Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005329

Thornton West

Thornton West is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,344 residents in Wyre. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

9,344

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,212

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,321.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

69.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

18.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

26.2%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Thornton West

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

Tenure

Owned69.9%

2,946 households

Private rented22%

925 households

Social rented7.1%

299 households

Shared ownership1%

42 households

Lives rent free0%

0 households

Thornton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached53.1%

2,236 households

Terraced18.9%

797 households

Detached16.4%

692 households

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement9.2%

387 households

Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1%

41 households

In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.9%

37 households

A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.3%

13 households

Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%

10 households

Thornton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household45%

1,892 households

2 cars or vans in household28.7%

1,208 households

No cars or vans in household18.2%

767 households

3 or more cars or vans in household8.1%

342 households

Thornton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms48%

2,020 households

2 bedrooms29.7%

1,251 households

4 or more bedrooms14%

589 households

1 bedroom8.3%

350 households

Thornton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household63.1%

2,658 households

One-person household32.9%

1,386 households

Other household types4%

167 households

Thornton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household34.9%

1,472 households

1 person in household32.9%

1,386 households

3 people in household16.2%

682 households

4 people in household11.9%

501 households

5 people in household3.2%

134 households

6 people in household0.7%

30 households

7 people in household0.1%

6 households

8 or more people in household0%

1 households

0 people in household0%

0 households

Thornton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.5%

1,631 residents

15–2916%

1,492 residents

30–4418.5%

1,725 residents

45–6427.2%

2,542 residents

65 and over20.9%

1,953 residents

Thornton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.7%

9,124 residents

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.1%

107 residents

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.9%

84 residents

Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%

17 residents

Other ethnic group0.1%

11 residents

Thornton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above26.2%

1,990 residents aged 16 and over

Level 3 qualifications20.8%

1,580 residents aged 16 and over

No qualifications18.1%

1,377 residents aged 16 and over

Level 2 qualifications15.6%

1,188 residents aged 16 and over

Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.9%

753 residents aged 16 and over

Apprenticeship7.1%

543 residents aged 16 and over

Other qualifications2.3%

172 residents aged 16 and over

Thornton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)57.8%

4,393 residents aged 16 and over

Economically inactive40.3%

3,065 residents aged 16 and over

Economically active and a full-time student1.9%

142 residents aged 16 and over

Thornton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations21%

1,595 residents aged 16 and over

L7 Intermediate occupations14.6%

1,110 residents aged 16 and over

L12 Semi-routine occupations13.3%

1,012 residents aged 16 and over

L13 Routine occupations11.8%

897 residents aged 16 and over

L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.6%

883 residents aged 16 and over

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations8.6%

655 residents aged 16 and over

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.6%

581 residents aged 16 and over

L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.3%

478 residents aged 16 and over

L15 Full-time students5.1%

391 residents aged 16 and over

Thornton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health45.1%

4,216 residents

Good health33.3%

3,106 residents

Fair health15.4%

1,438 residents

Bad health4.8%

444 residents

Very bad health1.5%

137 residents

Thornton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act78.1%

7,294 residents

Disabled under the Equality Act21.9%

2,050 residents

Thornton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension46.2%

1,944 households

Household is deprived in one dimension35.4%

1,490 households

Household is deprived in two dimensions14.6%

615 households

Household is deprived in three dimensions3.7%

157 households

Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%

5 households

Thornton 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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Thornton West

Usual residents

Households

Residents per km²

Households owning their home

Households with no car or van

Adults with a degree or above

Neighbourhoods most like this one

Life in Thornton West

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.