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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001354

Walton East

Walton East is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,916 residents in Liverpool. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Liverpool
7,916

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,429

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,748.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

47.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

38.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

19.8%

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.

Huyton East, Knowsley7,499 residents · 50.3% owned · 37.1% no carOrrell, Sefton7,474 residents · 53.0% owned · 35.8% 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 carDitton, Halton7,890 residents · 53.9% owned · 29.0% no carRoseworth, Stockton-on-Tees8,024 residents · 50.8% owned · 31.2% no car

Most similar within Liverpool

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Anfield North, Liverpool7,276 residents · 49.4% owned · 40.8% no carKnotty Ash, Liverpool7,638 residents · 45.0% owned · 40.2% no carYewtree, Liverpool7,895 residents · 41.8% owned · 41.5% no carFazakerley North, Liverpool8,039 residents · 55.0% owned · 33.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Walton East

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

Tenure

Owned47.7%
1,635 households
Social rented35.5%
1,217 households
Private rented16.6%
569 households
Shared ownership0.2%
6 households
Lives rent free0.1%
2 households
Walton East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached51.3%
1,760 households
Terraced32.6%
1,120 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement8.9%
304 households
Detached6.7%
230 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.3%
10 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
6 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%
1 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Walton East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.5%
1,422 households
No cars or vans in household38.4%
1,316 households
2 cars or vans in household17.3%
592 households
3 or more cars or vans in household2.9%
100 households
Walton East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms71.3%
2,446 households
2 bedrooms16.8%
576 households
1 bedroom6.4%
221 households
4 or more bedrooms5.4%
186 households
Walton East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household61.3%
2,106 households
One-person household33.4%
1,147 households
Other household types5.2%
180 households
Walton East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household33.4%
1,147 households
2 people in household28.8%
988 households
3 people in household19%
653 households
4 people in household12.9%
444 households
5 people in household4.2%
144 households
6 people in household1.2%
42 households
7 people in household0.3%
11 households
8 or more people in household0%
1 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Walton East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519.2%
1,523 residents
15–2918.2%
1,439 residents
30–4421.4%
1,693 residents
45–6425.4%
2,012 residents
65 and over15.8%
1,249 residents
Walton East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White93.6%
7,412 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.8%
139 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.7%
131 residents
Other ethnic group1.6%
129 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.3%
105 residents
Walton East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications29.9%
1,887 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above19.8%
1,247 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.1%
1,141 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.9%
879 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.5%
665 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.3%
336 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.5%
155 residents aged 16 and over
Walton East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)55%
3,472 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive43.5%
2,742 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.5%
96 residents aged 16 and over
Walton East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations19.3%
1,216 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed15.6%
982 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.2%
897 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14.2%
893 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.3%
841 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.2%
455 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.9%
438 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.8%
304 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations4.5%
284 residents aged 16 and over
Walton East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health45.8%
3,629 residents
Good health29.7%
2,350 residents
Fair health14.4%
1,138 residents
Bad health7.6%
602 residents
Very bad health2.5%
197 residents
Walton East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act75.4%
5,969 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act24.6%
1,945 residents
Walton East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension36%
1,235 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.4%
1,112 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions22.4%
767 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions8.9%
306 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
10 households
Walton 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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