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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001386

Belle Vale

Belle Vale is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,178 residents in Liverpool. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Liverpool
8,178

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,797

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,444.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

42.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

40.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

20.2%

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.

Ford, Sefton6,279 residents · 40.7% owned · 43.7% no carStockbridge Village, Knowsley7,566 residents · 39.7% owned · 40.2% no carHalton Castlefield, Halton7,670 residents · 32.8% owned · 37.5% no carHeadland & West View, Hartlepool10,278 residents · 39.7% owned · 40.0% no carJesmond, Hartlepool8,001 residents · 44.1% owned · 36.6% no carLeasowe South & Moreton East, Wirral6,391 residents · 43.8% owned · 35.8% no car

Most similar within Liverpool

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Netherley, Liverpool5,991 residents · 48.4% owned · 39.7% no carCroxteth West & Gillmoss, Liverpool8,065 residents · 43.6% owned · 37.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Belle Vale

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

Tenure

Social rented45.4%
1,725 households
Owned42.3%
1,605 households
Private rented8.2%
313 households
Shared ownership4%
150 households
Lives rent free0.1%
4 households
Belle Vale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced45.6%
1,730 households
Semi-detached35.3%
1,339 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement13.1%
498 households
Detached5.6%
212 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
6 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.2%
6 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
3 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Belle Vale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.8%
1,589 households
No cars or vans in household40.2%
1,528 households
2 cars or vans in household15.3%
580 households
3 or more cars or vans in household2.6%
100 households
Belle Vale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms53.7%
2,038 households
2 bedrooms26.7%
1,015 households
4 or more bedrooms10.7%
405 households
1 bedroom8.9%
339 households
Belle Vale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household57%
2,166 households
One-person household38.6%
1,465 households
Other household types4.4%
166 households
Belle Vale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household38.6%
1,465 households
2 people in household30.3%
1,149 households
3 people in household15.5%
587 households
4 people in household10.6%
402 households
5 people in household3.7%
139 households
6 people in household1.1%
40 households
7 people in household0.3%
10 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Belle Vale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.8%
1,378 residents
15–2915.6%
1,275 residents
30–4419%
1,557 residents
45–6426.8%
2,189 residents
65 and over21.8%
1,780 residents
Belle Vale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White93.3%
7,625 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.2%
264 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.1%
174 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.8%
64 residents
Other ethnic group0.6%
49 residents
Belle Vale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications33%
2,212 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above20.2%
1,352 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.7%
1,053 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13%
875 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10%
671 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.7%
384 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.4%
159 residents aged 16 and over
Belle Vale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)50.4%
3,379 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive48.1%
3,226 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.5%
101 residents aged 16 and over
Belle Vale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L12 Semi-routine occupations17.3%
1,163 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations17.1%
1,149 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed16.4%
1,098 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations14%
939 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.5%
773 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.1%
476 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.7%
384 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations5.5%
368 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.3%
356 residents aged 16 and over
Belle Vale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health40.8%
3,338 residents
Good health30.4%
2,490 residents
Fair health16.2%
1,324 residents
Bad health9.6%
782 residents
Very bad health3%
244 residents
Belle Vale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act70.5%
5,764 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act29.5%
2,414 residents
Belle Vale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension33.8%
1,285 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension30.6%
1,162 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions25.5%
969 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions9.6%
366 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
15 households
Belle Vale · 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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