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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005194

Chorley North

Chorley North is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,986 residents in Chorley. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,986

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,571

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,731.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

66.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

19.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

29.6%

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.

Spital & Hasland, Chesterfield11,420 residents · 70.8% owned · 20.1% no carYeadon East, Leeds5,862 residents · 69.9% owned · 19.9% no carPrudhoe, Northumberland10,735 residents · 65.5% owned · 21.2% no carRastrick West, Calderdale7,986 residents · 67.4% owned · 22.1% no carEarl Shilton, Hinckley and Bosworth10,630 residents · 67.4% owned · 14.4% no carSaltash Town & Pillmere, Cornwall7,094 residents · 70.4% owned · 16.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Chorley North

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

Tenure

Owned66.6%
2,377 households
Social rented16.6%
592 households
Private rented16.2%
577 households
Shared ownership0.6%
23 households
Lives rent free0.1%
2 households
Chorley North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced36.6%
1,307 households
Semi-detached35.1%
1,254 households
Detached19.8%
707 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement6.2%
223 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.3%
46 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
15 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.4%
14 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
4 households
Chorley North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household45.8%
1,634 households
2 cars or vans in household26.5%
946 households
No cars or vans in household19.4%
694 households
3 or more cars or vans in household8.3%
295 households
Chorley North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms50.5%
1,803 households
2 bedrooms29.4%
1,050 households
4 or more bedrooms14.8%
530 households
1 bedroom5.2%
187 households
Chorley North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household64.5%
2,301 households
One-person household31.8%
1,134 households
Other household types3.7%
133 households
Chorley North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household36.8%
1,314 households
1 person in household31.8%
1,134 households
3 people in household16.2%
579 households
4 people in household10.5%
373 households
5 people in household3.6%
129 households
6 people in household0.8%
27 households
7 people in household0.1%
5 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Chorley North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.3%
1,302 residents
15–2916%
1,274 residents
30–4418.7%
1,493 residents
45–6427.4%
2,187 residents
65 and over21.7%
1,730 residents
Chorley North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White94.1%
7,514 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh3.1%
245 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.8%
145 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.5%
43 residents
Other ethnic group0.5%
40 residents
Chorley North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above29.6%
1,953 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.4%
1,218 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications18.2%
1,203 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.4%
948 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.6%
701 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.8%
450 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2%
133 residents aged 16 and over
Chorley North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)58.7%
3,875 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive39.7%
2,622 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.6%
108 residents aged 16 and over
Chorley North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.8%
1,374 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations14.5%
959 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14%
925 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.3%
816 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations10.6%
701 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.6%
633 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.5%
498 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.1%
404 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.5%
300 residents aged 16 and over
Chorley North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health44%
3,517 residents
Good health35.6%
2,846 residents
Fair health14.4%
1,151 residents
Bad health4.7%
376 residents
Very bad health1.2%
96 residents
Chorley North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act79.3%
6,332 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act20.7%
1,654 residents
Chorley North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension48.8%
1,742 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.6%
1,200 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions13.6%
486 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.8%
136 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
4 households
Chorley North · 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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