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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001273

Sale Central

Sale Central is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,535 residents in Trafford. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Trafford
9,535

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,349

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,084

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

60.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

23.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

55.0%

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.

Haywards Heath West, Mid Sussex11,827 residents · 58.7% owned · 19.1% no carWalton Central, Elmbridge7,526 residents · 63.7% owned · 16.6% no carClewer Village, Windsor and Maidenhead7,095 residents · 56.2% owned · 21.0% no carBeckenham East & Kelsey Park, Bromley8,502 residents · 66.4% owned · 25.2% no carHitchin Bearton, North Hertfordshire8,160 residents · 58.1% owned · 20.5% no carSnaresbrook, Redbridge12,306 residents · 59.5% owned · 31.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Sale Central

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

Tenure

Owned60.5%
2,632 households
Private rented31.9%
1,388 households
Social rented6.9%
298 households
Shared ownership0.7%
30 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Sale Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement36.9%
1,603 households
Semi-detached23.2%
1,009 households
Terraced22.9%
997 households
Detached8.9%
389 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits5.4%
233 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop2%
88 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.6%
28 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Sale Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household49.6%
2,156 households
No cars or vans in household23.6%
1,028 households
2 cars or vans in household22.2%
964 households
3 or more cars or vans in household4.6%
200 households
Sale Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms37.5%
1,632 households
4 or more bedrooms22.6%
982 households
3 bedrooms20.8%
905 households
1 bedroom19.1%
830 households
Sale Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household58.5%
2,544 households
One-person household38.1%
1,658 households
Other household types3.4%
147 households
Sale Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household38.1%
1,658 households
2 people in household30.4%
1,322 households
3 people in household13.5%
587 households
4 people in household13.4%
581 households
5 people in household3.6%
157 households
6 people in household0.8%
34 households
7 people in household0.2%
8 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Sale Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519.3%
1,838 residents
15–2913.4%
1,275 residents
30–4425.7%
2,446 residents
45–6424.4%
2,328 residents
65 and over17.3%
1,648 residents
Sale Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White80.8%
7,702 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh11.8%
1,124 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.7%
351 residents
Other ethnic group2.2%
211 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.6%
148 residents
Sale Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above55%
4,180 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications13.1%
994 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications10.4%
791 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications9.8%
745 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications5.6%
428 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.9%
296 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.2%
169 residents aged 16 and over
Sale Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)65.8%
4,998 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive32.7%
2,488 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.5%
114 residents aged 16 and over
Sale Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations26.5%
2,015 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations25.5%
1,936 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.7%
887 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.7%
664 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations7.2%
548 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations6.1%
460 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.6%
423 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.1%
389 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.7%
281 residents aged 16 and over
Sale Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health54.9%
5,233 residents
Good health31.4%
2,998 residents
Fair health10.2%
976 residents
Bad health2.7%
256 residents
Very bad health0.8%
73 residents
Sale Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act86.2%
8,217 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act13.8%
1,318 residents
Sale Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension59.2%
2,574 households
Household is deprived in one dimension30%
1,306 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions9.1%
394 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.6%
70 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
5 households
Sale Central · 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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