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Homes rented privately

14.6% to 56.7%

Homes rented privately ranged from 14.6% in Norbreck to 56.7% in Talbot — a gap of 42.1 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 21 of 21 current wards with comparable figures.

A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.

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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

Homes rented privately · 21 March 2021
WardShareCountPopulation or households covered
Norbreck14.6%3952,704
Park15.4%4693,053
Stanley16.7%4052,424
Ingthorpe18.1%5853,228
Clifton22%6853,109
Greenlands23.1%7423,208
Anchorsholme23.3%7343,155
Marton23.9%7183,000
Squires Gate24%6962,897
Highfield24.2%8143,362
Bispham29.4%7542,566
Hawes Side31.5%1,0083,199
Warbreck32.7%9833,007
Layton34.5%1,1313,274
Tyldesley34.9%1,0703,068
Victoria40.1%1,2043,006
Brunswick40.2%1,3603,382
Waterloo43.3%1,4073,252
Claremont51.9%1,7853,442
Bloomfield55.5%1,8313,301
Talbot56.7%1,7983,171
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People reporting bad or very bad health

6.5% to 11.7%

People reporting bad or very bad health ranged from 6.5% in Marton to 11.7% in Claremont — a gap of 5.3 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 21 of 21 current wards with comparable figures.

Residents described their own health. Differences in age matter, so this is a prompt to investigate needs, not a score for local health services.

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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

People reporting bad or very bad health · 21 March 2021
WardShareCountPopulation or households covered
Marton6.5%4296,649
Stanley6.8%3495,106
Norbreck6.9%4115,999
Squires Gate7.2%4686,537
Greenlands7.5%5216,933
Bispham8.1%4475,526
Tyldesley8.4%5836,977
Warbreck8.7%6267,155
Highfield8.8%6377,198
Layton8.9%6307,116
Hawes Side9.2%6567,146
Victoria9.3%6106,592
Talbot9.6%6266,517
Anchorsholme9.7%5996,194
Brunswick10.2%7677,540
Waterloo10.2%7417,238
Park10.4%7216,951
Ingthorpe10.5%6866,547
Clifton10.6%6936,557
Bloomfield11.6%8817,575
Claremont11.7%8247,017
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People aged 65 or over

12.8% to 34.2%

People aged 65 or over ranged from 12.8% in Bloomfield to 34.2% in Anchorsholme — a gap of 21.4 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 21 of 21 current wards with comparable figures.

Age helps locate demand for accessible homes, transport and support. Being older does not itself mean someone needs care.

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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

People aged 65 or over · 21 March 2021
WardShareCountPopulation or households covered
Bloomfield12.8%9707,578
Brunswick13.7%1,0307,545
Claremont13.8%9667,005
Park14.4%1,0036,953
Victoria17.2%1,1316,589
Talbot17.2%1,1226,521
Hawes Side18.1%1,2887,134
Layton18.2%1,2977,128
Tyldesley18.6%1,3016,977
Marton19.7%1,3086,653
Waterloo20.1%1,4587,240
Greenlands20.6%1,4286,937
Clifton20.6%1,3486,536
Warbreck23%1,6477,151
Ingthorpe23.2%1,5176,534
Highfield24.9%1,7977,207
Squires Gate25.9%1,6926,530
Bispham27%1,4975,542
Stanley27.8%1,4195,106
Norbreck31%1,8595,999
Anchorsholme34.2%2,1266,211
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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

18.1% to 32%

People aged 16+ with no qualifications ranged from 18.1% in Marton to 32% in Bloomfield — a gap of 13.9 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 21 of 21 current wards with comparable figures.

Formal qualifications are only one part of someone's skills. Training decisions also need current vacancies, employment and residents' experience.

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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

People aged 16+ with no qualifications · 21 March 2021
WardShareCountPopulation or households covered
Marton18.1%9995,518
Norbreck20.4%1,0565,165
Greenlands21.6%1,2315,693
Bispham21.9%1,0294,702
Warbreck22%1,3306,043
Squires Gate22.3%1,2375,546
Layton22.7%1,3235,832
Ingthorpe22.9%1,2585,486
Stanley23.2%1,0134,361
Tyldesley23.7%1,3365,636
Highfield24.6%1,4755,991
Hawes Side25%1,4125,656
Anchorsholme25.3%1,3605,380
Waterloo25.4%1,5526,122
Brunswick25.4%1,4915,879
Park26.2%1,4235,428
Talbot27.1%1,5255,624
Clifton27.5%1,4635,329
Victoria28.3%1,4965,292
Claremont29%1,6695,759
Bloomfield32%1,8925,914
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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

17.6% to 26.4%

People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent ranged from 17.6% in Bloomfield to 26.4% in Marton — a gap of 8.8 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 21 of 21 current wards with comparable figures.

Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.

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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent · 21 March 2021
WardShareCountPopulation or households covered
Bloomfield17.6%1,0385,914
Clifton18.4%9825,329
Hawes Side18.8%1,0625,656
Claremont18.9%1,0885,759
Victoria19%1,0035,292
Anchorsholme21.3%1,1455,380
Highfield21.8%1,3085,991
Waterloo21.9%1,3396,122
Park22%1,1935,428
Ingthorpe22.8%1,2495,486
Brunswick22.8%1,3425,879
Talbot23.4%1,3145,624
Greenlands23.4%1,3315,693
Tyldesley23.6%1,3305,636
Stanley23.8%1,0374,361
Squires Gate24.8%1,3785,546
Warbreck25.1%1,5176,043
Bispham25.5%1,1974,702
Layton26.1%1,5205,832
Norbreck26.3%1,3595,165
Marton26.4%1,4565,518
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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

15.4% to 40.2%

Households facing two or more measured disadvantages ranged from 15.4% in Norbreck to 40.2% in Bloomfield — a gap of 24.9 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 21 of 21 current wards with comparable figures.

These households met at least two census conditions covering education, employment, health and housing. This is not an income or poverty measure.

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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

Households facing two or more measured disadvantages · 21 March 2021
WardShareCountPopulation or households covered
Norbreck15.4%4152,702
Marton17.7%5343,009
Squires Gate19.2%5552,895
Stanley20.1%4862,422
Greenlands20.8%6643,194
Bispham21.4%5512,570
Layton23%7513,269
Highfield23.1%7763,363
Warbreck23.5%7022,989
Anchorsholme24%7543,148
Tyldesley25.3%7753,067
Ingthorpe27.3%8823,232
Hawes Side27.6%8853,203
Victoria29.5%8913,017
Clifton29.8%9273,115
Waterloo29.9%9743,255
Brunswick31.9%1,0743,367
Park32%9753,043
Talbot32.9%1,0403,163
Claremont38.6%1,3303,449
Bloomfield40.2%1,3343,315
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Homes rented from a council or housing association

1.1% to 41.3%

Homes rented from a council or housing association ranged from 1.1% in Norbreck to 41.3% in Park — a gap of 40.3 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 21 of 21 current wards with comparable figures.

The share of social housing describes the homes already here. It does not show the current waiting list or whether enough suitable homes are available.

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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

Homes rented from a council or housing association · 21 March 2021
WardShareCountPopulation or households covered
Norbreck1.1%292,704
Bispham2%522,566
Warbreck2.3%683,007
Marton2.3%703,000
Squires Gate3.1%902,897
Talbot3.8%1223,171
Waterloo4.5%1453,252
Layton5%1633,274
Tyldesley5.4%1663,068
Anchorsholme6%1903,155
Victoria6.3%1883,006
Highfield8.3%2803,362
Stanley8.5%2072,424
Greenlands9.6%3093,208
Hawes Side11.7%3753,199
Bloomfield12.6%4163,301
Brunswick15.8%5343,382
Claremont17.7%6083,442
Clifton22.4%6963,109
Ingthorpe23.8%7673,228
Park41.3%1,2623,053
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AnchorsholmeBisphamBloomfieldBrunswickClaremontCliftonGreenlandsHawes SideHighfieldIngthorpeLaytonMartonNorbreckParkSquires GateStanleyTalbotTyldesleyVictoriaWarbreckWaterloo
21 mapped electoral wards · May 2026. The same wards are available in the named list below. These are council boundaries, not police neighbourhoods.

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These are electoral wards or the explicitly labelled statistical equivalents. They do not necessarily match villages, parishes or police neighbourhoods.

Anchorsholme →6,195 people · census date in profileBispham →5,523 people · census date in profileBloomfield →7,567 people · census date in profileBrunswick →7,538 people · census date in profileClaremont →7,008 people · census date in profileClifton →6,551 people · census date in profileGreenlands →6,931 people · census date in profileHawes Side →7,143 people · census date in profileHighfield →7,201 people · census date in profileIngthorpe →6,545 people · census date in profileLayton →7,117 people · census date in profileMarton →6,653 people · census date in profileNorbreck →5,992 people · census date in profilePark →6,948 people · census date in profileSquires Gate →6,539 people · census date in profileStanley →5,100 people · census date in profileTalbot →6,532 people · census date in profileTyldesley →6,972 people · census date in profileVictoria →6,591 people · census date in profileWarbreck →7,155 people · census date in profileWaterloo →7,249 people · census date in profile