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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005292

Lower Penwortham South

Lower Penwortham South is a Census neighbourhood of about 5,657 residents in South Ribble. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

5,657

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,583

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,816.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

58.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

21.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

27.9%

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.

Cockerton & Hopetown, Darlington9,733 residents · 59.3% owned · 27.3% no carAshton-on-Ribble & Larches, Preston10,809 residents · 59.4% owned · 25.7% no carBredbury Green, Stockport7,522 residents · 63.3% owned · 24.1% no carThornton West, Wyre9,344 residents · 69.9% owned · 18.2% no carOakengates & Ketley, Telford and Wrekin10,465 residents · 58.4% owned · 21.1% no carThrockley & Newburn, Newcastle upon Tyne10,746 residents · 58.6% owned · 29.1% no car

Most similar within South Ribble

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Leyland South West, South Ribble6,123 residents · 64.1% owned · 22.7% no carBamber Bridge West, South Ribble5,457 residents · 66.1% owned · 21.8% no carSeven Stars, South Ribble6,336 residents · 50.6% owned · 25.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Lower Penwortham South

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

Tenure

Owned58.7%
1,517 households
Social rented25.8%
666 households
Private rented14.1%
365 households
Shared ownership1.3%
33 households
Lives rent free0.1%
2 households
Lower Penwortham South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached50.7%
1,309 households
Terraced18.1%
468 households
Detached15.6%
403 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement14.2%
366 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1%
25 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
8 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
2 households
Lower Penwortham South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household47.4%
1,225 households
2 cars or vans in household24.9%
644 households
No cars or vans in household21.1%
545 households
3 or more cars or vans in household6.5%
169 households
Lower Penwortham South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms48.2%
1,245 households
2 bedrooms29.8%
771 households
1 bedroom11.1%
287 households
4 or more bedrooms10.9%
281 households
Lower Penwortham South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household59.4%
1,534 households
One-person household36.8%
950 households
Other household types3.9%
100 households
Lower Penwortham South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household36.8%
950 households
2 people in household32%
827 households
3 people in household15.1%
389 households
4 people in household11.3%
293 households
5 people in household3.5%
91 households
6 people in household1%
25 households
7 people in household0.3%
8 households
8 or more people in household0%
1 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Lower Penwortham South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.5%
1,046 residents
15–2914.9%
844 residents
30–4419.6%
1,109 residents
45–6426.4%
1,493 residents
65 and over20.6%
1,166 residents
Lower Penwortham South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White93.5%
5,288 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.7%
154 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.3%
131 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.9%
51 residents
Other ethnic group0.6%
33 residents
Lower Penwortham South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above27.9%
1,268 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications19.1%
867 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.6%
847 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.1%
640 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10%
452 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.6%
345 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.7%
123 residents aged 16 and over
Lower Penwortham South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)57.3%
2,603 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive40.8%
1,855 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.9%
85 residents aged 16 and over
Lower Penwortham South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.4%
927 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations14.4%
655 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations13.9%
631 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.1%
595 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations9.5%
430 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.8%
400 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8.3%
378 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.7%
305 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.9%
222 residents aged 16 and over
Lower Penwortham South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health43.5%
2,458 residents
Good health34.1%
1,930 residents
Fair health15.6%
885 residents
Bad health5.2%
292 residents
Very bad health1.6%
92 residents
Lower Penwortham South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act76.9%
4,352 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act23.1%
1,305 residents
Lower Penwortham South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension44.1%
1,140 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.3%
912 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions15.8%
407 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.6%
118 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
6 households
Lower Penwortham 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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