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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005318

Upholland

Upholland is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,570 residents in West Lancashire. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,570

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,244

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

505.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

76.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

14.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

33.1%

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.

Wickersley South, Bramley South & Whiston, Rotherham11,524 residents · 75.4% owned · 16.5% no carKimberley North & Watnall, Broxtowe9,160 residents · 74.7% owned · 16.1% no carAspull & Red Rock, Wigan6,129 residents · 72.8% owned · 15.4% no carEmley & Skelmanthorpe, Kirklees6,569 residents · 76.0% owned · 13.2% no carKiveton, Todwick & Harthill, Rotherham8,649 residents · 73.2% owned · 13.0% no carAdlington & Rivington, Chorley10,025 residents · 76.4% owned · 13.0% 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 Upholland

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

Tenure

Owned76.3%
2,476 households
Social rented12.6%
409 households
Private rented10.4%
337 households
Shared ownership0.6%
18 households
Lives rent free0.1%
4 households
Upholland · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached36.9%
1,198 households
Detached35.3%
1,145 households
Terraced21.8%
708 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement4.7%
151 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.5%
17 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.4%
13 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
9 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Upholland · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household40.2%
1,303 households
2 cars or vans in household33.3%
1,079 households
No cars or vans in household14.1%
456 households
3 or more cars or vans in household12.5%
406 households
Upholland · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms43.5%
1,413 households
4 or more bedrooms27.7%
899 households
2 bedrooms24.6%
797 households
1 bedroom4.2%
136 households
Upholland · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household68.7%
2,230 households
One-person household27.4%
888 households
Other household types3.9%
127 households
Upholland · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household37.9%
1,228 households
1 person in household27.4%
888 households
3 people in household16.6%
539 households
4 people in household13.7%
444 households
5 people in household3.2%
103 households
6 people in household0.9%
29 households
7 people in household0.3%
10 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Upholland · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.1%
1,143 residents
15–2914.4%
1,087 residents
30–4416.6%
1,257 residents
45–6430.4%
2,301 residents
65 and over23.5%
1,782 residents
Upholland · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White98.2%
7,430 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.9%
66 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.4%
33 residents
Other ethnic group0.4%
27 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%
13 residents
Upholland · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above33.1%
2,098 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications18%
1,139 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.9%
1,072 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14%
889 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9%
572 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.5%
412 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.4%
150 residents aged 16 and over
Upholland · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)57.3%
3,627 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive41.1%
2,602 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.6%
104 residents aged 16 and over
Upholland · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.2%
1,466 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.1%
827 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations12.6%
799 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.9%
754 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.4%
656 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.3%
650 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.4%
467 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.9%
372 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.4%
341 residents aged 16 and over
Upholland · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health49.2%
3,727 residents
Good health31.8%
2,410 residents
Fair health13.1%
990 residents
Bad health4.7%
353 residents
Very bad health1.2%
90 residents
Upholland · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80.8%
6,121 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19.2%
1,450 residents
Upholland · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension50.6%
1,643 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.3%
1,081 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions13.2%
428 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.8%
90 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
2 households
Upholland · 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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