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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005315

Aughton

Aughton is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,036 residents in West Lancashire. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

8,036

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,380

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

484.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

88.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

9.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

41.9%

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.

New Longton & Hutton, South Ribble6,116 residents · 87.0% owned · 7.5% no carFormby South West, Sefton5,644 residents · 88.7% owned · 11.1% no carPoulton, Raby Mere & Thornton Hough, Wirral6,982 residents · 87.8% owned · 9.1% no carHolmes Chapel, Cheshire East6,669 residents · 80.9% owned · 10.2% no carKirby Muxloe & Thurlaston, Blaby7,551 residents · 82.0% owned · 8.7% no carSaltford, Farmborough & Timsbury, Bath and North East Somerset9,572 residents · 80.4% owned · 8.9% no car

Most similar within West Lancashire

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Parbold, Appley Bridge & Wrightington, West Lancashire6,505 residents · 86.3% owned · 6.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Aughton

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

Tenure

Owned88%
2,973 households
Private rented7%
237 households
Social rented3.9%
131 households
Shared ownership1%
35 households
Lives rent free0.1%
4 households
Aughton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached53.4%
1,804 households
Semi-detached32.1%
1,084 households
Terraced7.5%
254 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement6%
202 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.7%
22 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.2%
6 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
5 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.1%
2 households
Aughton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

2 cars or vans in household39.9%
1,348 households
1 car or van in household37.6%
1,269 households
3 or more cars or vans in household12.9%
437 households
No cars or vans in household9.6%
325 households
Aughton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

4 or more bedrooms42.6%
1,441 households
3 bedrooms36.7%
1,242 households
2 bedrooms17.8%
602 households
1 bedroom2.8%
95 households
Aughton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household70.2%
2,373 households
One-person household26.9%
910 households
Other household types2.9%
97 households
Aughton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household38.3%
1,296 households
1 person in household26.9%
910 households
3 people in household15.4%
519 households
4 people in household14.3%
482 households
5 people in household4%
134 households
6 people in household0.9%
30 households
7 people in household0.2%
6 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Aughton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514.5%
1,164 residents
15–2912.6%
1,010 residents
30–4413.1%
1,054 residents
45–6429.8%
2,397 residents
65 and over30%
2,411 residents
Aughton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.7%
7,772 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.4%
116 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.3%
104 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.3%
26 residents
Other ethnic group0.2%
19 residents
Aughton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above41.9%
2,838 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.7%
1,064 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications14.4%
975 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12.8%
865 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.7%
523 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.4%
369 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.1%
144 residents aged 16 and over
Aughton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)52%
3,528 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive46.4%
3,146 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.6%
109 residents aged 16 and over
Aughton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations27.2%
1,844 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations19.2%
1,299 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.2%
895 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.3%
769 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations7.9%
535 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.5%
439 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations6.1%
411 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.2%
352 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.5%
235 residents aged 16 and over
Aughton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health52.7%
4,235 residents
Good health31%
2,490 residents
Fair health11.6%
934 residents
Bad health3.3%
267 residents
Very bad health1.4%
109 residents
Aughton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82.4%
6,619 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act17.6%
1,418 residents
Aughton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension56.3%
1,902 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.5%
1,098 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions10.2%
344 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.1%
36 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
0 households
Aughton · 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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