Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001014

Westhoughton West

Westhoughton West is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,465 residents in Bolton. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Bolton

8,465

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,785

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,176.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

59.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

24.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

25.2%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Westhoughton West

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

Tenure

Owned59.4%

2,247 households

Social rented24.9%

942 households

Private rented15.2%

577 households

Shared ownership0.3%

12 households

Lives rent free0.2%

7 households

Westhoughton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced36.1%

1,364 households

Semi-detached36%

1,360 households

Detached14.6%

551 households

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement12.1%

457 households

Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.6%

23 households

In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%

19 households

Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%

8 households

A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%

0 households

Westhoughton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.3%

1,600 households

2 cars or vans in household25.9%

979 households

No cars or vans in household24.8%

938 households

3 or more cars or vans in household7%

266 households

Westhoughton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms44.1%

1,667 households

2 bedrooms32.5%

1,231 households

4 or more bedrooms13%

493 households

1 bedroom10.4%

392 households

Westhoughton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household62.8%

2,378 households

One-person household33.1%

1,255 households

Other household types4%

153 households

Westhoughton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household33.8%

1,279 households

1 person in household33.1%

1,254 households

3 people in household16.4%

620 households

4 people in household12.1%

456 households

5 people in household3.5%

134 households

6 people in household0.8%

30 households

7 people in household0.1%

5 households

8 or more people in household0.1%

5 households

0 people in household0%

0 households

Westhoughton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.2%

1,459 residents

15–2916.6%

1,409 residents

30–4419.8%

1,680 residents

45–6427.8%

2,352 residents

65 and over18.5%

1,569 residents

Westhoughton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White95.2%

8,056 residents

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.9%

160 residents

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.8%

156 residents

Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.7%

59 residents

Other ethnic group0.4%

32 residents

Westhoughton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above25.2%

1,737 residents aged 16 and over

No qualifications22%

1,516 residents aged 16 and over

Level 3 qualifications16.9%

1,166 residents aged 16 and over

Level 2 qualifications15.3%

1,053 residents aged 16 and over

Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.3%

776 residents aged 16 and over

Apprenticeship7.2%

493 residents aged 16 and over

Other qualifications2.1%

143 residents aged 16 and over

Westhoughton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)59.3%

4,083 residents aged 16 and over

Economically inactive39.4%

2,711 residents aged 16 and over

Economically active and a full-time student1.4%

94 residents aged 16 and over

Westhoughton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations19.3%

1,326 residents aged 16 and over

L13 Routine occupations16.3%

1,122 residents aged 16 and over

L12 Semi-routine occupations13.3%

917 residents aged 16 and over

L7 Intermediate occupations12.3%

846 residents aged 16 and over

L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.8%

677 residents aged 16 and over

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed9.7%

669 residents aged 16 and over

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations8.4%

580 residents aged 16 and over

L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.2%

426 residents aged 16 and over

L15 Full-time students4.7%

321 residents aged 16 and over

Westhoughton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health43.9%

3,717 residents

Good health34.4%

2,908 residents

Fair health14.6%

1,234 residents

Bad health5.6%

472 residents

Very bad health1.6%

134 residents

Westhoughton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act78.2%

6,618 residents

Disabled under the Equality Act21.8%

1,847 residents

Westhoughton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension43.1%

1,630 households

Household is deprived in one dimension32.7%

1,238 households

Household is deprived in two dimensions18%

680 households

Household is deprived in three dimensions5.9%

224 households

Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%

11 households

Westhoughton West · 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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Evidence ledger

Source and date are part of the record.

All statistics on this pageONS · Census 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0
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GeographyONS Middle layer Super Output Area E02001014

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Westhoughton West

Usual residents

Households

Residents per km²

Households owning their home

Households with no car or van

Adults with a degree or above

Neighbourhoods most like this one

Life in Westhoughton West

Tenure

Accommodation type

Car or van availability

Number of bedrooms

Household composition

Household size

Age

Ethnic group

Highest qualification

Economic activity

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

General health

Disability

Household deprivation

Alike on the Census, which is not the same as alike to live in.

Source and date are part of the record.