Moss Side

Residence Type 

• 20,721 residents in Moss Side live in a household, accounting for 97.4% of all usual residents. 
• 2.6% of residents are living in a communal establishment (556 residents). 
• Other establishment accounts for 546 communal establishment (CE) residents, 49.8% in Education and 49.8% in Staff or worker accommodation or Other. 
• Establishment not stated is made up of 10 CE residents. 

• 10,214 residents aged 16+ are not living in a couple, the largest living arrangement type in Moss Side. 
• Single (never married and never registered a same-sex civil partnership) accounted for 76% of residents not living in a couple. 
• 8.1% of residents aged 16+ are divorced/formerly in a civil partnership now dissolved, the second-largest living arrangement sub-category, below that of average for Manchester (10.1%). 
• 5,109 residents are living in a couple, 77.4% of those are married/civil partnership, with 98.7% being opposite-sex couples. 
• 22.2% of residents are cohabiting couples, with 89.1% being opposite-sex couples and 10.9% being same-sex couples, above the average for Manchester for same-sex cohabiting couples (8.8%). 

• 52.1% of all households are single family households, the largest household composition in Moss Side, substantially below the average of Manchester (53.9%). 
• Married or civil partnership couples account for 43.6% of single family households, above the average of Manchester (42%). 
• Households with lone parent families account for 36% of single family households, with 65.7% having dependent children and 34.3% having all children non-dependent. 
• Cohabiting couple families make up 12.5% of single family households, significantly below the average of Manchester (22.5%). 
• One-person households make up 29.6% of all households, with 73.9% categorised as ‘Other’ and 26.1% being aged 66 and over. 
• 18.3% of all households are other household types, with 73.2% categorised as ‘Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 and over’ and 26.8% having dependent children. 

• 36.4% of all households are deprived in one dimension, the largest category in Moss Side, above the average of Manchester (32.8%). 
• Moss Side has 4,716 households that are deprived in one or more dimensions, making up 64.9% of the ward’s population. 
• Moss Side has the 2nd largest proportion of households deprived in one dimension and 4th largest proportion of households are deprived in two dimensions, compared to all other households. 
• Households that are not deprived in any dimension account for 35.1% of all households, substantially below the average of Manchester (43.6%). 
• Households deprived in two dimensions account for 21.4% of all households, above the average of Manchester (17.2%). 
• Households deprived in three dimensions make up 6.7% of all households, whereas the average for Manchester is 6%. 
• Households deprived in four dimensions make up 0.4% of all households, in line with the Manchester average (0.4%). 

• 60.8% of all usual resident are born in Europe, the largest country of birth in Moss Side, markedly below the average of Manchester (77.6%). 
• Residents born in the United Kingdom account for 86.4% of those born in Europe, also below the average of Manchester (88.4%). 
• Residents born in EU countries account for 12.6% of those born in Europe, with 67% being European Union EU14, 20.4% being European Union EU8 and 11.8% being European Union EU2. 
• 18.3% of all usual residents are born in the Middle East and Asia, above the average of Manchester (13.6%). 
• 16.4% of all usual residents are born in Africa, substantially above the average of Manchester (6.9%). 
• The Americas and the Caribbean make up 3.9% of all usual residents’ country of birth, whereas the average of 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 0.4%, with the average of Manchester being 0.2% and 0.1%, individually. 

• 81.1% of all usual residents hold a passport from Europe, the largest category for passports held in Moss Side, just below the average of Manchester (81.5%). 
• Residents who hold a passport from the United Kingdom account for 84.9% of those with a European passport, also below the average of Manchester (86%). 
• Residents who hold an ‘Other Europe’ passport account for 14.1% of those with a European passport, above the average of Manchester (12.4%). 
• Of those with an ‘Other Europe’ passport, 96.6% being EU members countries, the largest EU country being Italy with 18.5%. 
• 8.8% of all usual residents have no passports held, below the average of Manchester (10.7%). 
• 6.9% of all usual residents hold a passport from the Middle East and Asia, with the average for Manchester being 5.1%. 
• 2.3% of all usual residents hold a passport from Africa, almost in line with the Manchester average (2%). 
• Residents who hold a passport from the Americas and the Caribbean make up 0.9% and residents who hold a passport from Antarctica and Oceania, including Australasia make up 0%, whereas the average for Manchester is 0.6% and 0.1%, individually. 

