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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001330

Kirkby South West & Field Lane

Kirkby South West & Field Lane is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,082 residents in Knowsley. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Knowsley
9,082

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,972

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,319.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

52.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

39.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

19.1%

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.

Yewtree, Liverpool7,895 residents · 41.8% owned · 41.5% no carCroxteth West & Gillmoss, Liverpool8,065 residents · 43.6% owned · 37.2% no carWalton East, Liverpool7,916 residents · 47.7% owned · 38.4% no carFazakerley North, Liverpool8,039 residents · 55.0% owned · 33.8% no carAnfield North, Liverpool7,276 residents · 49.4% owned · 40.8% no carKnotty Ash, Liverpool7,638 residents · 45.0% owned · 40.2% no car

Most similar within Knowsley

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Huyton East, Knowsley7,499 residents · 50.3% owned · 37.1% no carHalewood South, Knowsley7,451 residents · 52.4% owned · 36.5% no carStockbridge Village, Knowsley7,566 residents · 39.7% owned · 40.2% no carKnowsley Village & Southdene, Knowsley10,130 residents · 53.3% owned · 36.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Kirkby South West & Field Lane

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

Tenure

Owned52.1%
2,068 households
Social rented25.9%
1,027 households
Private rented21.7%
860 households
Shared ownership0.3%
12 households
Lives rent free0.1%
5 households
Kirkby South West & Field Lane · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced45.3%
1,801 households
Semi-detached40.7%
1,617 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement7.3%
290 households
Detached6%
238 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
13 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.2%
9 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
3 households
Kirkby South West & Field Lane · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.3%
1,639 households
No cars or vans in household39.2%
1,556 households
2 cars or vans in household15.4%
610 households
3 or more cars or vans in household4.2%
167 households
Kirkby South West & Field Lane · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms56.3%
2,238 households
2 bedrooms26.1%
1,037 households
4 or more bedrooms10.6%
420 households
1 bedroom7%
278 households
Kirkby South West & Field Lane · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household62.5%
2,483 households
One-person household32.4%
1,285 households
Other household types5.1%
204 households
Kirkby South West & Field Lane · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household32.4%
1,286 households
2 people in household31.2%
1,240 households
3 people in household19.1%
759 households
4 people in household12.2%
483 households
5 people in household4%
158 households
6 people in household1%
40 households
7 people in household0.2%
6 households
8 or more people in household0%
1 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Kirkby South West & Field Lane · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519.1%
1,731 residents
15–2919%
1,723 residents
30–4419.6%
1,784 residents
45–6426.9%
2,448 residents
65 and over15.4%
1,399 residents
Kirkby South West & Field Lane · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.1%
8,725 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.4%
127 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.9%
81 residents
Other ethnic group0.9%
78 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.8%
71 residents
Kirkby South West & Field Lane · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications30%
2,172 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above19.1%
1,384 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.5%
1,192 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.1%
1,091 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.4%
827 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.5%
397 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.4%
176 residents aged 16 and over
Kirkby South West & Field Lane · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)56.9%
4,118 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive41.3%
2,987 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.9%
135 residents aged 16 and over
Kirkby South West & Field Lane · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations19%
1,377 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations15.3%
1,105 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed15.1%
1,090 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations14.1%
1,019 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.7%
923 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.6%
548 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6%
436 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.8%
417 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations4.5%
326 residents aged 16 and over
Kirkby South West & Field Lane · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health45.5%
4,133 residents
Good health30.2%
2,746 residents
Fair health14.2%
1,288 residents
Bad health7.4%
673 residents
Very bad health2.7%
244 residents
Kirkby South West & Field Lane · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act76.2%
6,917 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act23.8%
2,166 residents
Kirkby South West & Field Lane · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension36.1%
1,434 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.1%
1,313 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions20.9%
832 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions9.2%
366 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.7%
27 households
Kirkby South West & Field Lane · 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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