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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001199

Heaton Mersey

Heaton Mersey is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,905 residents in Stockport. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Stockport
7,905

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,402

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,783.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

79.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

13.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

53.6%

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 carMoortown, Leeds7,811 residents · 72.8% owned · 17.3% no carSale East, Trafford8,024 residents · 78.9% owned · 14.5% no carPrimley Park & Wigton Moor, Leeds7,805 residents · 76.1% owned · 15.7% no carRhiwbina Village, Cardiff7,489 residents · 80.5% owned · 13.8% no carSale North, Trafford8,550 residents · 68.1% owned · 19.9% no car

Most similar within Stockport

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Norris Bank, Stockport6,278 residents · 74.8% owned · 15.6% no carCheadle Hulme Orrishmere, Stockport7,841 residents · 81.4% owned · 13.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Heaton Mersey

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

Tenure

Owned79.6%
2,709 households
Private rented16.4%
559 households
Social rented3.1%
104 households
Shared ownership0.9%
29 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Heaton Mersey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached38.4%
1,308 households
Terraced22.8%
777 households
Detached22.1%
752 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement14.9%
506 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.9%
31 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.4%
15 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
13 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Heaton Mersey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household47.8%
1,625 households
2 cars or vans in household31%
1,055 households
No cars or vans in household13.8%
471 households
3 or more cars or vans in household7.4%
251 households
Heaton Mersey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms42.3%
1,439 households
4 or more bedrooms24.5%
832 households
2 bedrooms24.4%
830 households
1 bedroom8.8%
301 households
Heaton Mersey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household62.7%
2,130 households
One-person household32.9%
1,119 households
Other household types4.4%
150 households
Heaton Mersey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household32.9%
1,118 households
2 people in household32.1%
1,093 households
3 people in household14.6%
498 households
4 people in household14.3%
488 households
5 people in household3.9%
132 households
6 people in household1.2%
41 households
7 people in household0.6%
21 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
11 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Heaton Mersey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.6%
1,390 residents
15–2914.2%
1,121 residents
30–4422.4%
1,771 residents
45–6426.6%
2,103 residents
65 and over19.2%
1,520 residents
Heaton Mersey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White76.1%
6,013 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh16.2%
1,277 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.4%
271 residents
Other ethnic group3.2%
253 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.1%
90 residents
Heaton Mersey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above53.6%
3,463 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications13.3%
860 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications10.9%
705 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications10.6%
685 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications5.9%
381 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.7%
239 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications1.9%
125 residents aged 16 and over
Heaton Mersey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)62.6%
4,045 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive35.8%
2,310 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.6%
102 residents aged 16 and over
Heaton Mersey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations27.5%
1,774 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations23%
1,482 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.3%
795 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.8%
632 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.6%
423 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations6.4%
411 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.9%
384 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations5.3%
344 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.3%
212 residents aged 16 and over
Heaton Mersey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health54.6%
4,317 residents
Good health31.6%
2,499 residents
Fair health10.2%
803 residents
Bad health2.8%
224 residents
Very bad health0.8%
62 residents
Heaton Mersey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act85.8%
6,781 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act14.2%
1,124 residents
Heaton Mersey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension59.8%
2,036 households
Household is deprived in one dimension29.1%
990 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions9%
306 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.9%
64 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
7 households
Heaton Mersey · 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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