• 52.6% of all usual residents were born in the UK, the largest category for age of arrival in the UK in Moss Side, significantly below the average of Manchester (68.6%). 
• Residents who arrived in the UK account for 47.4%, markedly above the average of Manchester (31.4%). 
• Residents who are aged 30 to 44 years old account for 20.4% of those who arrived in the UK, whereas the average of Manchester is 21.6%. 
• Residents who are aged 20 to 24 years old account for 16.8% of those who arrived in the UK, just below the average of Manchester (17%). 
• Residents who are aged 25 to 29 years old make up 15.2% of those who arrived in the UK, the average of Manchester being 15.5%. 
• Residents who are aged 0 to 4 years old make up 11.9% of those who arrived in the UK, above the average of Manchester (10.9%). 
• Residents who are aged 10 to 14 years old make up 7.5% of those who arrived in the UK, almost in line with the average of Manchester (7.2%). 
• Moss Side has the largest proportion of all usual residents who were aged 65 to 74 years old when they arrived in the UK and the 7th largest proportion of all usual residents who were aged 5 to 7 years old when they arrived in the UK. 

• 52.6% of all usual residents were born in the UK, the largest category for year of arrival in the UK in Moss Side, substantially below the average of Manchester (68.6%). 
• Residents who arrived in the UK from 2001 to 2010 account for 13.9% of all usual residents, whereas the average of Manchester is 8.7%. 
• Residents who arrived in the UK from 2017 to 2019 account for 8.3% of all usual residents, fairly above the average of Manchester (5.7%). 
• Residents who arrived in the UK from 1991 to 2000 account for 5.8% of all usual residents, above the average of Manchester (2.7%). 
• Residents who arrived in the UK from 2014 to 2016 account for 5.8% of all usual residents, the average of Manchester being 4.6%. 
• Residents who arrived in the UK from 2020 to 2021 account for 5.1% of all usual residents, above the average of Manchester (3.3%). 
• Moss Side has the largest proportion of all usual residents who arrived in the UK from 1991 to 2000, and the 2nd largest proportion of all usual residents who arrived in the UK from 2001 to 2010 and 1951 to 1960. 
• Moss Side has the 4th smallest proportion of all usual residents who were born in the UK and the 11th smallest proportion of all usual residents who arrived in the UK before 1951. 

• 52.6% of all usual residents were born in the UK, the largest category for length of residence in Moss Side, substantially below the average for Manchester (68.6%). 
• Residents who have lived in the UK for 10 years or more account for 24.5% of all usual residents, significantly above the average for Manchester (15.1%). 
• Residents who have lived in the UK for less than 2 years account for 8.1% of all usual residents, fairly above the average for Manchester (5.2%). 
• Residents who have lived in the UK for 5 years or more, but less than 10 years account for 7.9% of all usual residents, just above the average for Manchester (6%). 
• Residents who have lived in the UK for 2 years or more, but less than 5 years account for 6.9% of all usual residents, above the average for Manchester (5%). 
• Moss Side has the 2nd largest proportion of all usual residents who have lived in the UK for 10 years or more and the 4th smallest proportion of all usual residents who were born in the UK. 

• 80.6% of all usual residents’ address one year ago is the same as the address of enumeration, the largest category for migrant indicator in Moss Side, below 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 12.2% of all usual residents, below the average of Manchester (13.4%) 
• Residents whose address one year ago is student term-time or boarding school address in the UK account for 3.9% of all usual residents, whereas the average for Manchester is 2.3% 
• Residents who were migrants from outside the UK who had an address one year ago outside the UK account for 3.3% of all usual residents, above the average for Manchester being 2.3% 
• Moss Side has the 6th largest proportion of all usual residents who were migrants from outside the UK that had an address one year that was outside the UK and the 11th smallest proportion of all usual residents whose address one year ago is the same as the address of enumeration