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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001191

Woodley

Woodley is a Census neighbourhood of about 5,741 residents in Stockport. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Stockport
5,741

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,632

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,049

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

72.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

19.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

29.5%

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.

Upton West, Wirral8,071 residents · 74.7% owned · 18.2% no carNetley, Eastleigh5,443 residents · 62.0% owned · 14.9% no carRastrick West, Calderdale7,986 residents · 67.4% owned · 22.1% no carOssett South East & Horbury Bridge, Wakefield9,050 residents · 65.5% owned · 21.5% no carYeadon East, Leeds5,862 residents · 69.9% owned · 19.9% no carLeigh South, Wigan7,705 residents · 66.9% owned · 20.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Woodley

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

Tenure

Owned72.5%
1,907 households
Social rented17.9%
471 households
Private rented8.1%
213 households
Shared ownership1.4%
37 households
Lives rent free0.2%
4 households
Woodley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached50.1%
1,319 households
Terraced15.8%
417 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement15.8%
416 households
Detached15.5%
409 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.3%
35 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.8%
22 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
12 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Woodley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household40.6%
1,068 households
2 cars or vans in household30.8%
810 households
No cars or vans in household19.7%
517 households
3 or more cars or vans in household9%
236 households
Woodley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms43%
1,132 households
2 bedrooms23.5%
619 households
4 or more bedrooms19%
500 households
1 bedroom14.5%
381 households
Woodley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household61.2%
1,610 households
One-person household35.3%
927 households
Other household types3.5%
92 households
Woodley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household35.3%
928 households
2 people in household34.4%
904 households
3 people in household14.4%
379 households
4 people in household11.7%
308 households
5 people in household3.2%
84 households
6 people in household0.7%
19 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
5 households
7 people in household0.2%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Woodley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514.5%
834 residents
15–2913.5%
773 residents
30–4418.5%
1,064 residents
45–6427.9%
1,602 residents
65 and over25.6%
1,471 residents
Woodley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.1%
5,521 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.8%
103 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.1%
65 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.5%
27 residents
Other ethnic group0.5%
27 residents
Woodley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above29.5%
1,436 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.6%
904 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications16.7%
815 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15%
729 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10%
486 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.8%
379 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.5%
120 residents aged 16 and over
Woodley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)56.1%
2,728 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive42.5%
2,066 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.5%
72 residents aged 16 and over
Woodley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.8%
1,109 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations14%
679 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.9%
628 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.9%
577 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations11.4%
555 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.2%
497 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.2%
348 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.8%
281 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students3.9%
191 residents aged 16 and over
Woodley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health44.6%
2,559 residents
Good health34.2%
1,962 residents
Fair health14.9%
858 residents
Bad health4.6%
266 residents
Very bad health1.7%
96 residents
Woodley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act79.8%
4,579 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act20.2%
1,162 residents
Woodley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension49.2%
1,295 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.4%
852 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions14.4%
379 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.9%
102 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
3 households
Woodley · 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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