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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001265

Flixton & Moorside

Flixton & Moorside is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,193 residents in Trafford. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Trafford
8,193

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,388

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,375.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

75.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

16.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

31.8%

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.

Hood Manor & Sankey Bridges, Warrington8,930 residents · 73.9% owned · 14.3% no carAlkrington, Rochdale9,903 residents · 81.1% owned · 16.4% no carWoodhey, Wirral7,243 residents · 77.7% owned · 16.2% no carLlandough & Cogan, Vale of Glamorgan8,997 residents · 74.3% owned · 16.3% no carWindle & Denton's Green, St. Helens9,077 residents · 71.8% owned · 19.3% no carHigher Bebington, Wirral7,727 residents · 81.8% owned · 13.6% no car

Most similar within Trafford

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Urmston West, Trafford7,040 residents · 83.1% owned · 14.3% no carAshton upon Mersey North, Trafford6,644 residents · 67.9% owned · 18.8% no carTrafford Park West & Kingsway Park, Trafford7,581 residents · 80.9% owned · 14.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Flixton & Moorside

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

Tenure

Owned75.2%
2,548 households
Social rented15.8%
534 households
Private rented7.5%
255 households
Shared ownership1.4%
48 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Flixton & Moorside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached60.3%
2,046 households
Terraced17.3%
587 households
Detached11.6%
395 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement9.3%
317 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.7%
23 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.5%
18 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
5 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Flixton & Moorside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household40.8%
1,384 households
2 cars or vans in household32.8%
1,110 households
No cars or vans in household16.2%
550 households
3 or more cars or vans in household10.2%
345 households
Flixton & Moorside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms59.9%
2,029 households
4 or more bedrooms15.9%
540 households
2 bedrooms15.9%
538 households
1 bedroom8.3%
281 households
Flixton & Moorside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household67.8%
2,296 households
One-person household28%
949 households
Other household types4.2%
142 households
Flixton & Moorside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household32.2%
1,091 households
1 person in household28%
950 households
3 people in household18.8%
636 households
4 people in household15.1%
512 households
5 people in household4.5%
152 households
6 people in household1.1%
38 households
7 people in household0.2%
6 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
2 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Flixton & Moorside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.6%
1,442 residents
15–2915.8%
1,292 residents
30–4419.4%
1,591 residents
45–6427.9%
2,283 residents
65 and over19.3%
1,585 residents
Flixton & Moorside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White93.4%
7,651 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.7%
221 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.1%
175 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.2%
96 residents
Other ethnic group0.6%
52 residents
Flixton & Moorside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above31.8%
2,113 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.1%
1,203 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications15.9%
1,058 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.5%
1,030 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10%
666 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.2%
414 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.3%
154 residents aged 16 and over
Flixton & Moorside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)61.1%
4,056 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive37%
2,458 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.8%
122 residents aged 16 and over
Flixton & Moorside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.7%
1,571 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations15.2%
1,008 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.9%
859 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.6%
702 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations10.5%
697 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.5%
561 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.9%
455 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6%
399 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.8%
384 residents aged 16 and over
Flixton & Moorside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health49.4%
4,042 residents
Good health32.4%
2,654 residents
Fair health12.8%
1,052 residents
Bad health4.2%
341 residents
Very bad health1.2%
99 residents
Flixton & Moorside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81.1%
6,643 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act18.9%
1,553 residents
Flixton & Moorside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension48.9%
1,657 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.2%
1,124 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions14.6%
495 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.1%
105 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
7 households
Flixton & Moorside · 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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