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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005195

Croston & Mawdesley

Croston & Mawdesley is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,883 residents in Chorley. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,883

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,551

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

226.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

79.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

7.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

35.2%

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.

Holt & Rossett, Wrexham8,345 residents · 77.3% owned · 8.4% no carRanskill, Everton & Gringley, Bassetlaw7,817 residents · 77.8% owned · 6.9% no carBuckden & Perry, Huntingdonshire7,462 residents · 78.4% owned · 7.4% no carBraunston & Crick, West Northamptonshire9,060 residents · 77.8% owned · 8.1% no carCulcheth West & Croft, Warrington7,304 residents · 85.4% owned · 8.2% no carEast Bridgford & Aslockton, Rushcliffe7,275 residents · 80.7% owned · 7.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Croston & Mawdesley

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

Tenure

Owned79.3%
2,024 households
Private rented12.5%
318 households
Social rented7.3%
187 households
Shared ownership0.7%
19 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Croston & Mawdesley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached38.8%
989 households
Semi-detached32%
817 households
Terraced25.5%
651 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement1.9%
48 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.6%
15 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.5%
14 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
10 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.2%
6 households
Croston & Mawdesley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

2 cars or vans in household37.7%
963 households
1 car or van in household37%
944 households
3 or more cars or vans in household17.5%
447 households
No cars or vans in household7.7%
197 households
Croston & Mawdesley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms42.6%
1,087 households
4 or more bedrooms33.2%
845 households
2 bedrooms18.7%
477 households
1 bedroom5.5%
140 households
Croston & Mawdesley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household71.1%
1,814 households
One-person household24.9%
634 households
Other household types4%
102 households
Croston & Mawdesley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household40.5%
1,034 households
1 person in household24.9%
635 households
3 people in household15.7%
400 households
4 people in household13.5%
345 households
5 people in household3.9%
99 households
6 people in household0.9%
24 households
7 people in household0.3%
8 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Croston & Mawdesley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1512.2%
963 residents
15–2914.7%
1,156 residents
30–4421.8%
1,720 residents
45–6430.6%
2,410 residents
65 and over20.7%
1,635 residents
Croston & Mawdesley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White95.5%
7,530 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.7%
135 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.7%
131 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.9%
70 residents
Other ethnic group0.2%
17 residents
Croston & Mawdesley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above35.2%
2,403 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.1%
1,098 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications16%
1,092 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.5%
991 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.3%
636 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.5%
447 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.4%
163 residents aged 16 and over
Croston & Mawdesley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically inactive49.4%
3,370 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active (excluding full-time students)49.2%
3,355 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.5%
101 residents aged 16 and over
Croston & Mawdesley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations19.5%
1,334 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.4%
985 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations14.4%
982 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers13.4%
918 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.7%
663 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed9.6%
653 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations9.4%
639 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.9%
403 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students3.7%
251 residents aged 16 and over
Croston & Mawdesley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health45%
3,545 residents
Good health34%
2,679 residents
Fair health14.9%
1,172 residents
Bad health4.9%
387 residents
Very bad health1.3%
99 residents
Croston & Mawdesley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act78.9%
6,223 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act21.1%
1,660 residents
Croston & Mawdesley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension58.7%
1,498 households
Household is deprived in one dimension30.8%
785 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions9%
229 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.4%
35 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
3 households
Croston & Mawdesley · 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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