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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005204

Kirkham & Wesham

Kirkham & Wesham is a Census neighbourhood of about 12,576 residents in Fylde. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

12,576

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,556

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

868.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

68.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

16.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

33.2%

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.

Adlington & Rivington, Chorley10,025 residents · 76.4% owned · 13.0% no carCorsham, Bowden Hill & Lacock, Wiltshire13,531 residents · 67.5% owned · 13.5% no carKimberley North & Watnall, Broxtowe9,160 residents · 74.7% owned · 16.1% no carSouth Darwen & Whitehall, Blackburn with Darwen8,962 residents · 73.8% owned · 18.1% no carLowton Common, Wigan8,163 residents · 76.6% owned · 12.9% no carBlackrod & Butterwick Fields, Bolton6,303 residents · 77.0% owned · 13.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Kirkham & Wesham

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

Tenure

Owned68.6%
3,814 households
Private rented16.7%
929 households
Social rented12.8%
709 households
Shared ownership1.8%
102 households
Lives rent free0%
2 households
Kirkham & Wesham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached31.7%
1,761 households
Semi-detached30.7%
1,708 households
Terraced25.7%
1,430 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement8.5%
472 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.2%
66 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.9%
48 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.8%
47 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.4%
25 households
Kirkham & Wesham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.7%
2,372 households
2 cars or vans in household31.3%
1,741 households
No cars or vans in household16.7%
926 households
3 or more cars or vans in household9.3%
517 households
Kirkham & Wesham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms41.4%
2,302 households
4 or more bedrooms26.7%
1,486 households
2 bedrooms25%
1,392 households
1 bedroom6.8%
377 households
Kirkham & Wesham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household65.9%
3,664 households
One-person household30%
1,666 households
Other household types4.1%
229 households
Kirkham & Wesham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household37.4%
2,079 households
1 person in household30%
1,666 households
3 people in household17.3%
960 households
4 people in household10.8%
598 households
5 people in household3.5%
196 households
6 people in household0.8%
44 households
7 people in household0.2%
11 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Kirkham & Wesham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.6%
2,089 residents
15–2915.7%
1,975 residents
30–4418.9%
2,382 residents
45–6428.5%
3,590 residents
65 and over20.2%
2,541 residents
Kirkham & Wesham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.1%
12,086 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.7%
214 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.3%
163 residents
Other ethnic group0.6%
72 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.3%
41 residents
Kirkham & Wesham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above33.2%
3,437 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.6%
1,928 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications15.5%
1,609 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.3%
1,481 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.3%
966 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.4%
663 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
272 residents aged 16 and over
Kirkham & Wesham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)59.2%
6,127 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive38.9%
4,033 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.9%
198 residents aged 16 and over
Kirkham & Wesham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.3%
2,305 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.5%
1,393 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.1%
1,358 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations12.4%
1,280 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.6%
1,100 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations9.9%
1,024 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.5%
676 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.2%
638 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.6%
581 residents aged 16 and over
Kirkham & Wesham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health48.4%
6,084 residents
Good health33.1%
4,158 residents
Fair health13.5%
1,702 residents
Bad health3.9%
488 residents
Very bad health1.1%
144 residents
Kirkham & Wesham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81.4%
10,238 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act18.6%
2,338 residents
Kirkham & Wesham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension52.6%
2,924 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.1%
1,841 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions11.1%
619 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.1%
170 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
6 households
Kirkham & Wesham · 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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