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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005189

Clayton Brook

Clayton Brook is a Census neighbourhood of about 5,329 residents in Chorley. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

5,329

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,401

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,527.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

45.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

24.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

25.6%

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.

Seven Stars, South Ribble6,336 residents · 50.6% owned · 25.2% no carDenton South, Tameside9,119 residents · 54.5% owned · 28.5% no carCentral Bridgend, Bridgend8,318 residents · 55.2% owned · 30.6% no carNewtonmoor, Tameside7,438 residents · 52.2% owned · 28.9% no carChester-le-Street Town & Pelton Fell, County Durham9,614 residents · 47.2% owned · 34.1% no carGreenhill & Lowedges, Sheffield6,323 residents · 49.0% owned · 36.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Clayton Brook

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

Tenure

Owned45.4%
1,090 households
Social rented42.9%
1,031 households
Private rented11.1%
267 households
Shared ownership0.4%
10 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Clayton Brook · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced29.4%
705 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement24.8%
595 households
Detached22.1%
530 households
Semi-detached21.8%
524 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.6%
39 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
4 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
2 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Clayton Brook · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household46.2%
1,109 households
No cars or vans in household24.9%
597 households
2 cars or vans in household22.3%
536 households
3 or more cars or vans in household6.6%
159 households
Clayton Brook · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms43.6%
1,047 households
2 bedrooms27%
648 households
1 bedroom15.4%
369 households
4 or more bedrooms14%
336 households
Clayton Brook · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household57.4%
1,378 households
One-person household38.3%
918 households
Other household types4.3%
104 households
Clayton Brook · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household38.2%
918 households
2 people in household30.7%
737 households
3 people in household15.2%
364 households
4 people in household10.2%
246 households
5 people in household3.8%
91 households
6 people in household1.3%
32 households
7 people in household0.6%
14 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
8 or more people in household0%
0 households
Clayton Brook · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.4%
979 residents
15–2916%
854 residents
30–4419.8%
1,054 residents
45–6426.1%
1,393 residents
65 and over19.7%
1,048 residents
Clayton Brook · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White94.1%
5,015 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.3%
121 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.7%
92 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.7%
90 residents
Other ethnic group0.2%
13 residents
Clayton Brook · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above25.6%
1,097 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications21.3%
911 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.6%
710 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.6%
624 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.6%
497 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.4%
316 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.9%
126 residents aged 16 and over
Clayton Brook · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)57.7%
2,470 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive40.9%
1,750 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.4%
60 residents aged 16 and over
Clayton Brook · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations19%
813 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.1%
730 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations15.7%
672 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.2%
479 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed9.5%
407 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations8.5%
365 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.6%
324 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.2%
310 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.2%
181 residents aged 16 and over
Clayton Brook · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health42%
2,240 residents
Good health32.7%
1,742 residents
Fair health16.7%
890 residents
Bad health6.4%
343 residents
Very bad health2.1%
114 residents
Clayton Brook · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act75.3%
4,015 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act24.7%
1,314 residents
Clayton Brook · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension40.5%
973 households
Household is deprived in one dimension36.1%
867 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions18.2%
436 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5%
119 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
5 households
Clayton Brook · 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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