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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001114

Chadderton Central

Chadderton Central is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,847 residents in Oldham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Oldham
8,847

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,494

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,638

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

56.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

31.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

23.1%

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.

Astley Bridge & Waters Meeting, Bolton9,045 residents · 55.0% owned · 29.1% no carSpotland Bridge, Rochdale8,149 residents · 56.5% owned · 26.4% no carCrosland Moor, Kirklees7,484 residents · 58.6% owned · 31.6% no carHeckmondwike North, Kirklees11,657 residents · 64.9% owned · 23.2% no carDaubhill & Fernhill Gate, Bolton7,481 residents · 53.8% owned · 29.1% no carFenham, Newcastle upon Tyne11,810 residents · 56.8% owned · 32.8% no car

Most similar within Oldham

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Alt, Oldham7,059 residents · 47.5% owned · 33.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Chadderton Central

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

Tenure

Owned56.8%
1,985 households
Social rented26.7%
933 households
Private rented15.3%
535 households
Shared ownership0.8%
27 households
Lives rent free0.4%
14 households
Chadderton Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced42.2%
1,476 households
Semi-detached30.1%
1,051 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement14%
488 households
Detached12.7%
442 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.6%
21 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
14 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
2 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Chadderton Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.4%
1,481 households
No cars or vans in household31.3%
1,095 households
2 cars or vans in household20.6%
719 households
3 or more cars or vans in household5.7%
199 households
Chadderton Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms39.6%
1,382 households
2 bedrooms36.1%
1,260 households
4 or more bedrooms12.7%
444 households
1 bedroom11.7%
408 households
Chadderton Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household62.2%
2,171 households
One-person household33%
1,154 households
Other household types4.8%
168 households
Chadderton Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household33%
1,154 households
2 people in household28%
977 households
3 people in household15.2%
530 households
4 people in household12.2%
427 households
5 people in household6%
209 households
6 people in household3.4%
120 households
7 people in household1.5%
54 households
8 or more people in household0.7%
24 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Chadderton Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1520.6%
1,826 residents
15–2919.2%
1,694 residents
30–4419.6%
1,735 residents
45–6423.7%
2,093 residents
65 and over16.9%
1,496 residents
Chadderton Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White65.9%
5,832 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh27.7%
2,451 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3%
263 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.4%
216 residents
Other ethnic group1%
85 residents
Chadderton Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications26.5%
1,828 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above23.1%
1,597 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.2%
1,116 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.6%
1,011 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.6%
731 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.3%
438 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
181 residents aged 16 and over
Chadderton Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)52.8%
3,643 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive44.8%
3,094 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.4%
168 residents aged 16 and over
Chadderton Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations15.8%
1,091 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations15.7%
1,082 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed14.2%
977 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.2%
839 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12%
831 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students8.8%
609 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.6%
522 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations7.2%
496 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.6%
454 residents aged 16 and over
Chadderton Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health45.6%
4,038 residents
Good health33%
2,920 residents
Fair health14.6%
1,294 residents
Bad health5.2%
457 residents
Very bad health1.6%
139 residents
Chadderton Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80%
7,085 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act20%
1,766 residents
Chadderton Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension38.4%
1,341 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.6%
1,211 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions20%
700 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions6.7%
234 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
9 households
Chadderton Central · 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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