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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001192

Heaton Chapel & Shaw Road

Heaton Chapel & Shaw Road is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,557 residents in Stockport. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Stockport
6,557

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,858

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,611.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

69.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

21.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

51.4%

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.

Sutton Coldfield South & Central, Birmingham8,473 residents · 72.7% owned · 18.7% no carDorking South, Mole Valley7,323 residents · 66.4% owned · 15.9% no carAigburth & Grassendale, Liverpool9,037 residents · 72.3% owned · 20.3% no carPen-y-lan South, Cardiff6,673 residents · 62.2% owned · 24.7% no carWestbury Village, Bristol, City of6,309 residents · 70.5% owned · 18.9% no carVictoria Park, Cardiff5,937 residents · 71.8% owned · 22.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Heaton Chapel & Shaw Road

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

Tenure

Owned69.1%
1,976 households
Private rented22.5%
643 households
Social rented8%
229 households
Shared ownership0.3%
10 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Heaton Chapel & Shaw Road · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached40.6%
1,159 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement19.1%
545 households
Terraced16.3%
467 households
Detached10.5%
301 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits10.2%
292 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.9%
54 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.3%
38 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Heaton Chapel & Shaw Road · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.7%
1,249 households
2 cars or vans in household28.4%
811 households
No cars or vans in household21.3%
608 households
3 or more cars or vans in household6.6%
189 households
Heaton Chapel & Shaw Road · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

4 or more bedrooms31.7%
905 households
3 bedrooms29.6%
846 households
1 bedroom20.1%
574 households
2 bedrooms18.6%
532 households
Heaton Chapel & Shaw Road · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household59.1%
1,688 households
One-person household35.2%
1,006 households
Other household types5.6%
160 households
Heaton Chapel & Shaw Road · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household35.2%
1,007 households
2 people in household30.9%
882 households
4 people in household14.8%
424 households
3 people in household13.7%
392 households
5 people in household4.1%
118 households
6 people in household0.8%
24 households
7 people in household0.2%
7 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Heaton Chapel & Shaw Road · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.8%
1,037 residents
15–2915.3%
1,002 residents
30–4422.9%
1,502 residents
45–6427.5%
1,804 residents
65 and over18.5%
1,211 residents
Heaton Chapel & Shaw Road · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White84.9%
5,566 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh10%
653 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.7%
180 residents
Other ethnic group1.4%
91 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1%
67 residents
Heaton Chapel & Shaw Road · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above51.4%
2,800 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications13.6%
741 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications12.1%
657 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications9.8%
534 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7%
381 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.1%
225 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2%
109 residents aged 16 and over
Heaton Chapel & Shaw Road · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)63.7%
3,469 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive34.9%
1,898 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.4%
78 residents aged 16 and over
Heaton Chapel & Shaw Road · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations25.2%
1,372 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations24.4%
1,329 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.9%
595 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.8%
531 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations7.8%
424 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.6%
361 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations6.4%
350 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.4%
293 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.5%
191 residents aged 16 and over
Heaton Chapel & Shaw Road · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health52.2%
3,426 residents
Good health31.7%
2,079 residents
Fair health11.2%
736 residents
Bad health3.8%
247 residents
Very bad health1.1%
69 residents
Heaton Chapel & Shaw Road · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83.5%
5,478 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act16.5%
1,079 residents
Heaton Chapel & Shaw Road · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension56.5%
1,615 households
Household is deprived in one dimension30.3%
865 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions10.3%
295 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.2%
62 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.7%
19 households
Heaton Chapel & Shaw Road · 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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