Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001271

Ashton upon Mersey North

Ashton upon Mersey North is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,644 residents in Trafford. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Trafford

6,644

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,787

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,855.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

67.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

18.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

32.9%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Ashton upon Mersey North

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

Tenure

Owned67.9%

1,891 households

Social rented21.5%

599 households

Private rented10.3%

286 households

Shared ownership0.3%

9 households

Lives rent free0.1%

2 households

Ashton upon Mersey North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached48.9%

1,364 households

Terraced28.6%

797 households

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement12.5%

348 households

Detached8.8%

246 households

In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.6%

18 households

Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.5%

13 households

Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%

1 households

A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%

0 households

Ashton upon Mersey North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.5%

1,183 households

2 cars or vans in household31.4%

876 households

No cars or vans in household18.8%

525 households

3 or more cars or vans in household7.3%

202 households

Ashton upon Mersey North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms53.8%

1,500 households

2 bedrooms22.5%

626 households

4 or more bedrooms14.3%

398 households

1 bedroom9.4%

262 households

Ashton upon Mersey North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household66.1%

1,842 households

One-person household29.7%

828 households

Other household types4.2%

118 households

Ashton upon Mersey North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household30.7%

857 households

1 person in household29.7%

827 households

3 people in household18.8%

525 households

4 people in household14.3%

398 households

5 people in household5.4%

150 households

6 people in household0.9%

24 households

7 people in household0.2%

6 households

0 people in household0%

0 households

8 or more people in household0%

0 households

Ashton upon Mersey North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1520.1%

1,337 residents

15–2914.8%

985 residents

30–4420.4%

1,357 residents

45–6427%

1,793 residents

65 and over17.7%

1,175 residents

Ashton upon Mersey North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White87.2%

5,794 residents

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh5.7%

380 residents

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.1%

207 residents

Other ethnic group2.1%

140 residents

Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.9%

124 residents

Ashton upon Mersey North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above32.9%

1,717 residents aged 16 and over

Level 3 qualifications17.5%

912 residents aged 16 and over

No qualifications16.3%

851 residents aged 16 and over

Level 2 qualifications14.5%

759 residents aged 16 and over

Level 1 and entry level qualifications10%

520 residents aged 16 and over

Apprenticeship6.2%

325 residents aged 16 and over

Other qualifications2.6%

134 residents aged 16 and over

Ashton upon Mersey North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)61.5%

3,208 residents aged 16 and over

Economically inactive37%

1,934 residents aged 16 and over

Economically active and a full-time student1.5%

78 residents aged 16 and over

Ashton upon Mersey North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.8%

1,138 residents aged 16 and over

L7 Intermediate occupations14.3%

748 residents aged 16 and over

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.2%

740 residents aged 16 and over

L13 Routine occupations11.1%

577 residents aged 16 and over

L12 Semi-routine occupations10.9%

567 residents aged 16 and over

L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.8%

510 residents aged 16 and over

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.4%

387 residents aged 16 and over

L15 Full-time students5.4%

283 residents aged 16 and over

L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.2%

271 residents aged 16 and over

Ashton upon Mersey North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health52.1%

3,460 residents

Good health29.9%

1,985 residents

Fair health11.9%

789 residents

Bad health4.8%

319 residents

Very bad health1.4%

91 residents

Ashton upon Mersey North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82.6%

5,486 residents

Disabled under the Equality Act17.4%

1,158 residents

Ashton upon Mersey North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension49.7%

1,386 households

Household is deprived in one dimension30.8%

858 households

Household is deprived in two dimensions15.1%

422 households

Household is deprived in three dimensions4.2%

118 households

Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%

2 households

Ashton upon Mersey 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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Evidence ledger

Source and date are part of the record.

All statistics on this pageONS · Census 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0
Neighbourhood nameHouse of Commons Library · MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence
GeographyONS Middle layer Super Output Area E02001271

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Ashton upon Mersey North

Usual residents

Households

Residents per km²

Households owning their home

Households with no car or van

Adults with a degree or above

Neighbourhoods most like this one

Most similar within Trafford

Life in Ashton upon Mersey North

Tenure

Accommodation type

Car or van availability

Number of bedrooms

Household composition

Household size

Age

Ethnic group

Highest qualification

Economic activity

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

General health

Disability

Household deprivation

Alike on the Census, which is not the same as alike to live in.

Source and date are part of the record.