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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005198

Chorley Town & South

Chorley Town & South is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,678 residents in Chorley. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

9,678

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,416

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,485.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

62.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

24.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

29.4%

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.

Retford South, Bassetlaw8,795 residents · 60.9% owned · 20.4% no carPudsey South East, Leeds7,535 residents · 62.9% owned · 23.5% no carHindley West, Wigan8,690 residents · 67.4% owned · 22.0% no carTyldesley North, Wigan8,192 residents · 62.6% owned · 22.0% no carStone Town, Stafford11,081 residents · 63.5% owned · 19.0% no carSouthowram & Siddal, Calderdale7,931 residents · 63.8% owned · 24.3% no car

Most similar within Chorley

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Chorley East, Chorley7,242 residents · 57.4% owned · 27.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Chorley Town & South

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

Tenure

Owned62.2%
2,748 households
Private rented22.3%
985 households
Social rented15.1%
665 households
Shared ownership0.3%
15 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Chorley Town & South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced36.3%
1,604 households
Semi-detached28.8%
1,272 households
Detached16.6%
734 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement14.2%
625 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.6%
69 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.5%
65 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1%
44 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
2 households
Chorley Town & South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.5%
1,877 households
2 cars or vans in household25%
1,106 households
No cars or vans in household24.9%
1,101 households
3 or more cars or vans in household7.5%
332 households
Chorley Town & South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms40.2%
1,777 households
2 bedrooms29.1%
1,284 households
4 or more bedrooms18.3%
808 households
1 bedroom12.4%
547 households
Chorley Town & South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household61%
2,693 households
One-person household35.4%
1,564 households
Other household types3.6%
159 households
Chorley Town & South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household35.4%
1,564 households
2 people in household32.7%
1,442 households
3 people in household16.2%
717 households
4 people in household10.8%
479 households
5 people in household3.7%
162 households
6 people in household0.9%
39 households
7 people in household0.2%
10 households
8 or more people in household0%
2 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Chorley Town & South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.9%
1,733 residents
15–2916.1%
1,554 residents
30–4421.4%
2,067 residents
45–6426.6%
2,577 residents
65 and over18.1%
1,748 residents
Chorley Town & South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White95.6%
9,251 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2%
195 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.6%
151 residents
Other ethnic group0.4%
39 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.4%
37 residents
Chorley Town & South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above29.4%
2,302 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications19%
1,489 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.3%
1,433 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.2%
1,109 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.3%
809 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.7%
527 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2%
160 residents aged 16 and over
Chorley Town & South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)61.6%
4,821 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive36.5%
2,859 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.9%
151 residents aged 16 and over
Chorley Town & South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.2%
1,663 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations15.7%
1,228 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.3%
1,040 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.3%
886 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations10.4%
816 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.4%
740 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.8%
608 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.3%
495 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.5%
355 residents aged 16 and over
Chorley Town & South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health47.8%
4,628 residents
Good health32.9%
3,187 residents
Fair health13.2%
1,280 residents
Bad health4.6%
447 residents
Very bad health1.4%
136 residents
Chorley Town & South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80.2%
7,760 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19.8%
1,918 residents
Chorley Town & South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension46.7%
2,061 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.4%
1,476 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions15.1%
665 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.6%
204 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
10 households
Chorley Town & South · 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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