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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002634

Churchtown

Churchtown is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,005 residents in Blackpool. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Blackpool
8,005

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,046

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,105.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

62.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

29.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

23.0%

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.

Cleveleys West, Wyre8,277 residents · 67.5% owned · 27.3% no carBrunshaw & Brownside, Burnley6,028 residents · 58.8% owned · 29.7% no carCleethorpes West, North East Lincolnshire5,408 residents · 62.9% owned · 29.3% no carMadeley, Telford and Wrekin5,322 residents · 53.7% owned · 26.5% no carWestfield & Waterthorpe, Sheffield8,418 residents · 60.0% owned · 30.1% no carEasedale Gardens, Gateshead6,791 residents · 50.3% owned · 39.9% no car

Most similar within Blackpool

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Little Marton & Marton Moss Side, Blackpool7,074 residents · 58.5% owned · 30.1% no carLittle Bispham & Anchorsholme, Blackpool7,621 residents · 76.7% owned · 22.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Churchtown

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

Tenure

Owned62.6%
2,532 households
Social rented19.6%
793 households
Private rented17%
688 households
Shared ownership0.6%
23 households
Lives rent free0.2%
10 households
Churchtown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached52.2%
2,113 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement19.1%
775 households
Detached15.5%
629 households
Terraced11.8%
479 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.6%
24 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
21 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
4 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
2 households
Churchtown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.3%
1,792 households
No cars or vans in household29.3%
1,186 households
2 cars or vans in household19.7%
796 households
3 or more cars or vans in household6.7%
273 households
Churchtown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms41.5%
1,679 households
2 bedrooms28.4%
1,148 households
1 bedroom17.3%
699 households
4 or more bedrooms12.9%
521 households
Churchtown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household55.6%
2,247 households
One-person household41.3%
1,669 households
Other household types3.2%
128 households
Churchtown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household41.2%
1,669 households
2 people in household35.2%
1,425 households
3 people in household13.1%
530 households
4 people in household7.4%
300 households
5 people in household2.2%
88 households
6 people in household0.6%
24 households
7 people in household0.2%
7 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Churchtown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1512.8%
1,023 residents
15–2914.3%
1,142 residents
30–4414.6%
1,166 residents
45–6430%
2,404 residents
65 and over28.4%
2,271 residents
Churchtown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.1%
7,773 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.3%
105 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.9%
70 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.4%
29 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
27 residents
Churchtown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications24%
1,654 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above23%
1,591 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.6%
1,148 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.7%
1,016 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.8%
747 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.9%
546 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.9%
201 residents aged 16 and over
Churchtown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically inactive49.5%
3,417 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active (excluding full-time students)48.4%
3,341 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.1%
148 residents aged 16 and over
Churchtown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.6%
1,215 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations14.5%
998 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations14.4%
991 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14.2%
982 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed11%
758 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.2%
705 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations7.2%
496 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.1%
418 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.9%
340 residents aged 16 and over
Churchtown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health37.8%
3,026 residents
Good health34.2%
2,734 residents
Fair health17.7%
1,416 residents
Bad health7.8%
621 residents
Very bad health2.6%
208 residents
Churchtown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act73.8%
5,908 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act26.2%
2,099 residents
Churchtown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension39.6%
1,600 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.2%
1,384 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions19.6%
794 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions6.4%
259 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
6 households
Churchtown · 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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