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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003816

Congleton Town

Congleton Town is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,516 residents in Cheshire East. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Cheshire East
7,516

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,651

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,841.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

63.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

18.3%

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.

Stone Town, Stafford11,081 residents · 63.5% owned · 19.0% no carShrewsbury Sutton & Coleham, Shropshire6,574 residents · 66.3% owned · 20.8% no carPudsey South East, Leeds7,535 residents · 62.9% owned · 23.5% no carStourbridge Town & Old Quarter, Dudley8,168 residents · 61.6% owned · 24.0% no carUlverston, South Lakeland8,107 residents · 65.8% owned · 18.9% no carKnaresborough Central, Harrogate6,996 residents · 61.3% owned · 25.9% no car

Most similar within Cheshire East

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Macclesfield East & Hurdsfield, Cheshire East8,421 residents · 61.6% owned · 23.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Congleton Town

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

Tenure

Owned63.9%
2,333 households
Private rented20.3%
742 households
Social rented14.6%
534 households
Shared ownership1%
37 households
Lives rent free0.1%
5 households
Congleton Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced29.6%
1,083 households
Semi-detached28.4%
1,039 households
Detached25.1%
917 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement12.5%
456 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.8%
64 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.3%
48 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.2%
45 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Congleton Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household45.7%
1,670 households
2 cars or vans in household28.3%
1,033 households
No cars or vans in household18.3%
670 households
3 or more cars or vans in household7.6%
279 households
Congleton Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms34.7%
1,268 households
2 bedrooms34.3%
1,254 households
4 or more bedrooms19.7%
720 households
1 bedroom11.2%
410 households
Congleton Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household58.4%
2,137 households
One-person household38.7%
1,416 households
Other household types2.8%
104 households
Congleton Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household38.7%
1,413 households
2 people in household35.3%
1,287 households
3 people in household14.3%
521 households
4 people in household8.6%
312 households
5 people in household2.4%
88 households
6 people in household0.5%
19 households
7 people in household0.1%
5 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Congleton Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514.5%
1,091 residents
15–2916.1%
1,210 residents
30–4418.5%
1,390 residents
45–6428.3%
2,128 residents
65 and over22.6%
1,696 residents
Congleton Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White95.8%
7,202 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.4%
184 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.1%
80 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.5%
35 residents
Other ethnic group0.2%
18 residents
Congleton Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above33.3%
2,112 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.9%
1,198 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications16.5%
1,050 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14%
886 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.3%
588 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.9%
374 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.2%
138 residents aged 16 and over
Congleton Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)60.4%
3,831 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive38.3%
2,431 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.3%
82 residents aged 16 and over
Congleton Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22%
1,399 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.9%
884 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations12.5%
795 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.5%
790 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.6%
739 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.5%
666 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.6%
416 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.4%
403 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4%
253 residents aged 16 and over
Congleton Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health45%
3,379 residents
Good health34.5%
2,592 residents
Fair health14.6%
1,101 residents
Bad health4.8%
358 residents
Very bad health1.1%
86 residents
Congleton Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80.2%
6,027 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19.8%
1,489 residents
Congleton Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension50.2%
1,836 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.9%
1,238 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions12.6%
459 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.2%
116 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
5 households
Congleton Town · 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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