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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001270

Sale North

Sale North is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,550 residents in Trafford. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Trafford
8,550

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,654

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,270.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

68.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

19.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

49.9%

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.

Hitchin Highbury, North Hertfordshire7,868 residents · 74.3% owned · 14.3% no carHeaton Mersey, Stockport7,905 residents · 79.6% owned · 13.8% no carMeanwood, Leeds6,867 residents · 59.7% owned · 22.4% no carBickley West, Bromley9,702 residents · 67.4% owned · 24.1% no carNorris Bank, Stockport6,278 residents · 74.8% owned · 15.6% no carVictoria Park, Cardiff5,937 residents · 71.8% owned · 22.2% no car

Most similar within Trafford

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Altrincham East, Trafford10,105 residents · 68.6% owned · 17.2% no carSale East, Trafford8,024 residents · 78.9% owned · 14.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Sale North

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

Tenure

Owned68.1%
2,490 households
Private rented21.2%
776 households
Social rented9.7%
355 households
Shared ownership0.8%
31 households
Lives rent free0.1%
2 households
Sale North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached36.9%
1,349 households
Terraced29.8%
1,088 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement19.6%
715 households
Detached8.4%
306 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.5%
92 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.4%
51 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.4%
51 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Sale North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household47.4%
1,733 households
2 cars or vans in household27.2%
993 households
No cars or vans in household19.9%
728 households
3 or more cars or vans in household5.4%
199 households
Sale North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms38.7%
1,413 households
2 bedrooms29.2%
1,067 households
4 or more bedrooms20%
730 households
1 bedroom12.1%
443 households
Sale North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household65.1%
2,377 households
One-person household31.6%
1,155 households
Other household types3.3%
119 households
Sale North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household31.9%
1,167 households
1 person in household31.6%
1,155 households
4 people in household16.4%
600 households
3 people in household15.5%
565 households
5 people in household3.6%
133 households
6 people in household0.8%
28 households
7 people in household0.1%
3 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
2 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Sale North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1520.2%
1,727 residents
15–2914.3%
1,223 residents
30–4424.8%
2,117 residents
45–6424.9%
2,125 residents
65 and over15.9%
1,356 residents
Sale North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White85.5%
7,306 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh8.3%
708 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.9%
248 residents
Other ethnic group1.8%
157 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.5%
130 residents
Sale North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above49.9%
3,355 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.6%
981 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications11.4%
768 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications10.9%
736 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.4%
499 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.9%
261 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications1.8%
124 residents aged 16 and over
Sale North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)66.6%
4,482 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive32.2%
2,168 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.1%
76 residents aged 16 and over
Sale North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations25.8%
1,737 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.4%
1,576 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.7%
787 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations8.7%
584 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.5%
572 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations6.9%
464 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.2%
414 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.9%
327 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.9%
263 residents aged 16 and over
Sale North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health56.5%
4,831 residents
Good health29.5%
2,518 residents
Fair health9.7%
829 residents
Bad health3.1%
269 residents
Very bad health1.2%
102 residents
Sale North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act85.3%
7,296 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act14.7%
1,255 residents
Sale North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension59.4%
2,169 households
Household is deprived in one dimension27.5%
1,005 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions10.4%
379 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.6%
95 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
3 households
Sale North · 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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