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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001274

Ashton upon Mersey South

Ashton upon Mersey South is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,058 residents in Trafford. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Trafford
8,058

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,147

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,041.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

85.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

10.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

49.2%

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.

Cyncoed North, Cardiff5,892 residents · 88.2% owned · 9.6% no carBramhall North West, Stockport6,022 residents · 84.8% owned · 9.1% no carBramhall West, Stockport5,690 residents · 92.2% owned · 9.6% no carUlverley Green & Langley, Solihull5,980 residents · 89.0% owned · 13.1% no carBramhall North East, Stockport6,667 residents · 86.2% owned · 7.1% no carHill Hook, Birmingham6,451 residents · 77.1% owned · 15.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Ashton upon Mersey South

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

Tenure

Owned85.8%
2,700 households
Private rented9.1%
286 households
Social rented4.8%
151 households
Shared ownership0.2%
7 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Ashton upon Mersey South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached45.5%
1,432 households
Semi-detached38.4%
1,208 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement11.7%
369 households
Terraced3.4%
107 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.5%
16 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
7 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
6 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Ashton upon Mersey South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

2 cars or vans in household39.7%
1,249 households
1 car or van in household37.6%
1,181 households
3 or more cars or vans in household12.3%
386 households
No cars or vans in household10.5%
329 households
Ashton upon Mersey South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

4 or more bedrooms42.1%
1,323 households
3 bedrooms39.8%
1,253 households
2 bedrooms13%
410 households
1 bedroom5.1%
160 households
Ashton upon Mersey South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household70.9%
2,230 households
One-person household24.7%
777 households
Other household types4.4%
138 households
Ashton upon Mersey South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household33.6%
1,057 households
1 person in household24.7%
777 households
4 people in household17.8%
561 households
3 people in household16.4%
516 households
5 people in household5.5%
173 households
6 people in household1.6%
50 households
7 people in household0.3%
11 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Ashton upon Mersey South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.7%
1,422 residents
15–2912.8%
1,033 residents
30–4416.6%
1,335 residents
45–6427.9%
2,244 residents
65 and over25.1%
2,021 residents
Ashton upon Mersey South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White77.6%
6,255 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh14.5%
1,165 residents
Other ethnic group3.7%
300 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.1%
173 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.1%
167 residents
Ashton upon Mersey South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above49.2%
3,214 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications13.6%
891 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications11.9%
781 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications11.2%
732 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.2%
470 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.4%
288 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.5%
162 residents aged 16 and over
Ashton upon Mersey South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)55.1%
3,601 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive43.3%
2,833 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.6%
105 residents aged 16 and over
Ashton upon Mersey South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations24.5%
1,604 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations24%
1,572 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.2%
863 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.4%
681 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations6.7%
439 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.5%
427 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.3%
414 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations5.3%
344 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3%
197 residents aged 16 and over
Ashton upon Mersey South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health53.9%
4,344 residents
Good health30.8%
2,479 residents
Fair health11.5%
926 residents
Bad health3.1%
253 residents
Very bad health0.7%
56 residents
Ashton upon Mersey South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act84.2%
6,784 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act15.8%
1,273 residents
Ashton upon Mersey South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension58.1%
1,829 households
Household is deprived in one dimension31.9%
1,003 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions8.7%
275 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.2%
39 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
0 households
Ashton upon Mersey South · 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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