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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001124

Chadderton South East

Chadderton South East is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,876 residents in Oldham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Oldham
6,876

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,807

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

7,003.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

39.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

37.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

20.1%

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.

Laisterdyke & Bowling, Bradford7,646 residents · 39.2% owned · 42.0% no carHurstead & Smallbridge, Rochdale8,403 residents · 42.4% owned · 35.6% no carKitts Green, Birmingham8,517 residents · 43.6% owned · 36.6% no carNewton Heath, Manchester9,688 residents · 37.8% owned · 43.0% no carEastwood & East Dene, Rotherham8,252 residents · 45.3% owned · 35.4% no carBell Green, Coventry7,966 residents · 44.7% owned · 37.0% no car

Most similar within Oldham

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Alt, Oldham7,059 residents · 47.5% owned · 33.0% no carChadderton Central, Oldham8,847 residents · 56.8% owned · 31.3% no carHathershaw, Oldham9,165 residents · 39.8% owned · 38.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Chadderton South East

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

Tenure

Owned39.2%
1,100 households
Social rented35%
983 households
Private rented24.5%
688 households
Shared ownership0.9%
24 households
Lives rent free0.4%
12 households
Chadderton South East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced49.1%
1,377 households
Semi-detached28.2%
791 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement18.1%
508 households
Detached2.9%
82 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.9%
25 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.6%
17 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
4 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
Chadderton South East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.5%
1,249 households
No cars or vans in household37.5%
1,054 households
2 cars or vans in household14.7%
414 households
3 or more cars or vans in household3.2%
90 households
Chadderton South East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms39.3%
1,102 households
2 bedrooms38.4%
1,079 households
1 bedroom16.1%
452 households
4 or more bedrooms6.2%
174 households
Chadderton South East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household57.2%
1,604 households
One-person household36%
1,010 households
Other household types6.8%
192 households
Chadderton South East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household36%
1,010 households
2 people in household26.1%
732 households
3 people in household15.8%
443 households
4 people in household10.5%
296 households
5 people in household6%
168 households
6 people in household3.3%
92 households
7 people in household1.7%
49 households
8 or more people in household0.6%
17 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Chadderton South East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1521.8%
1,502 residents
15–2921.2%
1,457 residents
30–4421.2%
1,457 residents
45–6423%
1,582 residents
65 and over12.8%
879 residents
Chadderton South East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White64.4%
4,434 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh23%
1,580 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African6.8%
468 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.3%
293 residents
Other ethnic group1.5%
105 residents
Chadderton South East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications28.6%
1,509 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above20.1%
1,060 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.5%
817 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.4%
759 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.6%
666 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6%
316 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.7%
141 residents aged 16 and over
Chadderton South East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)53.3%
2,808 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive44.6%
2,351 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.1%
108 residents aged 16 and over
Chadderton South East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations19.1%
1,005 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed15.4%
813 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14%
739 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.9%
681 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.4%
547 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students9.5%
502 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.8%
464 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.2%
272 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations4.7%
245 residents aged 16 and over
Chadderton South East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health44.6%
3,070 residents
Good health32.2%
2,212 residents
Fair health14.8%
1,019 residents
Bad health6.5%
447 residents
Very bad health1.9%
130 residents
Chadderton South East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act79.2%
5,448 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act20.8%
1,428 residents
Chadderton South East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension34.1%
958 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension33.6%
944 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions23.1%
649 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions8.4%
236 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.7%
20 households
Chadderton South East · 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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