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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001328

Kirkby North West

Kirkby North West is a Census neighbourhood of about 10,527 residents in Knowsley. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Knowsley
10,527

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,412

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,905.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

76.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

20.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

24.9%

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.

Croxteth East, Liverpool7,250 residents · 78.7% owned · 16.1% no carEarlestown North, St. Helens6,914 residents · 59.7% owned · 19.9% no carLitherland South, Sefton6,903 residents · 75.1% owned · 23.9% no carVictoria Park, Halton8,405 residents · 67.1% owned · 23.5% no carFlixton & Moorside, Trafford8,193 residents · 75.2% owned · 16.2% no carNutgrove & Lea Green, St. Helens7,796 residents · 66.1% owned · 19.4% no car

Most similar within Knowsley

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Whiston North, Knowsley8,232 residents · 73.1% owned · 20.1% no carHalewood Central, Knowsley5,402 residents · 83.4% owned · 16.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Kirkby North West

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

Tenure

Owned76.1%
3,359 households
Private rented13.6%
599 households
Social rented8.5%
374 households
Shared ownership1.8%
79 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Kirkby North West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached54.6%
2,409 households
Detached24.2%
1,069 households
Terraced15.6%
689 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement4.3%
190 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1%
45 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 shop0.1%
4 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Kirkby North West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.5%
1,922 households
2 cars or vans in household28.6%
1,262 households
No cars or vans in household20.9%
924 households
3 or more cars or vans in household7%
308 households
Kirkby North West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms58.4%
2,578 households
4 or more bedrooms19.7%
868 households
2 bedrooms16.5%
729 households
1 bedroom5.4%
239 households
Kirkby North West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household67.6%
2,984 households
One-person household27.8%
1,228 households
Other household types4.6%
202 households
Kirkby North West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household32.3%
1,425 households
1 person in household27.8%
1,228 households
3 people in household20.3%
897 households
4 people in household14.5%
638 households
5 people in household3.9%
172 households
6 people in household0.9%
38 households
7 people in household0.3%
14 households
8 or more people in household0%
2 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Kirkby North West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.5%
1,838 residents
15–2917.1%
1,800 residents
30–4420.8%
2,186 residents
45–6427.2%
2,868 residents
65 and over17.4%
1,835 residents
Kirkby North West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97%
10,208 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.6%
166 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.6%
64 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.6%
61 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
27 residents
Kirkby North West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above24.9%
2,130 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications23.2%
1,986 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.6%
1,587 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.7%
1,259 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.9%
931 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.9%
501 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications1.8%
158 residents aged 16 and over
Kirkby North West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)62.9%
5,376 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive35.3%
3,021 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.8%
154 residents aged 16 and over
Kirkby North West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations19.5%
1,668 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations15.5%
1,325 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations14.6%
1,249 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.6%
1,082 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed9.4%
801 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9%
768 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations8%
684 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.3%
537 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.1%
440 residents aged 16 and over
Kirkby North West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health49.7%
5,232 residents
Good health30.4%
3,201 residents
Fair health12.5%
1,319 residents
Bad health5.7%
602 residents
Very bad health1.6%
173 residents
Kirkby North West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80%
8,426 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act20%
2,100 residents
Kirkby North West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension46.3%
2,042 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.1%
1,415 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions17.1%
754 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.4%
193 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
10 households
Kirkby North West · 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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