Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005197

Chorley East

Chorley East is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,242 residents in Chorley. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,242

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,197

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,336.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

57.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

27.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

25.0%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Chorley East

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

Tenure

Owned57.4%

1,836 households

Social rented21.5%

686 households

Private rented20.6%

660 households

Shared ownership0.3%

11 households

Lives rent free0.1%

4 households

Chorley East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced45.6%

1,459 households

Semi-detached27.5%

879 households

Detached13.9%

446 households

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement9.7%

310 households

In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.4%

46 households

Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.3%

41 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%

3 households

Chorley East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.7%

1,398 households

No cars or vans in household27.3%

874 households

2 cars or vans in household22.6%

722 households

3 or more cars or vans in household6.3%

203 households

Chorley East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms43.6%

1,394 households

2 bedrooms32.7%

1,044 households

4 or more bedrooms13%

415 households

1 bedroom10.8%

344 households

Chorley East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household61.1%

1,952 households

One-person household34.4%

1,098 households

Other household types4.5%

144 households

Chorley East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household34.3%

1,098 households

2 people in household32.2%

1,029 households

3 people in household15.8%

505 households

4 people in household11.6%

370 households

5 people in household4%

129 households

6 people in household1.5%

49 households

7 people in household0.4%

12 households

8 or more people in household0.2%

5 households

0 people in household0%

0 households

Chorley East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519.3%

1,399 residents

15–2917.8%

1,285 residents

30–4420.2%

1,464 residents

45–6426.3%

1,905 residents

65 and over16.4%

1,186 residents

Chorley East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White88.8%

6,429 residents

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh7.9%

570 residents

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.9%

140 residents

Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.7%

54 residents

Other ethnic group0.7%

49 residents

Chorley East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above25%

1,441 residents aged 16 and over

No qualifications22.1%

1,278 residents aged 16 and over

Level 3 qualifications17.4%

1,005 residents aged 16 and over

Level 2 qualifications15.5%

896 residents aged 16 and over

Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.8%

621 residents aged 16 and over

Apprenticeship6.4%

372 residents aged 16 and over

Other qualifications2.8%

159 residents aged 16 and over

Chorley East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)59.4%

3,430 residents aged 16 and over

Economically inactive38.4%

2,218 residents aged 16 and over

Economically active and a full-time student2.1%

123 residents aged 16 and over

Chorley East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations17.6%

1,015 residents aged 16 and over

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations17%

981 residents aged 16 and over

L12 Semi-routine occupations14.5%

839 residents aged 16 and over

L7 Intermediate occupations11.3%

654 residents aged 16 and over

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed10%

577 residents aged 16 and over

L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.7%

560 residents aged 16 and over

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations7.4%

428 residents aged 16 and over

L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.7%

386 residents aged 16 and over

L15 Full-time students5.7%

328 residents aged 16 and over

Chorley East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health45.6%

3,300 residents

Good health33.1%

2,399 residents

Fair health14.7%

1,066 residents

Bad health5.2%

373 residents

Very bad health1.4%

103 residents

Chorley East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act79.2%

5,735 residents

Disabled under the Equality Act20.8%

1,507 residents

Chorley East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension42.9%

1,370 households

Household is deprived in one dimension33.6%

1,074 households

Household is deprived in two dimensions17.9%

572 households

Household is deprived in three dimensions5.5%

175 households

Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%

5 households

Chorley East · 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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Evidence ledger

Source and date are part of the record.

All statistics on this pageONS · Census 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0
Neighbourhood nameHouse of Commons Library · MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence
GeographyONS Middle layer Super Output Area E02005197

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Chorley East

Usual residents

Households

Residents per km²

Households owning their home

Households with no car or van

Adults with a degree or above

Neighbourhoods most like this one

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Life in Chorley East

Tenure

Accommodation type

Car or van availability

Number of bedrooms

Household composition

Household size

Age

Ethnic group

Highest qualification

Economic activity

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

General health

Disability

Household deprivation

Alike on the Census, which is not the same as alike to live in.

Source and date are part of the record.