Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001299

Hindley West

Hindley West is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,690 residents in Wigan. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Wigan

8,690

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,876

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,889.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

67.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

22.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

23.5%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Hindley West

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

Tenure

Owned67.4%

2,613 households

Private rented18.4%

715 households

Social rented13.8%

535 households

Shared ownership0.2%

8 households

Lives rent free0.1%

5 households

Hindley West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced35.8%

1,387 households

Semi-detached35%

1,356 households

Detached20.5%

793 households

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement6.5%

251 households

In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.2%

46 households

Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.6%

23 households

Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%

11 households

A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%

5 households

Hindley West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.7%

1,692 households

2 cars or vans in household26%

1,009 households

No cars or vans in household22%

851 households

3 or more cars or vans in household8.4%

324 households

Hindley West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms46.2%

1,792 households

2 bedrooms33.1%

1,282 households

4 or more bedrooms14%

543 households

1 bedroom6.7%

259 households

Hindley West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household63.3%

2,454 households

One-person household32.8%

1,270 households

Other household types3.9%

151 households

Hindley West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household34.3%

1,329 households

1 person in household32.8%

1,271 households

3 people in household17.1%

662 households

4 people in household11.3%

438 households

5 people in household3.4%

132 households

6 people in household0.9%

36 households

8 or more people in household0.2%

6 households

7 people in household0.1%

4 households

0 people in household0%

0 households

Hindley West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516%

1,387 residents

15–2917.9%

1,559 residents

30–4418.2%

1,585 residents

45–6429.8%

2,592 residents

65 and over18%

1,568 residents

Hindley West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.7%

8,401 residents

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.4%

125 residents

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.1%

92 residents

Other ethnic group0.5%

40 residents

Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.4%

32 residents

Hindley West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above23.5%

1,696 residents aged 16 and over

No qualifications22.9%

1,650 residents aged 16 and over

Level 3 qualifications18.3%

1,322 residents aged 16 and over

Level 2 qualifications15.8%

1,137 residents aged 16 and over

Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.5%

760 residents aged 16 and over

Apprenticeship7.3%

525 residents aged 16 and over

Other qualifications1.7%

126 residents aged 16 and over

Hindley West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)60%

4,327 residents aged 16 and over

Economically inactive37.9%

2,737 residents aged 16 and over

Economically active and a full-time student2.1%

150 residents aged 16 and over

Hindley West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations18%

1,296 residents aged 16 and over

L13 Routine occupations16.8%

1,215 residents aged 16 and over

L12 Semi-routine occupations13.8%

997 residents aged 16 and over

L7 Intermediate occupations12.4%

897 residents aged 16 and over

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed9.9%

715 residents aged 16 and over

L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.9%

642 residents aged 16 and over

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations7.6%

548 residents aged 16 and over

L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.1%

514 residents aged 16 and over

L15 Full-time students5.4%

392 residents aged 16 and over

Hindley West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health45.4%

3,949 residents

Good health33.5%

2,912 residents

Fair health14.5%

1,261 residents

Bad health5%

435 residents

Very bad health1.5%

133 residents

Hindley West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act79.6%

6,920 residents

Disabled under the Equality Act20.4%

1,770 residents

Hindley West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension46.6%

1,806 households

Household is deprived in one dimension32.2%

1,249 households

Household is deprived in two dimensions16.1%

625 households

Household is deprived in three dimensions4.8%

186 households

Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%

12 households

Hindley 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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Evidence ledger

Source and date are part of the record.

All statistics on this pageONS · Census 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0
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GeographyONS Middle layer Super Output Area E02001299

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Hindley West

Usual residents

Households

Residents per km²

Households owning their home

Households with no car or van

Adults with a degree or above

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Life in Hindley West

Tenure

Accommodation type

Car or van availability

Number of bedrooms

Household composition

Household size

Age

Ethnic group

Highest qualification

Economic activity

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

General health

Disability

Household deprivation

Alike on the Census, which is not the same as alike to live in.

Source and date are part of the record.