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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005309

Ormskirk North & West

Ormskirk North & West is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,815 residents in West Lancashire. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

8,815

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,710

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,509.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

80.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

13.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

36.1%

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.

Shevington, Wigan10,174 residents · 84.4% owned · 11.8% no carLower Wick & Bromwich Road, Worcester8,737 residents · 75.3% owned · 15.5% no carUnsworth, Bury7,218 residents · 85.2% owned · 12.1% no carHigher Bebington, Wirral7,727 residents · 81.8% owned · 13.6% no carPensby & Thingwall, Wirral7,334 residents · 84.8% owned · 12.0% no carDunvant & Killay, Swansea10,502 residents · 83.2% owned · 11.2% no car

Most similar within West Lancashire

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Burscough, West Lancashire9,620 residents · 74.6% owned · 13.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Ormskirk North & West

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

Tenure

Owned80.5%
2,986 households
Private rented10.6%
394 households
Social rented8.1%
300 households
Shared ownership0.7%
25 households
Lives rent free0.1%
5 households
Ormskirk North & West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached60.9%
2,259 households
Detached21.4%
792 households
Terraced12%
445 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement4.8%
179 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.5%
19 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
7 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
6 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Ormskirk North & West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.6%
1,581 households
2 cars or vans in household33.2%
1,231 households
No cars or vans in household13.8%
513 households
3 or more cars or vans in household10.3%
382 households
Ormskirk North & West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms50.9%
1,889 households
4 or more bedrooms25.7%
953 households
2 bedrooms20.5%
761 households
1 bedroom2.9%
106 households
Ormskirk North & West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household68%
2,521 households
One-person household26.5%
981 households
Other household types5.5%
203 households
Ormskirk North & West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household37.4%
1,389 households
1 person in household26.5%
984 households
3 people in household15.7%
583 households
4 people in household15.1%
560 households
5 people in household3.9%
144 households
6 people in household1%
37 households
7 people in household0.3%
11 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Ormskirk North & West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.3%
1,353 residents
15–2917.6%
1,554 residents
30–4416.6%
1,462 residents
45–6426.9%
2,375 residents
65 and over23.5%
2,071 residents
Ormskirk North & West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.1%
8,559 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.3%
117 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1%
84 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
29 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.3%
23 residents
Ormskirk North & West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above36.1%
2,663 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications20.6%
1,522 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications14.1%
1,037 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12.5%
925 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.8%
649 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.7%
417 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.2%
160 residents aged 16 and over
Ormskirk North & West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)54.9%
4,050 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive41.5%
3,060 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student3.6%
263 residents aged 16 and over
Ormskirk North & West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations24.5%
1,806 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations14%
1,035 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.2%
971 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.5%
771 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations10%
737 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students8.9%
656 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.1%
596 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.1%
449 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.8%
354 residents aged 16 and over
Ormskirk North & West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health49.5%
4,361 residents
Good health33.3%
2,939 residents
Fair health12.5%
1,102 residents
Bad health3.7%
328 residents
Very bad health1%
85 residents
Ormskirk North & West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81.9%
7,220 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act18.1%
1,595 residents
Ormskirk North & West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension53.6%
1,988 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.3%
1,235 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions10.9%
405 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.1%
79 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
2 households
Ormskirk North & 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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