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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001262

Firswood

Firswood is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,672 residents in Trafford. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Trafford
8,672

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,082

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,396

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

61.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

25.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

40.7%

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.

Levenshulme South & Burnage North, Manchester10,689 residents · 62.2% owned · 25.0% no carWake Green East & Moseley Bog, Birmingham8,591 residents · 71.2% owned · 18.9% no carHall Green East, Birmingham7,077 residents · 63.3% owned · 24.1% no carLady Wood & Oakwood, Leeds8,399 residents · 73.3% owned · 18.9% no carHarrow Weald, Harrow8,760 residents · 63.3% owned · 21.3% no carYardley, Birmingham8,822 residents · 66.2% owned · 25.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Firswood

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

Tenure

Owned61.7%
1,901 households
Social rented21.8%
671 households
Private rented15.9%
489 households
Shared ownership0.6%
18 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Firswood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached67.1%
2,070 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement16.6%
513 households
Terraced8%
246 households
Detached4.9%
150 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.1%
65 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.7%
23 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.6%
17 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Firswood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44%
1,355 households
No cars or vans in household25.7%
791 households
2 cars or vans in household22.9%
707 households
3 or more cars or vans in household7.5%
230 households
Firswood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms53.2%
1,641 households
4 or more bedrooms23.5%
725 households
1 bedroom11.8%
363 households
2 bedrooms11.5%
354 households
Firswood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household59.1%
1,823 households
One-person household27.3%
841 households
Other household types13.6%
421 households
Firswood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household27.3%
841 households
2 people in household25.9%
798 households
3 people in household15.7%
485 households
4 people in household15.3%
472 households
5 people in household8.2%
252 households
6 people in household4.2%
129 households
7 people in household2%
61 households
8 or more people in household1.5%
45 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Firswood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519.6%
1,700 residents
15–2919.5%
1,693 residents
30–4421.9%
1,902 residents
45–6425.4%
2,204 residents
65 and over13.5%
1,175 residents
Firswood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White43.6%
3,783 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh37%
3,211 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African9.3%
809 residents
Other ethnic group5%
437 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5%
433 residents
Firswood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above40.7%
2,794 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications19.8%
1,362 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications13.8%
950 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications11.3%
778 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.6%
589 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3%
209 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
181 residents aged 16 and over
Firswood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)57.6%
3,950 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive40%
2,742 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.5%
170 residents aged 16 and over
Firswood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.7%
1,283 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed13.7%
941 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.5%
928 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.3%
772 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations10.8%
743 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.6%
661 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations9.4%
642 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students9.3%
638 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.7%
252 residents aged 16 and over
Firswood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health48.4%
4,197 residents
Good health33%
2,861 residents
Fair health12.9%
1,116 residents
Bad health4.7%
410 residents
Very bad health1.1%
93 residents
Firswood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82.4%
7,147 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act17.6%
1,529 residents
Firswood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension43.6%
1,344 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.7%
1,039 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions17.9%
552 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.6%
142 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
6 households
Firswood · 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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