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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001329

Kirkby South East

Kirkby South East is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,472 residents in Knowsley. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Knowsley
7,472

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,341

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,637.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

41.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

45.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

17.3%

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 West & Gillmoss, Liverpool8,065 residents · 43.6% owned · 37.2% no carSeaforth South, Sefton7,671 residents · 32.1% owned · 48.9% no carBidston Hill, Wirral7,697 residents · 29.2% owned · 44.4% no carFord, Sefton6,279 residents · 40.7% owned · 43.7% no carYewtree, Liverpool7,895 residents · 41.8% owned · 41.5% no carWalton Hall, Liverpool6,344 residents · 45.7% owned · 47.2% no car

Most similar within Knowsley

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Stockbridge Village, Knowsley7,566 residents · 39.7% owned · 40.2% no carHuyton East, Knowsley7,499 residents · 50.3% owned · 37.1% no carHalewood South, Knowsley7,451 residents · 52.4% owned · 36.5% no carKirkby South West & Field Lane, Knowsley9,082 residents · 52.1% owned · 39.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Kirkby South East

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

Tenure

Owned41.8%
1,398 households
Social rented39.4%
1,317 households
Private rented18.3%
610 households
Shared ownership0.3%
9 households
Lives rent free0.2%
7 households
Kirkby South East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced38.3%
1,280 households
Semi-detached26.6%
889 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement22.3%
746 households
Detached11.9%
397 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
14 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.3%
11 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
4 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Kirkby South East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household45.2%
1,509 households
1 car or van in household36.4%
1,217 households
2 cars or vans in household14.9%
498 households
3 or more cars or vans in household3.5%
116 households
Kirkby South East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms43.3%
1,447 households
2 bedrooms26.3%
877 households
4 or more bedrooms17.1%
571 households
1 bedroom13.3%
445 households
Kirkby South East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household55.1%
1,839 households
One-person household38.8%
1,296 households
Other household types6.1%
204 households
Kirkby South East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household38.8%
1,296 households
2 people in household26.4%
883 households
3 people in household17.2%
575 households
4 people in household11.6%
388 households
5 people in household4%
134 households
6 people in household1.3%
45 households
7 people in household0.4%
14 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
8 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Kirkby South East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.8%
1,405 residents
15–2918.6%
1,387 residents
30–4420.4%
1,522 residents
45–6427.3%
2,038 residents
65 and over15%
1,119 residents
Kirkby South East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96%
7,169 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.6%
119 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.2%
90 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.7%
51 residents
Other ethnic group0.5%
41 residents
Kirkby South East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications33%
1,973 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above17.3%
1,034 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.8%
945 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.9%
893 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.1%
723 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.9%
295 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications1.9%
114 residents aged 16 and over
Kirkby South East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)54.5%
3,258 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive44.2%
2,641 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.3%
78 residents aged 16 and over
Kirkby South East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations20.5%
1,223 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed16.8%
1,006 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14.8%
883 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.5%
747 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations11.5%
688 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.4%
500 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6%
356 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.3%
315 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations4.3%
259 residents aged 16 and over
Kirkby South East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health44.2%
3,306 residents
Good health29.4%
2,196 residents
Fair health15.3%
1,144 residents
Bad health8.4%
624 residents
Very bad health2.7%
202 residents
Kirkby South East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act73.2%
5,472 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act26.8%
2,000 residents
Kirkby South East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension32.9%
1,099 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension31.5%
1,053 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions23.3%
779 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions11.7%
390 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.6%
19 households
Kirkby South 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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