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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001261

Gorse Hill

Gorse Hill is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,878 residents in Trafford. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Trafford
8,878

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,664

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,169.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

57.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

28.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

37.7%

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.

Speedwell, Bristol, City of8,446 residents · 59.8% owned · 19.2% no carNew Basford, Nottingham10,013 residents · 53.4% owned · 31.9% no carWolverton & New Bradwell, Milton Keynes7,787 residents · 57.3% owned · 19.9% no carTwo Mile Hill, Bristol, City of6,940 residents · 61.9% owned · 20.4% no carRomford South, Havering9,450 residents · 56.5% owned · 29.1% no carBearwood & Warley Woods, Sandwell10,670 residents · 56.5% owned · 32.2% no car

Most similar within Trafford

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Stretford East, Trafford8,356 residents · 61.6% owned · 28.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Gorse Hill

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

Tenure

Owned57.8%
2,116 households
Private rented26.3%
964 households
Social rented15.5%
569 households
Shared ownership0.4%
14 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Gorse Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced38.6%
1,414 households
Semi-detached36.3%
1,331 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement18.5%
677 households
Detached2.6%
95 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.6%
60 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.3%
46 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.1%
42 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Gorse Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household47%
1,722 households
No cars or vans in household28.7%
1,051 households
2 cars or vans in household20.1%
737 households
3 or more cars or vans in household4.2%
155 households
Gorse Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms53.1%
1,947 households
2 bedrooms28.2%
1,033 households
4 or more bedrooms9.7%
357 households
1 bedroom8.9%
328 households
Gorse Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household61.7%
2,259 households
One-person household30.6%
1,123 households
Other household types7.7%
282 households
Gorse Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household31.3%
1,147 households
1 person in household30.7%
1,125 households
3 people in household17.1%
627 households
4 people in household12.3%
451 households
5 people in household5.3%
196 households
6 people in household2%
74 households
7 people in household0.7%
25 households
8 or more people in household0.5%
20 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Gorse Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1520.8%
1,851 residents
15–2919.8%
1,761 residents
30–4426.4%
2,341 residents
45–6423.1%
2,048 residents
65 and over9.9%
879 residents
Gorse Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White62.3%
5,528 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh18%
1,595 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African9.6%
855 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups6.6%
584 residents
Other ethnic group3.6%
316 residents
Gorse Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above37.7%
2,610 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.6%
1,152 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications15.9%
1,100 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.4%
928 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.1%
633 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.4%
303 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.8%
193 residents aged 16 and over
Gorse Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)66.8%
4,627 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive31%
2,145 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.2%
150 residents aged 16 and over
Gorse Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations21%
1,450 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.6%
943 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations12.6%
874 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations12%
833 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.4%
791 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8.7%
602 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.5%
590 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students7.3%
502 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.8%
332 residents aged 16 and over
Gorse Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health50.4%
4,471 residents
Good health33.4%
2,965 residents
Fair health11.3%
1,004 residents
Bad health3.8%
335 residents
Very bad health1.2%
104 residents
Gorse Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83.5%
7,416 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act16.5%
1,462 residents
Gorse Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension49.6%
1,819 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.3%
1,182 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions13.3%
488 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.7%
171 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
5 households
Gorse Hill · 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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