived in the UK and the 3rd largest proportion of all usual residents who were aged 8 to 9 years old when they arrived in the UK. 

• 52.3% of all usual residents were born in the UK, the largest category for year of arrival in the UK in Longsight, substantially below the average of Manchester (68.6%). 
• Residents who arrived in the UK from 2001 to 2010 account for 13.7% of all usual residents, above the average of Manchester (8.7%). 
• Residents who arrived in the UK from 2017 to 2019 account for 8.5% of all usual residents, fairly above the average of Manchester (5.7%). 
• Residents who arrived in the UK from 2014 to 2016 account for 7.7% of all usual residents, whereas the average of Manchester (4.6%). 
• Residents who arrived in the UK from 2011 to 2013 account for 5.1% of all usual residents, the average of Manchester being 2.9%. 
• Residents who arrived in the UK from 1991 to 2000 account for 4.4% of all usual residents, above the average of Manchester (2.7%). 
• Longsight has the 2nd largest proportion of all usual residents who arrived in the UK from 2011 to 2013, as well as the 2nd largest proportion of all usual residents who arrived in the UK from 2014 to 2016. 
• Longsight has the smallest proportion of all usual residents who arrived before 1951 and the 3rd smallest proportion of all usual residents who were born in the UK. 

• 52.3% of all usual residents were born in the UK, the largest category for length of residence in Longsight, substantially below the average of Manchester (68.6%). 
• Residents who have lived in the UK for 10 years or more account for 24.1% of all usual residents, significantly above the average of Manchester (15.1%). 
• Residents who have lived in the UK account for 5 years or more, but less than 10 years account for 9.9% 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 8.2% of all usual residents, whereas the average for Manchester is 5%. 
• Residents who have lived in the UK for less than 2 years account for 5.4% of all usual residents, just above the average of Manchester (5.2%). 
• Longsight has the 2nd largest proportion of all usual residents who have lived in the UK for 5 years or more, but less than 10 years and the 3rd smallest proportion of all usual residents who were born in the UK. 

• 91.7% of all usual residents’ address one year ago is the same as the address of enumeration, the largest category for migrant indicator in Longsight, 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 6.4% of all usual residents, fairly 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 1.5% of all usual residents, 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 0.4% of all usual residents, whereas the average for Manchester is 2.3%. 
• Longsight has the 6th largest proportion of all usual residents whose address one year ago is the same as the address of enumeration and the 2nd smallest proportion of all usual residents who were migrants from within the UK that had an address one year ago was in the UK.