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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001077

Chorlton South

Chorlton South is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,427 residents in Manchester. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Manchester
7,427

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,043

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,733.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

61.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

23.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

60.9%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Neighbourhoods most like this one

Closest matches elsewhere in England and Wales, across 14 Census themes. Similarity is statistical, not a recommendation, and says nothing about how anywhere feels to live in.

Nether Edge, Sheffield9,869 residents · 62.7% owned · 24.5% no carRisinghurst & Sandhills, Oxford8,468 residents · 59.3% owned · 21.6% no carKings Heath, Birmingham7,703 residents · 67.2% owned · 25.8% no carSt Mary's, Ealing9,250 residents · 49.4% owned · 36.5% no carPen-y-lan South, Cardiff6,673 residents · 62.2% owned · 24.7% no carMoortown, Leeds7,811 residents · 72.8% owned · 17.3% no car

Most similar within Manchester

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Chorlton North, Manchester9,363 residents · 59.1% owned · 26.3% no carDidsbury Village, Manchester9,281 residents · 59.4% owned · 24.3% no carBeech Road & Chorlton Meadows, Manchester6,306 residents · 62.9% owned · 22.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Chorlton South

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

Tenure

Owned61.7%
1,879 households
Private rented29%
881 households
Social rented8.8%
269 households
Shared ownership0.4%
13 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Chorlton South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached46.7%
1,422 households
Terraced17.6%
535 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement14.6%
443 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits14.3%
434 households
Detached4.3%
132 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.9%
59 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.6%
17 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Chorlton South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household48%
1,462 households
2 cars or vans in household23.1%
703 households
No cars or vans in household23.1%
703 households
3 or more cars or vans in household5.8%
175 households
Chorlton South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms34.7%
1,057 households
4 or more bedrooms30.3%
922 households
2 bedrooms19%
577 households
1 bedroom16%
487 households
Chorlton South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household55.6%
1,693 households
One-person household31.4%
957 households
Other household types12.9%
393 households
Chorlton South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household31.4%
956 households
2 people in household30.4%
924 households
3 people in household16.1%
490 households
4 people in household13.4%
408 households
5 people in household5.1%
154 households
6 people in household1.9%
57 households
7 people in household1%
30 households
8 or more people in household0.7%
21 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Chorlton South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.4%
1,219 residents
15–2920.6%
1,532 residents
30–4425.2%
1,873 residents
45–6424.4%
1,809 residents
65 and over13.3%
987 residents
Chorlton South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White69.7%
5,178 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh20%
1,484 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5%
371 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.8%
211 residents
Other ethnic group2.5%
184 residents
Chorlton South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above60.9%
3,735 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications11.9%
727 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications11.3%
694 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications8%
492 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications4.3%
262 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship1.9%
114 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications1.7%
106 residents aged 16 and over
Chorlton South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)67.1%
4,113 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive31%
1,898 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2%
121 residents aged 16 and over
Chorlton South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations27.2%
1,665 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations24.6%
1,508 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.4%
574 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9%
553 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8.4%
514 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students7.3%
449 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations6%
370 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations5.5%
336 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations2.6%
161 residents aged 16 and over
Chorlton South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health53.6%
3,983 residents
Good health31.7%
2,352 residents
Fair health10.4%
774 residents
Bad health3.2%
236 residents
Very bad health1.1%
82 residents
Chorlton South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act84.3%
6,259 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act15.7%
1,168 residents
Chorlton South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension55.5%
1,690 households
Household is deprived in one dimension30.7%
933 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions11.8%
358 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.9%
59 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
3 households
Chorlton South · 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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