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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001390

Toxteth

Toxteth is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,713 residents in Liverpool. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Liverpool
9,713

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,367

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

7,772.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

21.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

54.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

27.0%

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.

Byker South & St Peters, Newcastle upon Tyne6,458 residents · 21.0% owned · 59.2% no carShirecliffe & Parkwood Springs, Sheffield6,532 residents · 39.3% owned · 41.9% no carBensham North, Gateshead7,507 residents · 36.1% owned · 51.7% no carByker East, Newcastle upon Tyne6,507 residents · 40.0% owned · 49.7% no carFirth Park, Sheffield8,164 residents · 32.5% owned · 45.6% no carCentral Stockton & Portrack, Stockton-on-Tees6,102 residents · 31.4% owned · 49.9% no car

Most similar within Liverpool

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Kirkdale North, Liverpool8,800 residents · 29.1% owned · 56.7% no carAnfield West, Liverpool6,286 residents · 32.6% owned · 54.6% no carEverton East, Liverpool7,115 residents · 20.9% owned · 58.7% no carKirkdale South & Vauxhall, Liverpool7,163 residents · 25.1% owned · 52.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Toxteth

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

Tenure

Social rented53.4%
2,333 households
Private rented23.3%
1,019 households
Owned21.9%
955 households
Shared ownership1.2%
52 households
Lives rent free0.2%
8 households
Toxteth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced44.3%
1,932 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement22.5%
982 households
Semi-detached21.6%
941 households
Detached4.5%
196 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits3.6%
156 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse2.5%
107 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1%
43 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.2%
7 households
Toxteth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household54.8%
2,394 households
1 car or van in household36.7%
1,603 households
2 cars or vans in household7.4%
321 households
3 or more cars or vans in household1.1%
49 households
Toxteth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms40.3%
1,758 households
3 bedrooms39%
1,701 households
1 bedroom14.6%
636 households
4 or more bedrooms6.2%
272 households
Toxteth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household51.6%
2,251 households
One-person household40.3%
1,758 households
Other household types8.2%
356 households
Toxteth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household40.3%
1,758 households
2 people in household27.9%
1,220 households
3 people in household14.5%
633 households
4 people in household11%
480 households
5 people in household3.4%
147 households
6 people in household2%
87 households
7 people in household0.8%
33 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
9 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Toxteth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519.8%
1,921 residents
15–2922%
2,139 residents
30–4421.8%
2,114 residents
45–6423.2%
2,258 residents
65 and over13.2%
1,281 residents
Toxteth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White66.6%
6,469 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh9.4%
917 residents
Other ethnic group9%
870 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African8.6%
838 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups6.4%
617 residents
Toxteth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications32.3%
2,483 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above27%
2,074 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications13.3%
1,022 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications11.6%
890 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.1%
703 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.9%
302 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.8%
218 residents aged 16 and over
Toxteth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)50%
3,850 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive47.3%
3,642 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.6%
203 residents aged 16 and over
Toxteth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed20.5%
1,576 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations17.1%
1,315 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.3%
1,020 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.3%
1,020 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students9.9%
762 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations8.6%
659 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers6.6%
506 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations6%
459 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.9%
375 residents aged 16 and over
Toxteth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health43.7%
4,249 residents
Good health29.6%
2,875 residents
Fair health15.5%
1,507 residents
Bad health8.5%
826 residents
Very bad health2.6%
256 residents
Toxteth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act75%
7,282 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act25%
2,431 residents
Toxteth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension33.2%
1,450 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.6%
1,425 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions22.8%
994 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions10.9%
476 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.5%
22 households
Toxteth · 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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