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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001315

Astley, Blackmoor & Mosley Common

Astley, Blackmoor & Mosley Common is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,440 residents in Wigan. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Wigan
9,440

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,007

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

530.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

79.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

11.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

33.3%

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.

Farington, South Ribble8,367 residents · 81.3% owned · 10.8% no carCotgrave, Rushcliffe8,206 residents · 71.8% owned · 13.2% no carSherburn in Elmet & South Milford, Selby11,363 residents · 72.9% owned · 11.6% no carWymondham East & Spooner Row, South Norfolk12,818 residents · 72.5% owned · 10.2% no carBrockworth & Coopers Edge, Tewkesbury12,252 residents · 67.8% owned · 12.6% no carWeddington & St Nicholas Park, Nuneaton and Bedworth9,584 residents · 80.1% owned · 12.2% no car

Most similar within Wigan

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Lowton, Wigan8,956 residents · 81.5% owned · 9.8% no carStandish North, Wigan6,630 residents · 82.7% owned · 9.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Astley, Blackmoor & Mosley Common

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

Tenure

Owned79.1%
3,170 households
Private rented10%
399 households
Social rented8.3%
331 households
Shared ownership2.6%
103 households
Lives rent free0.1%
4 households
Astley, Blackmoor & Mosley Common · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached51.8%
2,075 households
Detached28.9%
1,157 households
Terraced16.5%
661 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement2.1%
83 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
14 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
9 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
5 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.1%
4 households
Astley, Blackmoor & Mosley Common · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.6%
1,667 households
2 cars or vans in household37.3%
1,495 households
No cars or vans in household11.3%
453 households
3 or more cars or vans in household9.8%
393 households
Astley, Blackmoor & Mosley Common · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms53.3%
2,138 households
4 or more bedrooms24%
961 households
2 bedrooms19%
762 households
1 bedroom3.7%
147 households
Astley, Blackmoor & Mosley Common · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household71.1%
2,850 households
One-person household25.2%
1,009 households
Other household types3.7%
149 households
Astley, Blackmoor & Mosley Common · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household38.4%
1,538 households
1 person in household25.2%
1,009 households
3 people in household17.9%
719 households
4 people in household13.9%
558 households
5 people in household3.7%
149 households
6 people in household0.7%
29 households
7 people in household0.1%
5 households
8 or more people in household0%
1 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Astley, Blackmoor & Mosley Common · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.7%
1,668 residents
15–2915.6%
1,475 residents
30–4422.3%
2,101 residents
45–6425.7%
2,423 residents
65 and over18.8%
1,775 residents
Astley, Blackmoor & Mosley Common · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White93%
8,785 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.9%
270 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.9%
183 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.5%
145 residents
Other ethnic group0.6%
60 residents
Astley, Blackmoor & Mosley Common · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above33.3%
2,557 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.5%
1,417 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications15.9%
1,224 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.9%
1,146 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.7%
668 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.4%
488 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.3%
175 residents aged 16 and over
Astley, Blackmoor & Mosley Common · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)64.6%
4,964 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive33.9%
2,609 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.5%
112 residents aged 16 and over
Astley, Blackmoor & Mosley Common · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.7%
1,824 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations14.3%
1,100 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.1%
1,081 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.7%
820 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations10.3%
792 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations9.9%
760 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.6%
508 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.8%
448 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.5%
348 residents aged 16 and over
Astley, Blackmoor & Mosley Common · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health52.2%
4,930 residents
Good health32.3%
3,051 residents
Fair health11.1%
1,051 residents
Bad health3.4%
324 residents
Very bad health0.9%
83 residents
Astley, Blackmoor & Mosley Common · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act84.1%
7,935 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act15.9%
1,501 residents
Astley, Blackmoor & Mosley Common · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension56.4%
2,262 households
Household is deprived in one dimension30.4%
1,217 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions11.1%
444 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.1%
83 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
2 households
Astley, Blackmoor & Mosley Common · 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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