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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001289

Shevington

Shevington is a Census neighbourhood of about 10,174 residents in Wigan. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Wigan
10,174

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,446

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,363.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

84.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

11.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

33.5%

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.

Harwood, Bolton8,350 residents · 85.4% owned · 13.5% no carBorrowash & Ockbrook, Erewash7,167 residents · 77.2% owned · 14.2% no carBurscough, West Lancashire9,620 residents · 74.6% owned · 13.2% no carWrenthorpe & Kirkhamgate, Wakefield7,954 residents · 76.9% owned · 14.2% no carEuxton, Chorley8,715 residents · 84.7% owned · 9.2% no carSprotbrough, Doncaster7,548 residents · 83.2% owned · 12.8% no car

Most similar within Wigan

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Orrell & Longshaw, Wigan12,764 residents · 81.1% owned · 13.8% no carLowton Common, Wigan8,163 residents · 76.6% owned · 12.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Shevington

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

Tenure

Owned84.4%
3,753 households
Private rented10%
445 households
Social rented5.3%
237 households
Shared ownership0.1%
6 households
Lives rent free0.1%
5 households
Shevington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached52.9%
2,354 households
Detached32.7%
1,454 households
Terraced11.4%
509 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement1.7%
77 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.5%
22 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
16 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
11 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
5 households
Shevington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household40%
1,781 households
2 cars or vans in household37%
1,647 households
No cars or vans in household11.8%
527 households
3 or more cars or vans in household11.1%
493 households
Shevington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms51.2%
2,278 households
4 or more bedrooms23.7%
1,053 households
2 bedrooms22.5%
1,003 households
1 bedroom2.6%
114 households
Shevington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household69%
3,069 households
One-person household27.6%
1,230 households
Other household types3.4%
152 households
Shevington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household38.7%
1,722 households
1 person in household27.7%
1,230 households
3 people in household16.1%
717 households
4 people in household13.4%
597 households
5 people in household3.2%
142 households
6 people in household0.7%
31 households
7 people in household0.2%
7 households
8 or more people in household0%
2 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Shevington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.4%
1,565 residents
15–2913.6%
1,387 residents
30–4416.5%
1,681 residents
45–6428.7%
2,923 residents
65 and over25.7%
2,618 residents
Shevington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.5%
9,923 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.1%
108 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1%
99 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.3%
27 residents
Other ethnic group0.2%
18 residents
Shevington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above33.5%
2,847 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.4%
1,478 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications15.8%
1,341 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.7%
1,163 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.1%
771 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.9%
667 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
225 residents aged 16 and over
Shevington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)56.3%
4,782 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive41.6%
3,534 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.1%
175 residents aged 16 and over
Shevington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations24.7%
2,096 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.5%
1,144 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.4%
1,138 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations11.6%
986 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.3%
876 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.3%
788 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.6%
560 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.9%
500 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.7%
403 residents aged 16 and over
Shevington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health48.5%
4,935 residents
Good health32.8%
3,341 residents
Fair health13.7%
1,392 residents
Bad health3.9%
392 residents
Very bad health1.1%
114 residents
Shevington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81.3%
8,268 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act18.7%
1,906 residents
Shevington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension52%
2,315 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.5%
1,488 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions12.5%
557 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.9%
86 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
2 households
Shevington · 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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