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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001324

Golborne

Golborne is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,267 residents in Wigan. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Wigan
8,267

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,602

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,934.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

60.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

21.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

22.0%

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.

Honeywell, Barnsley10,209 residents · 63.7% owned · 23.9% no carBiddulph Central, Staffordshire Moorlands7,993 residents · 59.8% owned · 20.4% no carCockerton & Hopetown, Darlington9,733 residents · 59.3% owned · 27.3% no carCudworth Village, Barnsley6,293 residents · 63.5% owned · 22.4% no carKidsgrove West, Newcastle-under-Lyme8,638 residents · 65.5% owned · 18.9% no carRudheath West & Leftwich, Cheshire West and Chester9,474 residents · 60.5% owned · 18.8% no car

Most similar within Wigan

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Pemberton South, Wigan7,888 residents · 63.2% owned · 26.3% no carLeigh West, Wigan8,321 residents · 57.3% owned · 25.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Golborne

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

Tenure

Owned60.9%
2,193 households
Private rented20%
722 households
Social rented18.6%
671 households
Shared ownership0.3%
10 households
Lives rent free0.2%
6 households
Golborne · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached54.2%
1,951 households
Terraced25.1%
903 households
Detached11.7%
420 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement6.6%
238 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.2%
43 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.6%
23 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.6%
22 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Golborne · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.6%
1,606 households
2 cars or vans in household26.4%
952 households
No cars or vans in household21.1%
760 households
3 or more cars or vans in household7.9%
284 households
Golborne · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms56.5%
2,037 households
2 bedrooms28.9%
1,043 households
4 or more bedrooms9.1%
329 households
1 bedroom5.4%
194 households
Golborne · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household63.9%
2,302 households
One-person household31.9%
1,148 households
Other household types4.2%
151 households
Golborne · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household33.8%
1,216 households
1 person in household31.9%
1,148 households
3 people in household16.7%
603 households
4 people in household11.4%
410 households
5 people in household4.6%
165 households
6 people in household1.2%
45 households
7 people in household0.3%
12 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Golborne · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.1%
1,496 residents
15–2916.8%
1,386 residents
30–4420.2%
1,669 residents
45–6426.5%
2,191 residents
65 and over18.4%
1,525 residents
Golborne · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.5%
7,984 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.2%
96 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1%
81 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.7%
59 residents
Other ethnic group0.6%
50 residents
Golborne · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications23.2%
1,547 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above22%
1,465 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.6%
1,241 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16.3%
1,089 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.1%
742 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.2%
414 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
172 residents aged 16 and over
Golborne · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)60.2%
4,012 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive38.2%
2,548 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.6%
107 residents aged 16 and over
Golborne · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations18.4%
1,225 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.3%
1,151 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14.5%
970 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.8%
785 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.5%
635 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8.9%
594 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.5%
500 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations6.8%
455 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.3%
354 residents aged 16 and over
Golborne · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health44.6%
3,687 residents
Good health33.5%
2,768 residents
Fair health15%
1,242 residents
Bad health5.4%
450 residents
Very bad health1.5%
121 residents
Golborne · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act78.9%
6,523 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act21.1%
1,744 residents
Golborne · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension43.7%
1,575 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.4%
1,238 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions16.9%
610 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.9%
175 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
4 households
Golborne · 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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