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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001397

Woolton

Woolton is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,186 residents in Liverpool. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Liverpool
7,186

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,615

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,210.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

61.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

30.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

37.0%

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.

Ty-coch, Swansea8,243 residents · 62.3% owned · 23.0% no carChester Road, Birmingham9,715 residents · 63.7% owned · 25.7% no carLlanishen, Cardiff9,102 residents · 64.5% owned · 23.4% no carWest Park, South Tyneside5,025 residents · 61.3% owned · 33.3% no carAbergavenny North, Monmouthshire7,641 residents · 56.5% owned · 22.4% no carMiddleton Town & Rhodes, Rochdale7,210 residents · 58.1% owned · 32.4% 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 carDovecot, Liverpool6,065 residents · 57.8% owned · 36.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Woolton

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

Tenure

Owned61.1%
2,208 households
Social rented22.9%
827 households
Private rented15.6%
565 households
Shared ownership0.4%
14 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Woolton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached34.5%
1,246 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement30.1%
1,088 households
Terraced19.8%
715 households
Detached13.2%
476 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1%
37 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1%
36 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.4%
16 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Woolton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.8%
1,582 households
No cars or vans in household30.4%
1,097 households
2 cars or vans in household21.6%
782 households
3 or more cars or vans in household4.2%
153 households
Woolton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms39.4%
1,423 households
2 bedrooms26.9%
973 households
1 bedroom17.4%
628 households
4 or more bedrooms16.3%
590 households
Woolton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household52.9%
1,912 households
One-person household44.5%
1,608 households
Other household types2.7%
97 households
Woolton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household44.5%
1,608 households
2 people in household30.4%
1,099 households
3 people in household12.1%
438 households
4 people in household9.8%
356 households
5 people in household2.3%
84 households
6 people in household0.6%
21 households
7 people in household0.3%
10 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
8 or more people in household0%
0 households
Woolton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1513.7%
987 residents
15–2913.5%
969 residents
30–4418.5%
1,328 residents
45–6427.3%
1,965 residents
65 and over27%
1,943 residents
Woolton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White93%
6,682 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.1%
224 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.3%
167 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.9%
65 residents
Other ethnic group0.6%
45 residents
Woolton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above37%
2,271 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications20.1%
1,233 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.3%
936 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications11.6%
712 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.7%
532 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.3%
326 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.1%
126 residents aged 16 and over
Woolton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)52.5%
3,222 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive46.1%
2,826 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.4%
85 residents aged 16 and over
Woolton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.5%
1,381 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations15.2%
933 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.2%
809 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.6%
652 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations10.5%
647 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed10.1%
617 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.7%
535 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5%
304 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.2%
258 residents aged 16 and over
Woolton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health46.4%
3,336 residents
Good health30.4%
2,181 residents
Fair health14.4%
1,037 residents
Bad health6.4%
463 residents
Very bad health2.3%
167 residents
Woolton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act77.1%
5,537 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act22.9%
1,649 residents
Woolton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension44.5%
1,607 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.3%
1,203 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions17.1%
617 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5%
181 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
5 households
Woolton · 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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