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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001125

Chadderton South West

Chadderton South West is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,918 residents in Oldham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Oldham
7,918

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,338

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,255.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

70.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

23.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

22.6%

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.

Stapleford North, Broxtowe6,193 residents · 66.5% owned · 22.7% no carDroylsden Central, Tameside9,538 residents · 60.3% owned · 28.4% no carMiddleton East, Rochdale10,132 residents · 61.8% owned · 26.1% no carReddish Vale View, Stockport7,004 residents · 70.4% owned · 23.2% no carSwinton West, Salford6,171 residents · 62.3% owned · 25.8% no carKearsley & Stoneclough, Bolton10,773 residents · 67.7% owned · 19.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Chadderton South West

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

Tenure

Owned70.5%
2,352 households
Private rented16.6%
555 households
Social rented12.3%
410 households
Lives rent free0.4%
12 households
Shared ownership0.3%
9 households
Chadderton South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached57.5%
1,917 households
Terraced30.2%
1,006 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement7.5%
249 households
Detached4.2%
139 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
14 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.2%
6 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
3 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Chadderton South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household47.6%
1,589 households
2 cars or vans in household23.2%
774 households
No cars or vans in household23.1%
771 households
3 or more cars or vans in household6.1%
203 households
Chadderton South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms58.4%
1,949 households
2 bedrooms28.6%
955 households
4 or more bedrooms7.6%
254 households
1 bedroom5.3%
178 households
Chadderton South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household63.2%
2,109 households
One-person household31.6%
1,055 households
Other household types5.1%
171 households
Chadderton South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household31.6%
1,056 households
1 person in household31.6%
1,055 households
3 people in household17.1%
569 households
4 people in household12.6%
419 households
5 people in household4.3%
145 households
6 people in household1.8%
60 households
7 people in household0.7%
24 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
9 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Chadderton South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.6%
1,471 residents
15–2917.6%
1,392 residents
30–4420.2%
1,599 residents
45–6426.2%
2,073 residents
65 and over17.5%
1,383 residents
Chadderton South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White84.7%
6,702 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh9.3%
735 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.7%
213 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.5%
196 residents
Other ethnic group0.9%
70 residents
Chadderton South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above22.6%
1,436 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications22.3%
1,415 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.3%
1,162 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.5%
985 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.2%
710 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.6%
486 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
163 residents aged 16 and over
Chadderton South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)59.7%
3,797 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive38.8%
2,469 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.5%
95 residents aged 16 and over
Chadderton South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.7%
1,126 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations16.5%
1,050 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations15.2%
969 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13%
828 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed9.5%
603 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.7%
555 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations7.3%
464 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.7%
425 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.3%
339 residents aged 16 and over
Chadderton South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health44.7%
3,540 residents
Good health34.4%
2,726 residents
Fair health14.6%
1,160 residents
Bad health4.8%
381 residents
Very bad health1.4%
112 residents
Chadderton South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80.7%
6,389 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19.3%
1,528 residents
Chadderton South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension44.7%
1,494 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.4%
1,184 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions15.1%
504 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.6%
153 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
6 households
Chadderton South 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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