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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005330

Thornton East & Carleton West

Thornton East & Carleton West is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,795 residents in Wyre. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

8,795

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,942

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,559.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

86.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

10.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

30.2%

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.

Exmouth Halsdon, East Devon6,864 residents · 79.5% owned · 12.3% no carHerrington & Doxford, Sunderland6,883 residents · 81.0% owned · 15.9% no carSt Austell East & Carlyon Bay, Cornwall9,603 residents · 75.4% owned · 11.1% no carHarwood, Bolton8,350 residents · 85.4% owned · 13.5% no carSeasalter, Canterbury8,732 residents · 80.3% owned · 10.9% no carExmouth Brixington, East Devon6,344 residents · 79.2% owned · 12.0% no car

Most similar within Wyre

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Poulton South, Wyre8,298 residents · 85.9% owned · 10.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Thornton East & Carleton West

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

Tenure

Owned86.1%
3,394 households
Private rented12%
473 households
Social rented1.5%
61 households
Shared ownership0.4%
14 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Thornton East & Carleton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached50.7%
2,000 households
Detached38.5%
1,517 households
Terraced5.7%
223 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure2.3%
91 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement1.8%
72 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.5%
20 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
15 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
5 households
Thornton East & Carleton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.2%
1,744 households
2 cars or vans in household33.6%
1,323 households
3 or more cars or vans in household11.4%
450 households
No cars or vans in household10.8%
425 households
Thornton East & Carleton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms40%
1,576 households
2 bedrooms32%
1,262 households
4 or more bedrooms24.6%
971 households
1 bedroom3.4%
133 households
Thornton East & Carleton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household67.7%
2,669 households
One-person household28.4%
1,119 households
Other household types3.9%
153 households
Thornton East & Carleton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household41.3%
1,627 households
1 person in household28.4%
1,119 households
3 people in household14.9%
587 households
4 people in household11.5%
455 households
5 people in household2.9%
114 households
6 people in household0.7%
29 households
7 people in household0.2%
7 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Thornton East & Carleton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1513.5%
1,186 residents
15–2912.3%
1,082 residents
30–4414%
1,231 residents
45–6430.6%
2,691 residents
65 and over29.6%
2,606 residents
Thornton East & Carleton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White98.2%
8,640 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.8%
73 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.6%
55 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%
18 residents
Other ethnic group0.1%
8 residents
Thornton East & Carleton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above30.2%
2,269 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.6%
1,396 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications16.2%
1,216 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.4%
1,157 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.9%
742 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.1%
535 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
196 residents aged 16 and over
Thornton East & Carleton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)52.1%
3,914 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive46.1%
3,464 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.8%
132 residents aged 16 and over
Thornton East & Carleton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.7%
1,778 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations15.8%
1,189 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.8%
960 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12.1%
909 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.9%
817 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations8.1%
610 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.9%
445 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.8%
434 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.9%
369 residents aged 16 and over
Thornton East & Carleton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health46.1%
4,056 residents
Good health33.9%
2,980 residents
Fair health14.1%
1,241 residents
Bad health4.6%
407 residents
Very bad health1.3%
111 residents
Thornton East & Carleton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80.3%
7,066 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19.7%
1,729 residents
Thornton East & Carleton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension50.9%
2,006 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.1%
1,385 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions12.4%
489 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.5%
61 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
1 households
Thornton East & Carleton 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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