Clayton-le-Woods

Chorley · North West · population 9,992 · 6 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

84Area Score / 100 ?
  • #1,067 of 6,856 in England
  • #134 of 932 in North West
  • #4 of 14 in Chorley
  • Least deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents9,733
Median age (est.)44
Density1,653per km²
No qualifications13%
Degree or above39%
No car or van8%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 9%25–44 24%45–64 28%65+ 21%

Tenure

Own outright: 43%Mortgage/shared: 42%Social rent: 7%Private rent: 8%
Own outright 43%Mortgage/shared 42%Social rent 7%Private rent 8%

Households

One person: 25%Couple, no children: 20%Couple with children: 30%Lone parent: 9%Other: 16%
One person 25%Couple, no children 20%Couple with children 30%Lone parent 9%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 25% · Managers & directors 15% · Associate professional 15%

All occupation groups
Professional25%
Managers & directors15%
Associate professional15%
Administrative10%
Skilled trades8%
Caring & leisure8%
Elementary7%
Sales & customer service7%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 97%Asian: 1%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 97%Asian 1%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 62% · No religion 32% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 4%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

Clayton-le-Woods is in the least-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #1,067 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #4 of 14 in Chorley. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (90) and lowest on Health (55). Typical homes here sold for about £259,000 over the past year, up 16% across five years (from 133 sales), 18% above the wider Chorley median of £220,000. Put together — a relatively un-deprived area with homes that are cheap by national standards — it ranks among England's best value, #211 of 6,851 priced neighbourhoods. Typical household take-home income is around £40,919 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 51 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 80 · #1,362
Employment 70 · #2,027
Education 82 · #1,225
Health 55 · #3,076
Crime 66 · #2,336
Housing & access 71 · #1,972
Living environment 90 · #656

House prices ?

£259,000median (12m) · +7.9% yr · n=133
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£259,000133+7.9%+16.4%
Detached£340,00075+3.0%+22.1%
Semi-detached£185,00050+5.6%+24.2%
Terraced£205,0007+51.4%+66.0%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=1)
This area£259,000
Chorley£220,000
North West£225,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£40,919±£5,726 · #3,141 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£36,498
Price-to-income ?6.3×typical home ÷ net income — less stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

97Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

51 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 506 offences
Chorley61
North West82
England83

Rank #2,172 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences234
Theft130
Burglary12
Vehicle crime28
Criminal damage & arson45
Public order & weapons37
Drugs3
Robbery6
Other11

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 152 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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