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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001205

Heaviley

Heaviley is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,430 residents in Stockport. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Stockport
8,430

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,971

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,036.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

55.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

28.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

27.1%

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.

Earlestown South, St. Helens6,564 residents · 53.7% owned · 26.1% no carPorthill, Newcastle-under-Lyme7,413 residents · 64.4% owned · 23.2% no carYeadon West, Leeds5,649 residents · 56.6% owned · 25.7% no carBaguley West & Brooklands, Manchester8,384 residents · 54.6% owned · 26.4% no carPudsey North East, Leeds7,687 residents · 59.7% owned · 27.7% no carGuide Bridge, Tameside7,419 residents · 58.8% owned · 26.0% 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 carHazel Grove North, Stockport6,756 residents · 66.6% owned · 23.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Heaviley

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

Tenure

Owned55.4%
2,200 households
Social rented22.4%
891 households
Private rented18.9%
752 households
Shared ownership3.1%
124 households
Lives rent free0.1%
4 households
Heaviley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced34.8%
1,381 households
Semi-detached33.2%
1,318 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement24.5%
971 households
Detached4.4%
175 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.2%
48 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.2%
48 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.8%
30 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Heaviley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household45.9%
1,821 households
No cars or vans in household28.2%
1,121 households
2 cars or vans in household20.7%
823 households
3 or more cars or vans in household5.2%
206 households
Heaviley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms40.2%
1,595 households
3 bedrooms37.3%
1,480 households
1 bedroom15.3%
606 households
4 or more bedrooms7.3%
290 households
Heaviley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household59.2%
2,351 households
One-person household36.3%
1,441 households
Other household types4.5%
179 households
Heaviley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household36.3%
1,441 households
2 people in household34.7%
1,379 households
3 people in household15.1%
599 households
4 people in household10%
399 households
5 people in household3.1%
124 households
6 people in household0.4%
14 households
7 people in household0.2%
9 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
6 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Heaviley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.1%
1,444 residents
15–2919%
1,603 residents
30–4421.9%
1,845 residents
45–6427.1%
2,287 residents
65 and over14.8%
1,250 residents
Heaviley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White91.6%
7,717 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh3.9%
332 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.5%
208 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1%
86 residents
Other ethnic group1%
84 residents
Heaviley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above27.1%
1,873 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications19%
1,313 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications17.9%
1,233 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16.7%
1,149 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.5%
725 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.1%
489 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications1.7%
118 residents aged 16 and over
Heaviley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)63.3%
4,371 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive35.3%
2,434 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.4%
95 residents aged 16 and over
Heaviley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.8%
1,296 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations16.3%
1,122 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations14.8%
1,022 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.6%
866 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations9.2%
638 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.8%
610 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8.8%
604 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.8%
401 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.9%
341 residents aged 16 and over
Heaviley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health44.8%
3,775 residents
Good health34.4%
2,897 residents
Fair health14.7%
1,240 residents
Bad health4.9%
415 residents
Very bad health1.2%
104 residents
Heaviley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act79.1%
6,665 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act20.9%
1,764 residents
Heaviley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension45.1%
1,789 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.2%
1,280 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions16.9%
671 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.4%
213 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.5%
18 households
Heaviley · 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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