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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001308

Atherton South East & Tyldesley West

Atherton South East & Tyldesley West is a Census neighbourhood of about 5,970 residents in Wigan. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Wigan
5,970

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,717

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,682.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

70.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

22.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

23.1%

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.

Lemington, Newcastle upon Tyne9,451 residents · 62.4% owned · 29.2% no carBlack Lane, Bury7,675 residents · 72.2% owned · 19.8% no carMacclesfield Weston, Cheshire East6,865 residents · 62.2% owned · 21.6% no carStapleford North, Broxtowe6,193 residents · 66.5% owned · 22.7% no carAmblecote West & Stambermill, Dudley6,814 residents · 61.9% owned · 21.6% no carHadfield West & Gamesley, High Peak7,028 residents · 58.7% owned · 23.9% no car

Most similar within Wigan

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Tyldesley North, Wigan8,192 residents · 62.6% owned · 22.0% no carLeigh South East, Wigan7,386 residents · 63.3% owned · 23.8% no carPemberton South, Wigan7,888 residents · 63.2% owned · 26.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Atherton South East & Tyldesley West

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

Tenure

Owned70%
1,903 households
Private rented16.4%
446 households
Social rented12.4%
337 households
Shared ownership0.7%
18 households
Lives rent free0.5%
13 households
Atherton South East & Tyldesley West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached42.2%
1,149 households
Terraced39.5%
1,074 households
Detached9.3%
252 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement7.2%
195 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.6%
17 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.6%
17 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
14 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Atherton South East & Tyldesley West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household45.4%
1,236 households
2 cars or vans in household25.9%
705 households
No cars or vans in household22.3%
607 households
3 or more cars or vans in household6.4%
174 households
Atherton South East & Tyldesley West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms48%
1,306 households
2 bedrooms32.5%
884 households
4 or more bedrooms10.5%
285 households
1 bedroom9%
246 households
Atherton South East & Tyldesley West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household63.5%
1,728 households
One-person household32.7%
889 households
Other household types3.8%
103 households
Atherton South East & Tyldesley West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household36.7%
998 households
1 person in household32.7%
889 households
3 people in household16.4%
445 households
4 people in household10.6%
288 households
5 people in household2.8%
75 households
6 people in household0.7%
20 households
7 people in household0.1%
3 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Atherton South East & Tyldesley West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.3%
916 residents
15–2914.8%
887 residents
30–4418.5%
1,103 residents
45–6428.4%
1,696 residents
65 and over23%
1,373 residents
Atherton South East & Tyldesley West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White95.9%
5,725 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.2%
74 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.2%
74 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.1%
63 residents
Other ethnic group0.6%
36 residents
Atherton South East & Tyldesley West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above23.1%
1,153 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications22.7%
1,136 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.1%
903 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.6%
777 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.9%
543 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.1%
356 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.5%
126 residents aged 16 and over
Atherton South East & Tyldesley West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)58.2%
2,910 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive40.5%
2,024 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.3%
63 residents aged 16 and over
Atherton South East & Tyldesley West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.3%
916 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations14.5%
725 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14.2%
708 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations14%
701 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.1%
555 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8.7%
435 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations8.3%
415 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.6%
328 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.3%
213 residents aged 16 and over
Atherton South East & Tyldesley West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health44.3%
2,645 residents
Good health33.7%
2,013 residents
Fair health15.1%
904 residents
Bad health5.2%
312 residents
Very bad health1.6%
96 residents
Atherton South East & Tyldesley West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act78.9%
4,711 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act21.1%
1,260 residents
Atherton South East & Tyldesley West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension43.9%
1,194 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.8%
973 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions16.1%
439 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4%
109 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
6 households
Atherton South East & Tyldesley 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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