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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001226

Heald Green East

Heald Green East is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,180 residents in Stockport. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Stockport
7,180

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,784

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,954.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

80.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

12.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

36.6%

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.

Blossomfield, Solihull8,776 residents · 76.9% owned · 14.0% no carShirley East, Solihull9,737 residents · 77.1% owned · 16.4% no carAlkrington, Rochdale9,903 residents · 81.1% owned · 16.4% no carCarpenders Park, Three Rivers6,948 residents · 77.1% owned · 13.6% no carFulwood, Preston9,549 residents · 82.6% owned · 12.5% no carOver Hulton, Bolton6,106 residents · 81.2% owned · 11.4% no car

Most similar within Stockport

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Heald Green West, Stockport6,478 residents · 87.9% owned · 12.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Heald Green East

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

Tenure

Owned80.2%
2,232 households
Private rented12.1%
336 households
Social rented6.7%
186 households
Shared ownership1%
29 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Heald Green East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached50.9%
1,419 households
Detached23.2%
648 households
Terraced15.9%
443 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement7.7%
214 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.9%
24 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.8%
21 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.7%
20 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Heald Green East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.5%
1,158 households
2 cars or vans in household35.5%
989 households
No cars or vans in household12.3%
343 households
3 or more cars or vans in household10.7%
299 households
Heald Green East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms53.2%
1,484 households
4 or more bedrooms24.6%
687 households
2 bedrooms17.9%
499 households
1 bedroom4.2%
118 households
Heald Green East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household66.5%
1,851 households
One-person household27%
752 households
Other household types6.5%
182 households
Heald Green East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household30.5%
851 households
1 person in household27%
752 households
3 people in household17.9%
499 households
4 people in household15.4%
429 households
5 people in household5.8%
162 households
6 people in household2.1%
58 households
8 or more people in household0.7%
19 households
7 people in household0.6%
18 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Heald Green East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519.9%
1,426 residents
15–2915.4%
1,103 residents
30–4420.7%
1,486 residents
45–6424.8%
1,778 residents
65 and over19.3%
1,386 residents
Heald Green East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White71.4%
5,126 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh21.1%
1,512 residents
Other ethnic group3.4%
243 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.3%
239 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.8%
61 residents
Heald Green East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above36.6%
2,080 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications16.3%
928 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.1%
916 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.8%
787 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.6%
489 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.6%
319 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.9%
165 residents aged 16 and over
Heald Green East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)58.1%
3,304 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive40.1%
2,278 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.8%
103 residents aged 16 and over
Heald Green East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.2%
1,321 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.7%
837 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations14.3%
811 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.8%
612 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations9.8%
559 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8.5%
485 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations7.4%
419 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.7%
380 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.6%
261 residents aged 16 and over
Heald Green East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health51.7%
3,710 residents
Good health32.1%
2,307 residents
Fair health11.4%
818 residents
Bad health3.8%
270 residents
Very bad health1.1%
76 residents
Heald Green East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82.9%
5,953 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act17.1%
1,226 residents
Heald Green East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension51.9%
1,447 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.7%
940 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions11.2%
312 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3%
84 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
5 households
Heald Green East · 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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