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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001394

Mossley Hill West & Sefton Park

Mossley Hill West & Sefton Park is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,644 residents in Liverpool. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Liverpool
8,644

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,260

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,845.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

44.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

34.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

48.6%

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.

Moseley Village, Birmingham8,651 residents · 43.4% owned · 36.2% no carTown Close, Norwich10,939 residents · 43.3% owned · 37.3% no carMapperley Park, Nottingham8,745 residents · 45.7% owned · 35.8% no carRoedean & Marina, Brighton and Hove7,806 residents · 41.7% owned · 40.5% no carChester Boughton West & Hoole, Cheshire West and Chester8,568 residents · 34.3% owned · 38.9% no carEdgerton & Marsh, Kirklees6,535 residents · 44.6% owned · 38.5% no car

Most similar within Liverpool

The closest matches in the same local authority.

St Michael's & Otterspool, Liverpool7,453 residents · 54.3% owned · 32.8% no carDingle, Liverpool7,667 residents · 45.4% owned · 41.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Mossley Hill West & Sefton Park

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

Tenure

Owned44.8%
1,907 households
Private rented32.4%
1,379 households
Social rented22.7%
966 households
Shared ownership0.2%
7 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Mossley Hill West & Sefton Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement34.9%
1,485 households
Terraced25%
1,064 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits22.5%
958 households
Semi-detached10%
426 households
Detached4.6%
195 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse2.1%
91 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.9%
40 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Mossley Hill West & Sefton Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household45.1%
1,919 households
No cars or vans in household34.8%
1,482 households
2 cars or vans in household17%
724 households
3 or more cars or vans in household3.1%
134 households
Mossley Hill West & Sefton Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms33.7%
1,437 households
3 bedrooms26.5%
1,131 households
1 bedroom23.7%
1,011 households
4 or more bedrooms16%
681 households
Mossley Hill West & Sefton Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

One-person household48.1%
2,049 households
Single family household43.3%
1,845 households
Other household types8.6%
365 households
Mossley Hill West & Sefton Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household48.1%
2,049 households
2 people in household29.8%
1,271 households
3 people in household9.7%
411 households
4 people in household7.2%
305 households
5 people in household2.7%
117 households
6 people in household1.2%
52 households
8 or more people in household0.7%
30 households
7 people in household0.6%
24 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Mossley Hill West & Sefton Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1510.8%
937 residents
15–2924.4%
2,110 residents
30–4422.6%
1,955 residents
45–6423.8%
2,053 residents
65 and over18.4%
1,587 residents
Mossley Hill West & Sefton Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White85.3%
7,373 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5.9%
512 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh4.1%
352 residents
Other ethnic group2.6%
222 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.2%
187 residents
Mossley Hill West & Sefton Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above48.6%
3,721 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.6%
1,424 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications14.7%
1,128 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications7.4%
569 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications5.7%
434 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.1%
237 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2%
150 residents aged 16 and over
Mossley Hill West & Sefton Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)54.4%
4,169 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive41.9%
3,207 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student3.7%
282 residents aged 16 and over
Mossley Hill West & Sefton Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.6%
1,734 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.3%
1,327 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students13.5%
1,036 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed10.3%
787 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10%
768 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations7.8%
596 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.5%
578 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations7.4%
570 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.5%
266 residents aged 16 and over
Mossley Hill West & Sefton Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health48.7%
4,211 residents
Good health30.2%
2,607 residents
Fair health14%
1,212 residents
Bad health5.5%
478 residents
Very bad health1.6%
136 residents
Mossley Hill West & Sefton Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act77.9%
6,736 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act22.1%
1,908 residents
Mossley Hill West & Sefton Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension51.3%
2,184 households
Household is deprived in one dimension28.5%
1,216 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions14.3%
610 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.4%
230 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.5%
20 households
Mossley Hill West & Sefton Park · 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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