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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005274

Read, Sabden & Chatburn

Read, Sabden & Chatburn is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,808 residents in Ribble Valley. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,808

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,401

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

127.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

76.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

7.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

42.7%

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.

Tockholes, Edgworth & Hoddlesden, Blackburn with Darwen6,317 residents · 86.0% owned · 6.4% no carWesterham & Brasted, Sevenoaks7,963 residents · 70.0% owned · 8.0% no carHartley Wintney & Heckfield, Hart7,164 residents · 69.8% owned · 7.5% no carOlney & Lavendon, Milton Keynes9,007 residents · 72.1% owned · 11.4% no carWoodstock, Stonesfield & Tackley, West Oxfordshire8,933 residents · 67.7% owned · 10.0% no carBrindle & Withnell, Chorley5,969 residents · 82.4% owned · 7.4% no car

Most similar within Ribble Valley

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Whalley & Brockhall, Ribble Valley8,814 residents · 79.4% owned · 7.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Read, Sabden & Chatburn

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

Tenure

Owned76.2%
2,593 households
Private rented14.6%
498 households
Social rented6.9%
236 households
Shared ownership2.2%
74 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Read, Sabden & Chatburn · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached42%
1,428 households
Terraced34.1%
1,159 households
Semi-detached17.6%
598 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement3.7%
127 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure1.1%
37 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.9%
29 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
16 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.2%
7 households
Read, Sabden & Chatburn · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household39%
1,328 households
2 cars or vans in household39%
1,328 households
3 or more cars or vans in household14.8%
505 households
No cars or vans in household7.1%
241 households
Read, Sabden & Chatburn · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms36.7%
1,249 households
4 or more bedrooms30.6%
1,040 households
2 bedrooms27.3%
927 households
1 bedroom5.4%
185 households
Read, Sabden & Chatburn · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household70.1%
2,383 households
One-person household26.9%
915 households
Other household types3%
101 households
Read, Sabden & Chatburn · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household39.4%
1,340 households
1 person in household26.9%
915 households
3 people in household16.9%
574 households
4 people in household13%
441 households
5 people in household3.3%
111 households
6 people in household0.4%
15 households
7 people in household0.1%
4 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Read, Sabden & Chatburn · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.1%
1,179 residents
15–2913.5%
1,055 residents
30–4416.5%
1,285 residents
45–6431.3%
2,441 residents
65 and over23.7%
1,851 residents
Read, Sabden & Chatburn · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.3%
7,597 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.3%
103 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.1%
88 residents
Other ethnic group0.2%
16 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%
5 residents
Read, Sabden & Chatburn · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above42.7%
2,794 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.1%
1,187 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.2%
863 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications10.8%
706 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.1%
464 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.1%
396 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2%
130 residents aged 16 and over
Read, Sabden & Chatburn · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)61.1%
3,993 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive37.3%
2,441 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.6%
105 residents aged 16 and over
Read, Sabden & Chatburn · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations26.4%
1,726 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.8%
1,163 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers14.4%
942 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.2%
798 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations8.4%
551 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations7.4%
486 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.7%
309 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.5%
297 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4.1%
269 residents aged 16 and over
Read, Sabden & Chatburn · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health54.5%
4,254 residents
Good health32.2%
2,518 residents
Fair health9.8%
766 residents
Bad health2.8%
220 residents
Very bad health0.7%
53 residents
Read, Sabden & Chatburn · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act86.6%
6,760 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act13.4%
1,050 residents
Read, Sabden & Chatburn · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension62.4%
2,121 households
Household is deprived in one dimension28.6%
971 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions7.5%
255 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.5%
50 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
4 households
Read, Sabden & Chatburn · 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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