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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001196

Romiley & Compstall

Romiley & Compstall is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,831 residents in Stockport. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Stockport
7,831

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,424

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,065.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

76.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

17.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

35.7%

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.

West Boldon, South Tyneside5,896 residents · 76.1% owned · 18.4% no carRatton, Eastbourne8,190 residents · 74.4% owned · 16.5% no carCulcheth East & Hollins Green, Warrington6,483 residents · 78.1% owned · 14.1% no carCaerleon, Newport7,971 residents · 77.7% owned · 14.0% no carMold, Flintshire10,148 residents · 67.6% owned · 19.1% no carKimberley North & Watnall, Broxtowe9,160 residents · 74.7% owned · 16.1% no car

Most similar within Stockport

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Marple & Hawk Green, Stockport5,973 residents · 80.2% owned · 15.5% no carMarple & Rose Hill, Stockport7,269 residents · 78.3% owned · 17.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Romiley & Compstall

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

Tenure

Owned76.5%
2,619 households
Social rented12.8%
439 households
Private rented10.2%
349 households
Shared ownership0.4%
15 households
Lives rent free0.1%
2 households
Romiley & Compstall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached38.5%
1,319 households
Detached27.5%
941 households
Terraced20.2%
690 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement11%
375 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.3%
43 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.2%
40 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.4%
14 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Romiley & Compstall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.6%
1,424 households
2 cars or vans in household31.1%
1,064 households
No cars or vans in household17.4%
597 households
3 or more cars or vans in household9.8%
337 households
Romiley & Compstall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms44.8%
1,535 households
4 or more bedrooms23.9%
817 households
2 bedrooms23.3%
799 households
1 bedroom8%
273 households
Romiley & Compstall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household65.7%
2,244 households
One-person household30.6%
1,047 households
Other household types3.7%
127 households
Romiley & Compstall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household35.8%
1,225 households
1 person in household30.6%
1,047 households
3 people in household15.8%
539 households
4 people in household13.6%
465 households
5 people in household3.2%
110 households
6 people in household0.8%
27 households
7 people in household0.2%
7 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
2 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Romiley & Compstall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.8%
1,236 residents
15–2913.7%
1,071 residents
30–4417.3%
1,352 residents
45–6427.2%
2,132 residents
65 and over26.1%
2,041 residents
Romiley & Compstall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White95.8%
7,501 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2%
153 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.1%
83 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.7%
57 residents
Other ethnic group0.5%
37 residents
Romiley & Compstall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above35.7%
2,323 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.8%
1,030 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications15.7%
1,022 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.4%
938 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.6%
627 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.5%
426 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.2%
145 residents aged 16 and over
Romiley & Compstall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)55.1%
3,588 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive43.5%
2,835 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.3%
87 residents aged 16 and over
Romiley & Compstall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.9%
1,558 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations15.9%
1,038 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations14.3%
932 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.1%
724 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations9.9%
647 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations9.1%
593 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.4%
418 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.7%
307 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.5%
291 residents aged 16 and over
Romiley & Compstall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health48.2%
3,773 residents
Good health31.9%
2,502 residents
Fair health14.3%
1,122 residents
Bad health4.4%
347 residents
Very bad health1.1%
87 residents
Romiley & Compstall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80.4%
6,297 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19.6%
1,534 residents
Romiley & Compstall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension49.6%
1,699 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.6%
1,184 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions13.2%
450 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.5%
85 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
4 households
Romiley & Compstall · 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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