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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001372

Dovecot

Dovecot is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,065 residents in Liverpool. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Liverpool
6,065

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,701

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,440.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

57.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

36.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

26.6%

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 carHalewood South, Knowsley7,451 residents · 52.4% owned · 36.5% no carFairwater South, Cardiff6,425 residents · 63.9% owned · 28.0% no carAberafan, Neath Port Talbot9,464 residents · 52.2% owned · 30.8% no carWoodchurch, Wirral6,730 residents · 45.1% owned · 35.6% no carBebington New Ferry, Wirral8,156 residents · 46.0% owned · 34.6% no car

Most similar within Liverpool

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Wavertree East, Liverpool7,374 residents · 52.5% owned · 37.5% no carAnfield North, Liverpool7,276 residents · 49.4% owned · 40.8% no carYewtree, Liverpool7,895 residents · 41.8% owned · 41.5% no carWalton East, Liverpool7,916 residents · 47.7% owned · 38.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Dovecot

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

Tenure

Owned57.8%
1,561 households
Social rented27%
730 households
Private rented14.5%
392 households
Shared ownership0.6%
16 households
Lives rent free0.1%
2 households
Dovecot · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached37.9%
1,024 households
Terraced30.2%
817 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement20%
539 households
Detached9.3%
252 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.2%
32 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.9%
24 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.5%
13 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Dovecot · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household39.4%
1,064 households
No cars or vans in household36.8%
993 households
2 cars or vans in household18.9%
510 households
3 or more cars or vans in household5%
135 households
Dovecot · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms54.3%
1,466 households
2 bedrooms18.7%
504 households
1 bedroom14%
379 households
4 or more bedrooms13.1%
353 households
Dovecot · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household57%
1,539 households
One-person household38.8%
1,049 households
Other household types4.2%
113 households
Dovecot · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household38.9%
1,051 households
2 people in household27.8%
752 households
3 people in household16.4%
442 households
4 people in household11.5%
311 households
5 people in household4.4%
118 households
6 people in household0.7%
20 households
7 people in household0.1%
4 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Dovecot · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.4%
936 residents
15–2916.9%
1,023 residents
30–4417.3%
1,051 residents
45–6428.7%
1,738 residents
65 and over21.7%
1,317 residents
Dovecot · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White92%
5,579 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh3.4%
207 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2%
122 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.7%
105 residents
Other ethnic group0.9%
52 residents
Dovecot · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above26.6%
1,344 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications25.7%
1,301 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.1%
812 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.2%
665 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.4%
528 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5%
251 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3%
154 residents aged 16 and over
Dovecot · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)52.6%
2,658 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive45.9%
2,322 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.5%
75 residents aged 16 and over
Dovecot · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.2%
919 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed15%
759 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations14.3%
724 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.1%
665 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.8%
648 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.1%
411 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations7.9%
398 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.7%
290 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.8%
244 residents aged 16 and over
Dovecot · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health43.7%
2,653 residents
Good health30%
1,817 residents
Fair health16.1%
975 residents
Bad health7.5%
455 residents
Very bad health2.7%
165 residents
Dovecot · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act74.3%
4,507 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act25.7%
1,558 residents
Dovecot · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension38.5%
1,041 households
Household is deprived in one dimension31.5%
851 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions22%
594 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions7.7%
209 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
7 households
Dovecot · 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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