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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005191

Clayton-le-Woods

Clayton-le-Woods is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,736 residents in Chorley. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

9,736

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,084

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,653.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

83.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

7.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

38.7%

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.

Sleaford West, North Kesteven9,974 residents · 73.7% owned · 9.5% no carNarborough, Blaby8,680 residents · 78.9% owned · 9.9% no carBurbage Sketchley & Stretton, Hinckley and Bosworth10,459 residents · 83.7% owned · 8.8% no carWeddington & St Nicholas Park, Nuneaton and Bedworth9,584 residents · 80.1% owned · 12.2% no carKing's Walk, Berry Hill & Oakham, Mansfield13,048 residents · 83.0% owned · 9.7% no carLowton, Wigan8,956 residents · 81.5% owned · 9.8% no car

Most similar within Chorley

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Euxton, Chorley8,715 residents · 84.7% owned · 9.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Clayton-le-Woods

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

Tenure

Owned83.1%
3,395 households
Private rented8%
328 households
Social rented7.1%
292 households
Shared ownership1.7%
69 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Clayton-le-Woods · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached55.5%
2,266 households
Semi-detached28.9%
1,179 households
Terraced8.3%
341 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement3.7%
153 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure2.7%
111 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.6%
23 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
8 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
3 households
Clayton-le-Woods · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household39.7%
1,623 households
2 cars or vans in household39.1%
1,598 households
3 or more cars or vans in household13.3%
544 households
No cars or vans in household7.8%
319 households
Clayton-le-Woods · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms40.6%
1,657 households
4 or more bedrooms35.5%
1,449 households
2 bedrooms19.8%
808 households
1 bedroom4.1%
169 households
Clayton-le-Woods · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household72%
2,939 households
One-person household24.8%
1,013 households
Other household types3.2%
132 households
Clayton-le-Woods · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household38.7%
1,580 households
1 person in household24.9%
1,016 households
3 people in household17.3%
706 households
4 people in household14.5%
594 households
5 people in household3.4%
137 households
6 people in household1%
41 households
7 people in household0.2%
9 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Clayton-le-Woods · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.4%
1,689 residents
15–2914.4%
1,397 residents
30–4419.2%
1,868 residents
45–6428.3%
2,753 residents
65 and over20.8%
2,026 residents
Clayton-le-Woods · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.7%
9,410 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.3%
127 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.2%
118 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.5%
46 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
32 residents
Clayton-le-Woods · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above38.7%
3,073 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.5%
1,467 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.3%
1,059 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications12.5%
993 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.5%
673 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.4%
507 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.1%
165 residents aged 16 and over
Clayton-le-Woods · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)61.3%
4,864 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive36.8%
2,918 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.9%
153 residents aged 16 and over
Clayton-le-Woods · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations26%
2,067 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.5%
1,307 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations14.1%
1,119 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.1%
800 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.6%
684 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations8.5%
677 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.5%
436 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.4%
430 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.2%
415 residents aged 16 and over
Clayton-le-Woods · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health50.1%
4,880 residents
Good health33.5%
3,263 residents
Fair health12%
1,165 residents
Bad health3.4%
335 residents
Very bad health1%
93 residents
Clayton-le-Woods · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83.2%
8,098 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act16.8%
1,638 residents
Clayton-le-Woods · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension56.9%
2,323 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.2%
1,314 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions9.3%
378 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.6%
67 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
2 households
Clayton-le-Woods · 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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