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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001331

Knowsley Village & Southdene

Knowsley Village & Southdene is a Census neighbourhood of about 10,130 residents in Knowsley. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Knowsley
10,130

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,337

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

424.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

53.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

36.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

18.8%

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.

Glyn-coch & Ynys-y-bwl, Rhondda Cynon Taf7,495 residents · 66.3% owned · 22.8% no carCroxteth West & Gillmoss, Liverpool8,065 residents · 43.6% owned · 37.2% no carGurnos, Trefechan & Pontsticill, Merthyr Tydfil9,358 residents · 46.3% owned · 35.0% no carThatto Heath, St. Helens7,477 residents · 48.2% owned · 33.9% no carAberbargoed & Gilfach, Caerphilly5,823 residents · 60.3% owned · 26.3% no carNew Tredegar & Darren Valley, Caerphilly7,087 residents · 62.9% owned · 27.2% 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 carKirkby South West & Field Lane, Knowsley9,082 residents · 52.1% owned · 39.2% no carHalewood South, Knowsley7,451 residents · 52.4% owned · 36.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Knowsley Village & Southdene

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

Tenure

Owned53.3%
2,313 households
Social rented30.4%
1,317 households
Private rented15.8%
684 households
Lives rent free0.3%
12 households
Shared ownership0.3%
11 households
Knowsley Village & Southdene · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced42.3%
1,835 households
Semi-detached37.4%
1,623 households
Detached15%
650 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement4.5%
194 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
20 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.2%
8 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
4 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Knowsley Village & Southdene · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household39.1%
1,697 households
No cars or vans in household36%
1,559 households
2 cars or vans in household19.3%
837 households
3 or more cars or vans in household5.6%
242 households
Knowsley Village & Southdene · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms54.9%
2,381 households
2 bedrooms24.9%
1,079 households
4 or more bedrooms14.7%
639 households
1 bedroom5.5%
238 households
Knowsley Village & Southdene · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household61.3%
2,661 households
One-person household32.2%
1,397 households
Other household types6.5%
280 households
Knowsley Village & Southdene · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household32.2%
1,397 households
2 people in household30.2%
1,311 households
3 people in household18.4%
796 households
4 people in household12.6%
547 households
5 people in household4.9%
213 households
6 people in household1.2%
53 households
7 people in household0.3%
12 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
8 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Knowsley Village & Southdene · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.5%
1,869 residents
15–2918.5%
1,876 residents
30–4418.9%
1,913 residents
45–6426.6%
2,693 residents
65 and over17.6%
1,779 residents
Knowsley Village & Southdene · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.9%
9,820 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.4%
137 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.7%
69 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.6%
59 residents
Other ethnic group0.5%
48 residents
Knowsley Village & Southdene · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications32.7%
2,656 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above18.8%
1,528 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.9%
1,291 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.9%
1,131 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.2%
909 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.1%
417 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.4%
192 residents aged 16 and over
Knowsley Village & Southdene · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)54.7%
4,443 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive43.8%
3,562 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.5%
123 residents aged 16 and over
Knowsley Village & Southdene · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations18.6%
1,510 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed15.7%
1,275 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14.6%
1,183 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.4%
1,092 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.6%
1,022 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.4%
679 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.8%
474 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.6%
457 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations5.3%
432 residents aged 16 and over
Knowsley Village & Southdene · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health45.3%
4,584 residents
Good health29.1%
2,951 residents
Fair health15.3%
1,545 residents
Bad health7.6%
769 residents
Very bad health2.8%
281 residents
Knowsley Village & Southdene · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act74.5%
7,545 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act25.5%
2,582 residents
Knowsley Village & Southdene · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension33.4%
1,447 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.1%
1,435 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions22.8%
989 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions10.3%
447 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
19 households
Knowsley Village & Southdene · 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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