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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001200

Central Stockport, Portwood & Shaw Heath

Central Stockport, Portwood & Shaw Heath is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,889 residents in Stockport. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Stockport
7,889

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,085

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,030.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

23.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

49.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

27.3%

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.

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Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Central Stockport, Portwood & Shaw Heath

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

Tenure

Social rented43.6%
1,780 households
Private rented28.5%
1,163 households
Owned23.9%
978 households
Shared ownership3.8%
154 households
Lives rent free0.2%
10 households
Central Stockport, Portwood & Shaw Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement52.6%
2,148 households
Terraced25.1%
1,024 households
Semi-detached11.7%
477 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse3.5%
143 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits3%
121 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop2.6%
107 households
Detached1.5%
61 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
2 households
Central Stockport, Portwood & Shaw Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household49.2%
2,007 households
1 car or van in household38.5%
1,572 households
2 cars or vans in household9.9%
406 households
3 or more cars or vans in household2.4%
98 households
Central Stockport, Portwood & Shaw Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms43.7%
1,785 households
1 bedroom32.9%
1,343 households
3 bedrooms18.1%
740 households
4 or more bedrooms5.3%
216 households
Central Stockport, Portwood & Shaw Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

One-person household49.2%
2,007 households
Single family household45.7%
1,863 households
Other household types5.1%
210 households
Central Stockport, Portwood & Shaw Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household49.2%
2,007 households
2 people in household27.8%
1,134 households
3 people in household12.8%
522 households
4 people in household6.2%
252 households
5 people in household2.4%
100 households
6 people in household1.1%
44 households
7 people in household0.3%
13 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
11 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Central Stockport, Portwood & Shaw Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.7%
1,474 residents
15–2920.3%
1,604 residents
30–4423.9%
1,882 residents
45–6424.4%
1,922 residents
65 and over12.7%
1,003 residents
Central Stockport, Portwood & Shaw Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White78.5%
6,193 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh10.6%
833 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African5.1%
401 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.4%
271 residents
Other ethnic group2.4%
189 residents
Central Stockport, Portwood & Shaw Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above27.3%
1,731 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications23.7%
1,506 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.5%
982 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.7%
871 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11%
698 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.9%
376 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.9%
182 residents aged 16 and over
Central Stockport, Portwood & Shaw Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)57.7%
3,660 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive40.9%
2,592 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.5%
93 residents aged 16 and over
Central Stockport, Portwood & Shaw Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations17%
1,080 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.3%
1,034 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed15.3%
968 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.6%
861 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.5%
731 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.2%
521 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations7.6%
484 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6%
379 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.5%
288 residents aged 16 and over
Central Stockport, Portwood & Shaw Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health40.6%
3,204 residents
Good health32.8%
2,583 residents
Fair health17.3%
1,364 residents
Bad health7%
552 residents
Very bad health2.3%
184 residents
Central Stockport, Portwood & Shaw Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act73.8%
5,822 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act26.2%
2,065 residents
Central Stockport, Portwood & Shaw Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension35.1%
1,431 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension34.9%
1,424 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions19.7%
803 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions9.7%
397 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.6%
25 households
Central Stockport, Portwood & Shaw Heath · 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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