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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001314

Tyldesley South

Tyldesley South is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,008 residents in Wigan. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Wigan
8,008

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,224

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,669.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

77.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

11.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

29.9%

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.

Elmbridge, Gloucester5,905 residents · 80.9% owned · 13.2% no carDrayton & Farlington, Portsmouth6,660 residents · 78.2% owned · 12.2% no carPadgate & Paddington, Warrington9,033 residents · 83.2% owned · 11.8% no carWorksop North, Bassetlaw9,682 residents · 78.3% owned · 11.9% no carWeddington & St Nicholas Park, Nuneaton and Bedworth9,584 residents · 80.1% owned · 12.2% no carMiddleton Junction, Oldham5,994 residents · 88.3% owned · 10.6% no car

Most similar within Wigan

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Winstanley, Wigan11,653 residents · 92.4% owned · 7.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Tyldesley South

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

Tenure

Owned77.6%
2,503 households
Social rented10.9%
351 households
Private rented10.9%
350 households
Shared ownership0.4%
13 households
Lives rent free0.2%
7 households
Tyldesley South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached55.3%
1,784 households
Detached28.9%
933 households
Terraced9.5%
305 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement5.9%
189 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.2%
8 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
5 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%
0 households
Tyldesley South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

2 cars or vans in household38.7%
1,247 households
1 car or van in household38.5%
1,241 households
3 or more cars or vans in household11.4%
368 households
No cars or vans in household11.4%
368 households
Tyldesley South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms57.9%
1,868 households
4 or more bedrooms23.6%
760 households
2 bedrooms13.1%
423 households
1 bedroom5.5%
176 households
Tyldesley South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household72.1%
2,325 households
One-person household24.2%
782 households
Other household types3.7%
119 households
Tyldesley South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household33.8%
1,089 households
1 person in household24.3%
782 households
3 people in household19.2%
618 households
4 people in household16.4%
529 households
5 people in household5%
161 households
6 people in household1.2%
39 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
2 households
7 people in household0%
1 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Tyldesley South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519.4%
1,557 residents
15–2914.7%
1,174 residents
30–4420.3%
1,623 residents
45–6428.9%
2,312 residents
65 and over16.7%
1,340 residents
Tyldesley South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White94.8%
7,588 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.8%
146 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.8%
145 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.1%
85 residents
Other ethnic group0.5%
42 residents
Tyldesley South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above29.9%
1,897 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications19.7%
1,250 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16.6%
1,050 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications15.2%
962 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.1%
637 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.6%
421 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications1.9%
118 residents aged 16 and over
Tyldesley South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)63.2%
4,002 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive35%
2,217 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.8%
115 residents aged 16 and over
Tyldesley South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.4%
1,421 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations15%
949 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.6%
795 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.9%
691 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations10.7%
680 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.5%
667 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.7%
423 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.7%
360 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.5%
347 residents aged 16 and over
Tyldesley South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health50.8%
4,066 residents
Good health33.9%
2,715 residents
Fair health11.3%
907 residents
Bad health3.3%
264 residents
Very bad health0.7%
56 residents
Tyldesley South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act85%
6,809 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act15%
1,199 residents
Tyldesley South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension56%
1,806 households
Household is deprived in one dimension30.1%
972 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions11.1%
357 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.7%
87 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
2 households
Tyldesley South · 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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