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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001202

Edgeley

Edgeley is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,456 residents in Stockport. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Stockport
6,456

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,184

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,525.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

46.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

35.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

34.9%

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.

Netherfield & Colwick, Gedling7,324 residents · 55.3% owned · 27.0% no carFairfield & Howley, Warrington11,285 residents · 40.4% owned · 32.4% no carPatricroft, Salford7,329 residents · 45.8% owned · 31.6% no carLeigh Central, Wigan7,358 residents · 45.4% owned · 37.5% no carDenton Holme & Harraby Green, Carlisle9,334 residents · 55.6% owned · 31.7% no carAylestone North & Saffron Fields, Leicester7,256 residents · 40.7% owned · 33.5% no car

Most similar within Stockport

The closest matches in the same local authority.

South Reddish & Heaton Norris, Stockport6,410 residents · 56.4% owned · 29.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Edgeley

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

Tenure

Owned46.3%
1,474 households
Private rented32.4%
1,033 households
Social rented19.9%
635 households
Shared ownership1.3%
40 households
Lives rent free0.1%
2 households
Edgeley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced63.5%
2,019 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement18.9%
600 households
Semi-detached10.1%
322 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse2.7%
85 households
Detached1.9%
61 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.8%
56 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.2%
37 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Edgeley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household48.1%
1,530 households
No cars or vans in household35.3%
1,123 households
2 cars or vans in household14.1%
447 households
3 or more cars or vans in household2.5%
80 households
Edgeley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms63%
2,003 households
3 bedrooms20.8%
663 households
1 bedroom12.1%
384 households
4 or more bedrooms4.1%
131 households
Edgeley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household55.3%
1,759 households
One-person household38.9%
1,236 households
Other household types5.8%
183 households
Edgeley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household38.8%
1,236 households
2 people in household35%
1,114 households
3 people in household16%
509 households
4 people in household7.1%
227 households
5 people in household2.1%
66 households
6 people in household0.7%
21 households
7 people in household0.3%
8 households
8 or more people in household0%
1 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Edgeley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.1%
1,105 residents
15–2919.8%
1,280 residents
30–4427.7%
1,788 residents
45–6423.7%
1,534 residents
65 and over11.6%
752 residents
Edgeley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White85.5%
5,517 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh5.9%
380 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.5%
292 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.2%
141 residents
Other ethnic group1.9%
122 residents
Edgeley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above34.9%
1,848 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications17.7%
936 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.1%
907 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.6%
721 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.8%
520 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5%
267 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications1.9%
101 residents aged 16 and over
Edgeley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)66.9%
3,549 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive31.3%
1,658 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.8%
94 residents aged 16 and over
Edgeley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.4%
1,081 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations14.2%
750 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.3%
705 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations13.1%
694 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations11%
582 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed9.6%
508 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.8%
415 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.8%
306 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.9%
258 residents aged 16 and over
Edgeley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health45.1%
2,910 residents
Good health34.7%
2,239 residents
Fair health13.7%
884 residents
Bad health4.9%
317 residents
Very bad health1.6%
106 residents
Edgeley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81%
5,225 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19%
1,229 residents
Edgeley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension48.3%
1,538 households
Household is deprived in one dimension30.4%
966 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions15.6%
496 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.3%
169 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
13 households
Edgeley · 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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