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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001268

Urmston West

Urmston West is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,040 residents in Trafford. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Trafford
7,040

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,957

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,676

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

83.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

14.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

38.2%

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.

Vicars Cross & Hoole East, Cheshire West and Chester7,117 residents · 80.3% owned · 14.6% no carAlkrington, Rochdale9,903 residents · 81.1% owned · 16.4% no carCrosby East, Sefton8,812 residents · 83.0% owned · 16.5% no carPreston Grange, North Tyneside6,791 residents · 82.7% owned · 16.0% no carPadgate & Paddington, Warrington9,033 residents · 83.2% owned · 11.8% no carMaghull South West, Sefton6,748 residents · 87.3% owned · 15.2% no car

Most similar within Trafford

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Davyhulme, Trafford8,393 residents · 86.0% owned · 11.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Urmston West

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

Tenure

Owned83.1%
2,456 households
Private rented7.9%
234 households
Social rented7.9%
234 households
Shared ownership1.1%
32 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Urmston West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached67.6%
1,998 households
Detached14.7%
434 households
Terraced9.4%
279 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement6.6%
195 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.8%
24 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.7%
22 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
4 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Urmston West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.8%
1,265 households
2 cars or vans in household34.2%
1,013 households
No cars or vans in household14.3%
423 households
3 or more cars or vans in household8.7%
257 households
Urmston West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms55.4%
1,639 households
4 or more bedrooms22%
650 households
2 bedrooms16.8%
496 households
1 bedroom5.8%
172 households
Urmston West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household69.6%
2,059 households
One-person household27.3%
808 households
Other household types3%
90 households
Urmston West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household35.8%
1,059 households
1 person in household27.3%
808 households
3 people in household16.6%
491 households
4 people in household15.8%
468 households
5 people in household3.7%
109 households
6 people in household0.6%
18 households
7 people in household0.1%
3 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
2 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Urmston West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.2%
1,142 residents
15–2912.8%
898 residents
30–4418.4%
1,298 residents
45–6428.7%
2,022 residents
65 and over23.9%
1,680 residents
Urmston West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White92.7%
6,527 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh3.2%
227 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3%
213 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.7%
50 residents
Other ethnic group0.4%
27 residents
Urmston West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above38.2%
2,222 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.4%
955 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications14.2%
828 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.3%
772 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.7%
507 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.8%
394 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.4%
141 residents aged 16 and over
Urmston West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)58.9%
3,430 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive39.4%
2,293 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.7%
97 residents aged 16 and over
Urmston West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations25.5%
1,482 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations17%
989 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations14.7%
857 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations9.4%
549 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations8.9%
517 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.3%
484 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6%
349 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.2%
305 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5%
290 residents aged 16 and over
Urmston West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health50.2%
3,536 residents
Good health33%
2,325 residents
Fair health12.1%
851 residents
Bad health3.6%
256 residents
Very bad health1%
71 residents
Urmston West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83%
5,841 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act17%
1,199 residents
Urmston West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension54.9%
1,622 households
Household is deprived in one dimension31.9%
942 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions11.4%
336 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.9%
57 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
0 households
Urmston 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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