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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005200

Chorley South West

Chorley South West is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,135 residents in Chorley. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

9,135

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,854

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,150.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

59.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

18.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

29.7%

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.

Bromsgrove Charford, Bromsgrove8,024 residents · 55.7% owned · 20.4% no carNewton-le-Willows, St. Helens11,883 residents · 63.8% owned · 20.1% no carNew Broughton & Bryn Cefn, Wrexham7,674 residents · 62.3% owned · 17.6% no carEarlestown North, St. Helens6,914 residents · 59.7% owned · 19.9% no carFrome South & East, Mendip11,148 residents · 65.1% owned · 15.7% no carHucknall North & East, Ashfield10,626 residents · 73.6% owned · 16.6% no car

Most similar within Chorley

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Chorley Town & South, Chorley9,678 residents · 62.2% owned · 24.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Chorley South West

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

Tenure

Owned59.9%
2,307 households
Social rented22.9%
882 households
Private rented16.6%
640 households
Shared ownership0.6%
24 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Chorley South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached33.5%
1,290 households
Terraced29.7%
1,145 households
Detached22.7%
875 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement13%
502 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.7%
28 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
8 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
4 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
3 households
Chorley South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.9%
1,614 households
2 cars or vans in household31.5%
1,215 households
No cars or vans in household18.3%
705 households
3 or more cars or vans in household8.3%
321 households
Chorley South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms43.1%
1,660 households
2 bedrooms30%
1,156 households
4 or more bedrooms18.4%
711 households
1 bedroom8.5%
328 households
Chorley South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household65.2%
2,513 households
One-person household30.3%
1,170 households
Other household types4.5%
173 households
Chorley South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household33%
1,274 households
1 person in household30.4%
1,170 households
3 people in household17.3%
668 households
4 people in household13.1%
504 households
5 people in household4.5%
172 households
6 people in household1%
39 households
7 people in household0.5%
18 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
10 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Chorley South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519.7%
1,802 residents
15–2917.8%
1,630 residents
30–4420.7%
1,895 residents
45–6427.9%
2,552 residents
65 and over13.7%
1,255 residents
Chorley South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White95.8%
8,749 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.7%
153 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.1%
98 residents
Other ethnic group0.9%
81 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.6%
54 residents
Chorley South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above29.7%
2,139 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.2%
1,311 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications17.7%
1,274 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.9%
1,073 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.9%
784 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.7%
484 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications1.9%
134 residents aged 16 and over
Chorley South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)64.5%
4,641 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive33.6%
2,421 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.9%
137 residents aged 16 and over
Chorley South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.1%
1,450 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations15%
1,080 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14.3%
1,027 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.1%
873 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations10.1%
725 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.2%
660 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.5%
541 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.4%
461 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.3%
382 residents aged 16 and over
Chorley South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health48.5%
4,428 residents
Good health32.4%
2,962 residents
Fair health13.2%
1,206 residents
Bad health4.5%
412 residents
Very bad health1.4%
127 residents
Chorley South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80.5%
7,351 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19.5%
1,784 residents
Chorley South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension48.7%
1,877 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33%
1,271 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions13.8%
532 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.4%
171 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
4 households
Chorley South West · 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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