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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005415

South Wigston

South Wigston is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,115 residents in Oadby and Wigston. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

8,115

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,572

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,567.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

63.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

24.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

21.9%

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.

Denton North, Tameside6,371 residents · 59.5% owned · 28.2% no carLeigh South East, Wigan7,386 residents · 63.3% owned · 23.8% no carTyldesley North, Wigan8,192 residents · 62.6% owned · 22.0% no carSt George's, Telford and Wrekin5,855 residents · 57.3% owned · 22.1% no carOrford, Warrington9,210 residents · 58.1% owned · 27.1% no carWood End, Oldham5,678 residents · 59.8% owned · 28.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in South Wigston

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

Tenure

Owned63%
2,252 households
Private rented23.1%
825 households
Social rented12.2%
434 households
Shared ownership1.6%
58 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
South Wigston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached47.4%
1,694 households
Terraced32.7%
1,167 households
Detached9.1%
326 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement7.1%
255 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.4%
49 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.3%
45 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1%
36 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
South Wigston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household45.3%
1,617 households
No cars or vans in household24.2%
864 households
2 cars or vans in household22.8%
814 households
3 or more cars or vans in household7.8%
277 households
South Wigston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms43.2%
1,543 households
3 bedrooms40.8%
1,457 households
4 or more bedrooms9.3%
333 households
1 bedroom6.7%
239 households
South Wigston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household62.5%
2,232 households
One-person household32.8%
1,172 households
Other household types4.7%
167 households
South Wigston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household33.1%
1,183 households
1 person in household32.8%
1,172 households
3 people in household17.2%
613 households
4 people in household11.9%
425 households
5 people in household3.5%
125 households
6 people in household1%
37 households
7 people in household0.3%
12 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
South Wigston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.3%
1,484 residents
15–2917.7%
1,433 residents
30–4420%
1,623 residents
45–6425.5%
2,068 residents
65 and over18.6%
1,509 residents
South Wigston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White87.6%
7,111 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh6.2%
506 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.6%
293 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.6%
131 residents
Other ethnic group0.9%
75 residents
South Wigston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications23.6%
1,541 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above21.9%
1,433 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.5%
1,142 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.2%
993 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.9%
774 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.2%
467 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.7%
179 residents aged 16 and over
South Wigston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)60.6%
3,954 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive38%
2,482 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.4%
93 residents aged 16 and over
South Wigston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations18%
1,175 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.4%
1,135 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations15.5%
1,010 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.4%
810 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9%
588 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8.3%
545 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations7.5%
492 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.1%
462 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.7%
310 residents aged 16 and over
South Wigston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health42.1%
3,419 residents
Good health37.4%
3,032 residents
Fair health14.8%
1,202 residents
Bad health4.4%
357 residents
Very bad health1.3%
105 residents
South Wigston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act79.5%
6,453 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act20.5%
1,662 residents
South Wigston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension42%
1,499 households
Household is deprived in one dimension36.9%
1,317 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions17.6%
629 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.4%
122 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
5 households
South Wigston · 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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