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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001282

Altrincham East

Altrincham East is a Census neighbourhood of about 10,105 residents in Trafford. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Trafford
10,105

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,222

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,353.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

68.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

17.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

52.8%

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.

Southborough, Kingston upon Thames8,093 residents · 64.4% owned · 21.0% no carHitchin Highbury, North Hertfordshire7,868 residents · 74.3% owned · 14.3% no carBuckhurst Hill, Epping Forest11,752 residents · 72.2% owned · 15.6% no carTwickenham West, Richmond upon Thames11,308 residents · 69.4% owned · 20.4% no carBickley West, Bromley9,702 residents · 67.4% owned · 24.1% no carBoxmoor & Apsley, Dacorum11,665 residents · 66.4% owned · 13.0% no car

Most similar within Trafford

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Sale North, Trafford8,550 residents · 68.1% owned · 19.9% no carSale East, Trafford8,024 residents · 78.9% owned · 14.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Altrincham East

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

Tenure

Owned68.6%
2,896 households
Private rented23.3%
985 households
Social rented7.9%
332 households
Shared ownership0.2%
8 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Altrincham East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced39.3%
1,663 households
Semi-detached32.2%
1,363 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement15.7%
663 households
Detached8.1%
343 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.6%
109 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.5%
63 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.5%
23 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Altrincham East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household50.6%
2,137 households
2 cars or vans in household27.8%
1,176 households
No cars or vans in household17.2%
726 households
3 or more cars or vans in household4.4%
185 households
Altrincham East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms39.7%
1,676 households
2 bedrooms31.8%
1,345 households
4 or more bedrooms19.9%
841 households
1 bedroom8.6%
363 households
Altrincham East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household66.7%
2,818 households
One-person household29%
1,225 households
Other household types4.3%
182 households
Altrincham East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household31.8%
1,345 households
1 person in household29%
1,225 households
3 people in household18.2%
768 households
4 people in household15.9%
673 households
5 people in household3.7%
155 households
6 people in household1.1%
46 households
7 people in household0.2%
9 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Altrincham East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1521.4%
2,168 residents
15–2915.2%
1,535 residents
30–4426.5%
2,683 residents
45–6423.3%
2,356 residents
65 and over13.5%
1,366 residents
Altrincham East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White80.6%
8,141 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh12.6%
1,268 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.4%
340 residents
Other ethnic group2.3%
234 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.2%
120 residents
Altrincham East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above52.8%
4,132 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications13.5%
1,054 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications10.8%
847 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications10.7%
841 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications6%
468 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.4%
345 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications1.8%
138 residents aged 16 and over
Altrincham East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)68.5%
5,356 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive30.1%
2,351 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.5%
115 residents aged 16 and over
Altrincham East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations25.3%
1,981 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations24.6%
1,927 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.8%
844 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.8%
691 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations7.8%
610 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations7%
544 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6%
472 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.8%
452 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.9%
305 residents aged 16 and over
Altrincham East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health59.3%
5,990 residents
Good health29.4%
2,973 residents
Fair health8.4%
845 residents
Bad health2.4%
238 residents
Very bad health0.6%
60 residents
Altrincham East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act88.2%
8,910 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act11.8%
1,195 residents
Altrincham East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension62.2%
2,626 households
Household is deprived in one dimension27.7%
1,169 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions8.9%
378 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.1%
48 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
3 households
Altrincham East · 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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