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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001296

Laithwaite & Marsh Green

Laithwaite & Marsh Green is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,049 residents in Wigan. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Wigan
9,049

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,599

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,670.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

27.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

42.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

15.0%

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.

Caia Park, Wrexham6,861 residents · 28.9% owned · 41.3% no carEast Herringthorpe, Rotherham7,503 residents · 37.0% owned · 38.4% no carBreightmet North, Bolton8,575 residents · 38.1% owned · 37.9% no carKendray, Barnsley6,231 residents · 44.5% owned · 35.7% no carAthersley, Barnsley9,665 residents · 44.7% owned · 30.8% no carBentilee & Ubberley, Stoke-on-Trent10,449 residents · 29.1% owned · 36.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Laithwaite & Marsh Green

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

Tenure

Social rented59.8%
2,152 households
Owned27.3%
984 households
Private rented11.9%
428 households
Lives rent free0.9%
34 households
Shared ownership0%
1 households
Laithwaite & Marsh Green · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached57.6%
2,076 households
Terraced28.2%
1,017 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement7%
254 households
Detached4.9%
175 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.4%
52 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.7%
25 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
4 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Laithwaite & Marsh Green · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household42.5%
1,531 households
1 car or van in household39.8%
1,433 households
2 cars or vans in household14.6%
527 households
3 or more cars or vans in household3.1%
113 households
Laithwaite & Marsh Green · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms59.1%
2,128 households
2 bedrooms24.4%
880 households
1 bedroom11.9%
428 households
4 or more bedrooms4.6%
164 households
Laithwaite & Marsh Green · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household63.9%
2,302 households
One-person household30.2%
1,087 households
Other household types5.9%
213 households
Laithwaite & Marsh Green · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household30.2%
1,087 households
2 people in household28.3%
1,018 households
3 people in household18.2%
655 households
4 people in household14.5%
522 households
5 people in household5.8%
210 households
6 people in household1.8%
65 households
7 people in household0.8%
30 households
8 or more people in household0.4%
16 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Laithwaite & Marsh Green · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1525%
2,266 residents
15–2918.8%
1,702 residents
30–4421.4%
1,933 residents
45–6422.3%
2,014 residents
65 and over12.5%
1,133 residents
Laithwaite & Marsh Green · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White91.9%
8,312 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African3.5%
314 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.7%
151 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.6%
147 residents
Other ethnic group1.4%
123 residents
Laithwaite & Marsh Green · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications33.4%
2,219 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16.8%
1,115 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above15%
996 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications13.1%
873 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications13%
864 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.5%
364 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.2%
215 residents aged 16 and over
Laithwaite & Marsh Green · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)51.9%
3,448 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive46.3%
3,078 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.8%
119 residents aged 16 and over
Laithwaite & Marsh Green · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations27.9%
1,852 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed18%
1,197 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations15.5%
1,029 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations8.7%
580 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.9%
460 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations6.9%
459 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.8%
451 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers6.8%
450 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations2.5%
167 residents aged 16 and over
Laithwaite & Marsh Green · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health42.3%
3,830 residents
Good health32.2%
2,913 residents
Fair health16.3%
1,480 residents
Bad health7.2%
651 residents
Very bad health2%
178 residents
Laithwaite & Marsh Green · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act74.5%
6,744 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act25.5%
2,306 residents
Laithwaite & Marsh Green · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension35.5%
1,278 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension28.2%
1,017 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions25.7%
924 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions10.3%
370 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
13 households
Laithwaite & Marsh Green · 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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