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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001325

Lowton

Lowton is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,956 residents in Wigan. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Wigan
8,956

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,841

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

986.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

81.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

9.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

32.6%

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.

Mosborough & Halfway, Sheffield9,271 residents · 80.7% owned · 12.0% no carWeddington & St Nicholas Park, Nuneaton and Bedworth9,584 residents · 80.1% owned · 12.2% no carFarington, South Ribble8,367 residents · 81.3% owned · 10.8% no carEuxton, Chorley8,715 residents · 84.7% owned · 9.2% no carAinsworth & Bradley Fold, Bury6,180 residents · 84.4% owned · 9.0% no carWillaston & Shavington, Cheshire East8,222 residents · 80.4% owned · 9.5% no car

Most similar within Wigan

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Astley, Blackmoor & Mosley Common, Wigan9,440 residents · 79.1% owned · 11.3% no carStandish North, Wigan6,630 residents · 82.7% owned · 9.2% no carStandish South, Wigan8,334 residents · 79.5% owned · 12.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Lowton

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

Tenure

Owned81.5%
3,132 households
Private rented9.3%
356 households
Social rented7.4%
285 households
Shared ownership1.6%
63 households
Lives rent free0.1%
5 households
Lowton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached44.2%
1,696 households
Detached42.4%
1,626 households
Terraced10.3%
395 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement2.9%
112 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
6 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.1%
3 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%
1 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Lowton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household39.2%
1,506 households
2 cars or vans in household39.2%
1,504 households
3 or more cars or vans in household11.8%
453 households
No cars or vans in household9.8%
376 households
Lowton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms46.8%
1,798 households
4 or more bedrooms28.8%
1,105 households
2 bedrooms20.2%
775 households
1 bedroom4.2%
161 households
Lowton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household70.6%
2,711 households
One-person household26%
998 households
Other household types3.4%
132 households
Lowton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household39.1%
1,503 households
1 person in household26%
998 households
3 people in household17%
653 households
4 people in household13.6%
524 households
5 people in household3.4%
129 households
6 people in household0.7%
25 households
7 people in household0.2%
7 households
8 or more people in household0%
1 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Lowton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.5%
1,386 residents
15–2916.7%
1,500 residents
30–4418.1%
1,619 residents
45–6429%
2,594 residents
65 and over20.8%
1,859 residents
Lowton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.5%
8,637 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.5%
133 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.2%
105 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.7%
66 residents
Other ethnic group0.1%
13 residents
Lowton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above32.6%
2,436 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications20%
1,494 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15%
1,122 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications14.4%
1,074 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.2%
688 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.8%
507 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications1.9%
140 residents aged 16 and over
Lowton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)62.3%
4,647 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive35.7%
2,661 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.1%
153 residents aged 16 and over
Lowton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations24.5%
1,831 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.6%
1,086 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations14%
1,041 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.6%
788 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations9.7%
723 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.7%
721 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.3%
467 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.8%
430 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5%
375 residents aged 16 and over
Lowton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health50.2%
4,496 residents
Good health32.7%
2,932 residents
Fair health12.9%
1,154 residents
Bad health3.4%
301 residents
Very bad health0.8%
72 residents
Lowton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82.7%
7,409 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act17.3%
1,547 residents
Lowton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension55.9%
2,146 households
Household is deprived in one dimension30.6%
1,174 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions10.8%
414 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.7%
103 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
2 households
Lowton · 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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