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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003815

Buglawton

Buglawton is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,589 residents in Cheshire East. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Cheshire East
7,589

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,268

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,339.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

59.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

19.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

27.3%

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.

Rastrick West, Calderdale7,986 residents · 67.4% owned · 22.1% no carWesthoughton West, Bolton8,465 residents · 59.4% owned · 24.8% no carMosspit & Silkmore Lane, Stafford7,685 residents · 56.6% owned · 21.7% no carElsecar, Barnsley8,452 residents · 62.2% owned · 22.2% no carChorley North, Chorley7,986 residents · 66.6% owned · 19.4% no carPrudhoe, Northumberland10,735 residents · 65.5% owned · 21.2% no car

Most similar within Cheshire East

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Macclesfield Weston, Cheshire East6,865 residents · 62.2% owned · 21.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Buglawton

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

Tenure

Owned59.2%
1,936 households
Social rented27.8%
910 households
Private rented11.4%
373 households
Shared ownership1.4%
47 households
Lives rent free0.1%
2 households
Buglawton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached36.2%
1,184 households
Detached28%
915 households
Terraced26.5%
866 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement7.7%
250 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.9%
30 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%
11 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
10 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Buglawton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.7%
1,362 households
2 cars or vans in household29.5%
965 households
No cars or vans in household19.7%
644 households
3 or more cars or vans in household9.1%
298 households
Buglawton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms45.4%
1,484 households
2 bedrooms27.1%
884 households
4 or more bedrooms17.9%
586 households
1 bedroom9.6%
313 households
Buglawton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household63.8%
2,085 households
One-person household31.9%
1,042 households
Other household types4.3%
141 households
Buglawton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household33.9%
1,107 households
1 person in household31.9%
1,042 households
3 people in household15.6%
509 households
4 people in household12.5%
410 households
5 people in household4.3%
142 households
6 people in household1.1%
36 households
7 people in household0.5%
16 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
6 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Buglawton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1520.1%
1,526 residents
15–2915.1%
1,148 residents
30–4419.7%
1,493 residents
45–6426.2%
1,990 residents
65 and over18.9%
1,431 residents
Buglawton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.9%
7,352 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.4%
103 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.9%
71 residents
Other ethnic group0.5%
40 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.3%
22 residents
Buglawton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above27.3%
1,629 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications20.3%
1,212 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.6%
1,112 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.4%
860 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11%
657 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.2%
372 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.1%
125 residents aged 16 and over
Buglawton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)58.1%
3,469 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive40.8%
2,437 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.1%
65 residents aged 16 and over
Buglawton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.4%
1,095 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations15%
894 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14.5%
867 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations11.6%
692 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.9%
653 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.5%
626 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8.1%
482 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.6%
396 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.4%
262 residents aged 16 and over
Buglawton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health44.7%
3,393 residents
Good health34.8%
2,639 residents
Fair health14.3%
1,089 residents
Bad health4.6%
346 residents
Very bad health1.6%
122 residents
Buglawton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act78.5%
5,956 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act21.5%
1,634 residents
Buglawton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension44.7%
1,460 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34%
1,111 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions15.2%
497 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.9%
192 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
8 households
Buglawton · 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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