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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005258

Cadley & College

Cadley & College is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,368 residents in Preston. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

8,368

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,249

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,021.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

74.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

16.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

40.3%

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.

Cowcliffe & South Fixby, Kirklees6,997 residents · 77.0% owned · 15.2% no carGatley South & Cheadle West, Stockport8,020 residents · 75.7% owned · 17.1% no carOadby South & West, Oadby and Wigston8,823 residents · 73.1% owned · 18.5% no carCompton & Merryhill North, Wolverhampton8,808 residents · 80.9% owned · 14.3% no carLode Heath, Solihull10,375 residents · 74.7% owned · 17.1% no carHeald Green East, Stockport7,180 residents · 80.2% owned · 12.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Cadley & College

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

Tenure

Owned74.3%
2,414 households
Private rented14.8%
480 households
Social rented9.7%
316 households
Shared ownership1.2%
39 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Cadley & College · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached49.4%
1,605 households
Detached26.2%
850 households
Terraced10.8%
350 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement10.4%
337 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.6%
84 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
14 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
6 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Cadley & College · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.5%
1,347 households
2 cars or vans in household31%
1,007 households
No cars or vans in household16.9%
549 households
3 or more cars or vans in household10.6%
343 households
Cadley & College · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms42.5%
1,378 households
4 or more bedrooms30.6%
993 households
2 bedrooms16.9%
549 households
1 bedroom10%
326 households
Cadley & College · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household62.8%
2,036 households
One-person household29.8%
967 households
Other household types7.4%
241 households
Cadley & College · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household31.9%
1,036 households
1 person in household29.8%
967 households
3 people in household13.7%
445 households
4 people in household13.4%
434 households
5 people in household6.2%
200 households
6 people in household3.3%
106 households
7 people in household1%
33 households
8 or more people in household0.8%
25 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Cadley & College · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.1%
1,430 residents
15–2918.2%
1,521 residents
30–4416.4%
1,377 residents
45–6426.5%
2,217 residents
65 and over21.8%
1,828 residents
Cadley & College · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White59.8%
5,004 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh34.5%
2,887 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.2%
186 residents
Other ethnic group2%
171 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.4%
119 residents
Cadley & College · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above40.3%
2,750 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications17%
1,158 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.4%
1,048 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12%
819 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.7%
528 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.2%
355 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.4%
164 residents aged 16 and over
Cadley & College · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)51.8%
3,531 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive45.1%
3,073 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student3.2%
217 residents aged 16 and over
Cadley & College · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.2%
1,512 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations15.4%
1,051 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.8%
875 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations9.5%
646 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students9.3%
633 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed9.2%
626 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.7%
596 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations8.7%
593 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.3%
290 residents aged 16 and over
Cadley & College · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health50.2%
4,198 residents
Good health31.3%
2,616 residents
Fair health13.2%
1,107 residents
Bad health3.9%
329 residents
Very bad health1.4%
118 residents
Cadley & College · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82.1%
6,871 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act17.9%
1,496 residents
Cadley & College · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension51.8%
1,683 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.7%
1,095 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions12%
389 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.3%
74 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
5 households
Cadley & College · 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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