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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001278

West Timperley

West Timperley is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,694 residents in Trafford. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Trafford
8,694

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,363

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,583.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

79.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

12.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

47.7%

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.

Croxley Green, Three Rivers9,709 residents · 81.4% owned · 9.8% no carMoulsham West, Chelmsford8,224 residents · 79.9% owned · 12.8% no carMarshalswick, St Albans6,972 residents · 73.7% owned · 11.3% no carWalton East, Elmbridge7,915 residents · 71.8% owned · 10.0% no carCaversham Balmore Park, Reading8,588 residents · 77.0% owned · 16.4% no carIckenham, Hillingdon7,643 residents · 81.6% owned · 10.1% no car

Most similar within Trafford

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Timperley North, Trafford8,286 residents · 90.3% owned · 9.0% no carTimperley South, Trafford7,738 residents · 89.0% owned · 11.0% no carSale East, Trafford8,024 residents · 78.9% owned · 14.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in West Timperley

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

Tenure

Owned79.5%
2,673 households
Private rented13.4%
449 households
Social rented6.2%
209 households
Shared ownership1%
32 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
West Timperley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached63.4%
2,131 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement15.4%
516 households
Detached14.2%
476 households
Terraced4.3%
144 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.2%
39 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.9%
29 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.7%
24 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
West Timperley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.4%
1,424 households
2 cars or vans in household37.5%
1,259 households
No cars or vans in household12.2%
408 households
3 or more cars or vans in household8%
267 households
West Timperley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms51.2%
1,722 households
4 or more bedrooms26.8%
901 households
2 bedrooms15.4%
518 households
1 bedroom6.5%
220 households
West Timperley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household72.2%
2,428 households
One-person household24%
807 households
Other household types3.8%
128 households
West Timperley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household30.6%
1,029 households
1 person in household24%
807 households
4 people in household19.8%
665 households
3 people in household18.9%
635 households
5 people in household5%
167 households
6 people in household1.4%
48 households
7 people in household0.3%
9 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
2 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
West Timperley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1521%
1,827 residents
15–2913.5%
1,175 residents
30–4420.7%
1,802 residents
45–6427.4%
2,377 residents
65 and over17.4%
1,509 residents
West Timperley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White77.8%
6,764 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh15.2%
1,317 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.1%
266 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2%
175 residents
Other ethnic group2%
171 residents
West Timperley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above47.7%
3,224 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.5%
1,049 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12.8%
868 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications9.9%
670 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications6.7%
450 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5%
336 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.4%
159 residents aged 16 and over
West Timperley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)63.6%
4,299 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive34.6%
2,340 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.7%
116 residents aged 16 and over
West Timperley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations26%
1,756 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations24%
1,619 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.6%
917 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.2%
552 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations7.8%
526 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.1%
411 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations5.4%
365 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.2%
353 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.8%
257 residents aged 16 and over
West Timperley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health57.1%
4,966 residents
Good health30.4%
2,644 residents
Fair health9.3%
807 residents
Bad health2.5%
215 residents
Very bad health0.7%
62 residents
West Timperley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act87.6%
7,610 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act12.4%
1,082 residents
West Timperley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension62.6%
2,103 households
Household is deprived in one dimension28%
942 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions7.5%
253 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.8%
62 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
1 households
West Timperley · 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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