Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005317

Skelmersdale South East

Skelmersdale South East is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,306 residents in West Lancashire. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,306

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,107

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,777.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

39.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

40.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

17.2%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Skelmersdale South East

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

Tenure

Owned39.5%

1,227 households

Social rented38.2%

1,186 households

Private rented21.5%

668 households

Shared ownership0.6%

19 households

Lives rent free0.2%

7 households

Skelmersdale South East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced57.7%

1,791 households

Semi-detached20.5%

636 households

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement14.5%

450 households

Detached5.8%

181 households

Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1%

31 households

Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%

8 households

In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%

7 households

A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%

1 households

Skelmersdale South East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.2%

1,279 households

No cars or vans in household40.2%

1,248 households

2 cars or vans in household15%

466 households

3 or more cars or vans in household3.6%

113 households

Skelmersdale South East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms53.6%

1,665 households

2 bedrooms19.7%

611 households

4 or more bedrooms16.2%

503 households

1 bedroom10.5%

327 households

Skelmersdale South East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household59.2%

1,837 households

One-person household33.6%

1,044 households

Other household types7.2%

223 households

Skelmersdale South East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household33.6%

1,044 households

2 people in household28.9%

899 households

3 people in household18.1%

563 households

4 people in household11.3%

352 households

5 people in household5.2%

163 households

6 people in household1.7%

54 households

7 people in household0.8%

25 households

8 or more people in household0.2%

6 households

0 people in household0%

0 households

Skelmersdale South East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1521.4%

1,564 residents

15–2920.7%

1,510 residents

30–4420.9%

1,525 residents

45–6424.2%

1,768 residents

65 and over12.9%

939 residents

Skelmersdale South East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.5%

7,049 residents

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.6%

114 residents

Other ethnic group0.8%

57 residents

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.6%

43 residents

Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.5%

40 residents

Skelmersdale South East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications29.6%

1,670 residents aged 16 and over

Level 4 qualifications or above17.2%

974 residents aged 16 and over

Level 2 qualifications15.8%

895 residents aged 16 and over

Level 3 qualifications15.4%

871 residents aged 16 and over

Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.4%

703 residents aged 16 and over

Apprenticeship5.8%

325 residents aged 16 and over

Other qualifications3.7%

210 residents aged 16 and over

Skelmersdale South East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)57.7%

3,257 residents aged 16 and over

Economically inactive40.4%

2,280 residents aged 16 and over

Economically active and a full-time student1.9%

109 residents aged 16 and over

Skelmersdale South East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations28.5%

1,607 residents aged 16 and over

L12 Semi-routine occupations15.5%

877 residents aged 16 and over

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed13%

732 residents aged 16 and over

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations10.2%

577 residents aged 16 and over

L7 Intermediate occupations8.4%

473 residents aged 16 and over

L15 Full-time students7.5%

424 residents aged 16 and over

L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.7%

378 residents aged 16 and over

L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers6.4%

360 residents aged 16 and over

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations3.9%

219 residents aged 16 and over

Skelmersdale South East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health43.3%

3,165 residents

Good health33.7%

2,460 residents

Fair health14.8%

1,078 residents

Bad health6%

441 residents

Very bad health2.2%

159 residents

Skelmersdale South East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act77.6%

5,669 residents

Disabled under the Equality Act22.4%

1,639 residents

Skelmersdale South East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension36.2%

1,123 households

Household is not deprived in any dimension34.8%

1,080 households

Household is deprived in two dimensions21.7%

673 households

Household is deprived in three dimensions7.3%

228 households

Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%

2 households

Skelmersdale South 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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Evidence ledger

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GeographyONS Middle layer Super Output Area E02005317

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Skelmersdale South East

Usual residents

Households

Residents per km²

Households owning their home

Households with no car or van

Adults with a degree or above

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Life in Skelmersdale South East

Tenure

Accommodation type

Car or van availability

Number of bedrooms

Household composition

Household size

Age

Ethnic group

Highest qualification

Economic activity

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

General health

Disability

Household deprivation

Alike on the Census, which is not the same as alike to live in.

Source and date are part of the record.