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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001358

Walton South

Walton South is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,976 residents in Liverpool. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Liverpool
6,976

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,270

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

11,681.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

37.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

57.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

20.7%

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.

Bootle North, Sefton7,071 residents · 37.5% owned · 53.7% no carBirkenhead South, Wirral9,377 residents · 37.4% owned · 45.5% no carNorth Ormesby & Brambles, Middlesbrough6,112 residents · 33.2% owned · 55.0% no carSeaforth South, Sefton7,671 residents · 32.1% owned · 48.9% no carAshington Hirst, Northumberland7,142 residents · 47.4% owned · 41.6% no carTown Centre East & Fingerpost, St. Helens7,675 residents · 35.7% owned · 43.4% no car

Most similar within Liverpool

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Walton Hall, Liverpool6,344 residents · 45.7% owned · 47.2% no carAnfield West, Liverpool6,286 residents · 32.6% owned · 54.6% no carKirkdale North, Liverpool8,800 residents · 29.1% owned · 56.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Walton South

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

Tenure

Private rented41.4%
1,354 households
Owned37.9%
1,238 households
Social rented20.4%
666 households
Shared ownership0.2%
7 households
Lives rent free0.2%
5 households
Walton South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced82.1%
2,686 households
Semi-detached7%
229 households
Detached4.6%
151 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement3.2%
106 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.3%
41 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.3%
41 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.5%
16 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Walton South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household57.3%
1,874 households
1 car or van in household33.8%
1,105 households
2 cars or vans in household7.8%
255 households
3 or more cars or vans in household1.2%
38 households
Walton South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms45.6%
1,494 households
2 bedrooms43.1%
1,410 households
4 or more bedrooms6.2%
203 households
1 bedroom5.1%
166 households
Walton South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household53.1%
1,735 households
One-person household40.3%
1,318 households
Other household types6.6%
216 households
Walton South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household40.3%
1,318 households
2 people in household30.1%
985 households
3 people in household15.4%
504 households
4 people in household8.6%
283 households
5 people in household3.5%
113 households
6 people in household1.6%
53 households
7 people in household0.3%
11 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Walton South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.9%
1,322 residents
15–2921.4%
1,491 residents
30–4420.8%
1,454 residents
45–6424.3%
1,694 residents
65 and over14.6%
1,016 residents
Walton South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White90.5%
6,306 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh3%
211 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.4%
169 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.2%
150 residents
Other ethnic group1.9%
132 residents
Walton South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications30.2%
1,682 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above20.7%
1,154 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.2%
845 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14%
781 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.3%
630 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.9%
330 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.7%
151 residents aged 16 and over
Walton South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)52.6%
2,933 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive45.4%
2,529 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2%
111 residents aged 16 and over
Walton South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations21.9%
1,219 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed17.1%
955 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations15.9%
887 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations10.6%
592 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.4%
582 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.3%
460 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.9%
382 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.2%
290 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations3.7%
207 residents aged 16 and over
Walton South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health41.8%
2,918 residents
Good health31.6%
2,205 residents
Fair health16.2%
1,132 residents
Bad health7.8%
541 residents
Very bad health2.6%
179 residents
Walton South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act73.5%
5,126 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act26.5%
1,850 residents
Walton South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension34.7%
1,136 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension31.2%
1,021 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions24.7%
808 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions9.1%
297 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
10 households
Walton South · 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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