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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001194

Heaton Moor

Heaton Moor is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,376 residents in Stockport. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Stockport
6,376

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,656

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,420.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

76.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

13.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

55.7%

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.

Hitchin Highbury, North Hertfordshire7,868 residents · 74.3% owned · 14.3% no carTunbridge Wells West, Tunbridge Wells7,572 residents · 71.0% owned · 16.6% no carLacey Green & Wilmslow Park, Cheshire East6,781 residents · 70.3% owned · 10.8% no carWokingham West & South, Wokingham8,753 residents · 74.5% owned · 9.9% no carAigburth & Grassendale, Liverpool9,037 residents · 72.3% owned · 20.3% no carCoxlodge & West Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne10,047 residents · 73.7% owned · 22.3% no car

Most similar within Stockport

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Heaton Mersey, Stockport7,905 residents · 79.6% owned · 13.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Heaton Moor

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

Tenure

Owned76.9%
2,042 households
Private rented16.3%
432 households
Social rented4.7%
126 households
Shared ownership2.1%
56 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Heaton Moor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached34.1%
905 households
Semi-detached32.1%
851 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement18.9%
503 households
Terraced6.9%
183 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits6%
158 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.2%
31 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.8%
22 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Heaton Moor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.5%
1,180 households
2 cars or vans in household33.2%
882 households
No cars or vans in household13.1%
348 households
3 or more cars or vans in household9.2%
243 households
Heaton Moor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

4 or more bedrooms42.3%
1,124 households
3 bedrooms27.5%
729 households
2 bedrooms19.1%
506 households
1 bedroom11.1%
296 households
Heaton Moor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household65.1%
1,726 households
One-person household30.7%
815 households
Other household types4.2%
112 households
Heaton Moor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household31.9%
848 households
1 person in household30.7%
815 households
4 people in household17.1%
453 households
3 people in household14.1%
374 households
5 people in household4.7%
125 households
6 people in household0.9%
25 households
7 people in household0.3%
9 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
7 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Heaton Moor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.8%
1,200 residents
15–2913.6%
869 residents
30–4419.4%
1,234 residents
45–6428.2%
1,800 residents
65 and over19.9%
1,271 residents
Heaton Moor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White84.6%
5,393 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh9%
573 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.2%
207 residents
Other ethnic group2.2%
141 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1%
61 residents
Heaton Moor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above55.7%
2,844 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications12%
614 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications11.1%
566 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications9.8%
503 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications6.1%
312 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.6%
184 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications1.6%
84 residents aged 16 and over
Heaton Moor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)61.6%
3,148 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive37.2%
1,900 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.2%
62 residents aged 16 and over
Heaton Moor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations27.1%
1,385 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations26.1%
1,333 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.6%
590 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.2%
522 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations6.3%
323 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.4%
277 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.2%
264 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations5%
256 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3%
155 residents aged 16 and over
Heaton Moor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health56.6%
3,606 residents
Good health30.3%
1,929 residents
Fair health9.8%
622 residents
Bad health2.6%
163 residents
Very bad health0.9%
56 residents
Heaton Moor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act85.5%
5,453 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act14.5%
923 residents
Heaton Moor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension59.2%
1,572 households
Household is deprived in one dimension30%
796 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions9%
238 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.6%
42 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
7 households
Heaton Moor · 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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