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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001214

Gatley South & Cheadle West

Gatley South & Cheadle West is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,020 residents in Stockport. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Stockport
8,020

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,175

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,899.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

75.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

17.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

46.5%

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.

Lode Heath, Solihull10,375 residents · 74.7% owned · 17.1% no carHill Hook, Birmingham6,451 residents · 77.1% owned · 15.9% no carCowcliffe & South Fixby, Kirklees6,997 residents · 77.0% owned · 15.2% no carCadley & College, Preston8,368 residents · 74.3% owned · 16.9% no carWollaton Vale, Nottingham7,939 residents · 78.4% owned · 17.1% no carShirley East, Solihull9,737 residents · 77.1% owned · 16.4% no car

Most similar within Stockport

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Cheadle Hulme West, Stockport5,675 residents · 78.0% owned · 13.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Gatley South & Cheadle West

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

Tenure

Owned75.7%
2,403 households
Social rented12.9%
411 households
Private rented10.8%
342 households
Shared ownership0.5%
15 households
Lives rent free0.1%
4 households
Gatley South & Cheadle West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached44.4%
1,408 households
Semi-detached30.3%
961 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement17.4%
552 households
Terraced5.1%
162 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.2%
37 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1%
32 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.6%
20 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Gatley South & Cheadle West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household37.3%
1,183 households
2 cars or vans in household33.6%
1,065 households
No cars or vans in household17.1%
542 households
3 or more cars or vans in household12%
382 households
Gatley South & Cheadle West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

4 or more bedrooms37.5%
1,188 households
3 bedrooms35.1%
1,112 households
2 bedrooms16.5%
523 households
1 bedroom11%
349 households
Gatley South & Cheadle West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household63.8%
2,025 households
One-person household29.2%
927 households
Other household types6.9%
220 households
Gatley South & Cheadle West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household30.6%
969 households
1 person in household29.2%
927 households
3 people in household15.7%
498 households
4 people in household14.6%
462 households
5 people in household6.2%
196 households
6 people in household2%
62 households
7 people in household1.2%
37 households
8 or more people in household0.6%
20 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Gatley South & Cheadle West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.5%
1,405 residents
15–2914.8%
1,183 residents
30–4418.2%
1,455 residents
45–6426.4%
2,120 residents
65 and over23.1%
1,853 residents
Gatley South & Cheadle West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White66.2%
5,310 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh24%
1,921 residents
Other ethnic group5.3%
429 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.1%
248 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.4%
112 residents
Gatley South & Cheadle West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above46.5%
3,025 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications15.7%
1,022 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications13.5%
878 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications10.7%
698 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.2%
468 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.3%
279 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.1%
135 residents aged 16 and over
Gatley South & Cheadle West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)54.9%
3,571 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive43.6%
2,835 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.5%
96 residents aged 16 and over
Gatley South & Cheadle West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations23%
1,493 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations21%
1,363 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.6%
756 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.8%
703 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed9.7%
633 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations8.6%
559 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.4%
417 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations5.8%
380 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.1%
199 residents aged 16 and over
Gatley South & Cheadle West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health50.8%
4,077 residents
Good health31%
2,488 residents
Fair health12.3%
983 residents
Bad health4.6%
372 residents
Very bad health1.2%
100 residents
Gatley South & Cheadle West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82.2%
6,589 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act17.8%
1,431 residents
Gatley South & Cheadle West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension50.7%
1,608 households
Household is deprived in one dimension31.5%
999 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions14.7%
467 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.9%
92 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
7 households
Gatley South & Cheadle West · 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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