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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005316

Skelmersdale East

Skelmersdale East is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,583 residents in West Lancashire. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

6,583

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,707

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,510.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

52.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

33.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

20.0%

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.

Barncroft & Warren Park, Havant5,819 residents · 47.9% owned · 25.8% no carSutton Forest Side & New Cross, Ashfield10,279 residents · 54.9% owned · 26.8% no carHindley East, Wigan7,986 residents · 59.4% owned · 25.4% no carWheatley & Ovenden West, Calderdale7,780 residents · 56.2% owned · 31.6% no carHulme, Warrington8,070 residents · 45.6% owned · 30.7% no carBridgwater South, Sedgemoor7,827 residents · 42.9% owned · 28.1% no car

Most similar within West Lancashire

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Skelmersdale Central, West Lancashire8,876 residents · 47.8% owned · 33.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Skelmersdale East

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

Tenure

Owned52.8%
1,430 households
Social rented30.5%
826 households
Private rented16%
433 households
Lives rent free0.4%
11 households
Shared ownership0.3%
7 households
Skelmersdale East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced36.4%
985 households
Semi-detached25.9%
700 households
Detached24.9%
674 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement12.2%
329 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
8 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.2%
6 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
2 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Skelmersdale East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household37.9%
1,025 households
No cars or vans in household33.2%
897 households
2 cars or vans in household22.8%
616 households
3 or more cars or vans in household6.2%
167 households
Skelmersdale East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms54.7%
1,480 households
4 or more bedrooms21.5%
582 households
2 bedrooms16.2%
438 households
1 bedroom7.5%
204 households
Skelmersdale East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household63.2%
1,710 households
One-person household30.6%
829 households
Other household types6.2%
168 households
Skelmersdale East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household30.6%
827 households
2 people in household29.6%
800 households
3 people in household18.2%
494 households
4 people in household14.6%
394 households
5 people in household4.8%
129 households
6 people in household1.4%
37 households
7 people in household0.7%
18 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
8 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Skelmersdale East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1521.1%
1,389 residents
15–2918.6%
1,222 residents
30–4421.1%
1,391 residents
45–6425%
1,647 residents
65 and over14.2%
937 residents
Skelmersdale East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.7%
6,370 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.4%
93 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.9%
59 residents
Other ethnic group0.7%
46 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%
16 residents
Skelmersdale East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications24.6%
1,254 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above20%
1,021 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.5%
892 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications17.4%
887 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.8%
604 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.4%
326 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.3%
119 residents aged 16 and over
Skelmersdale East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)60.5%
3,085 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive37.8%
1,931 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.7%
87 residents aged 16 and over
Skelmersdale East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations22.6%
1,154 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations15.7%
799 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.2%
723 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed11.1%
569 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.6%
490 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.1%
415 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.3%
324 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.3%
322 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations6%
308 residents aged 16 and over
Skelmersdale East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health45.2%
2,973 residents
Good health33.8%
2,226 residents
Fair health14.4%
948 residents
Bad health5.2%
342 residents
Very bad health1.4%
94 residents
Skelmersdale East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act77.9%
5,129 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act22.1%
1,454 residents
Skelmersdale East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension38%
1,027 households
Household is deprived in one dimension37.1%
1,002 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions18.3%
494 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions6.1%
164 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.6%
17 households
Skelmersdale East · 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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