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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001403

Garston

Garston is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,459 residents in Liverpool. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Liverpool
6,459

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,919

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,652

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

47.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

39.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

30.2%

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.

Prescot, Knowsley9,467 residents · 49.5% owned · 36.1% no carWigan South, Wigan9,029 residents · 49.5% owned · 31.8% no carEllesmere Port Town & Rossmore, Cheshire West and Chester11,017 residents · 41.2% owned · 31.2% no carBebington New Ferry, Wirral8,156 residents · 46.0% owned · 34.6% no carWythenshawe East & Peel Hall, Manchester8,022 residents · 48.7% owned · 31.3% no carNorth Darwen, Blackburn with Darwen6,848 residents · 59.6% owned · 29.4% no car

Most similar within Liverpool

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Fairfield East, Liverpool8,911 residents · 52.5% owned · 41.0% no carWavertree East, Liverpool7,374 residents · 52.5% owned · 37.5% no carFazakerley North, Liverpool8,039 residents · 55.0% owned · 33.8% no carSpeke West & Airport, Liverpool7,829 residents · 47.8% owned · 37.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Garston

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

Tenure

Owned47.2%
1,378 households
Social rented27.1%
792 households
Private rented24.3%
709 households
Shared ownership1.3%
37 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Garston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced57.5%
1,678 households
Semi-detached19.4%
566 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement12.4%
363 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits4.2%
123 households
Detached3.4%
99 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.6%
47 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.3%
39 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Garston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.3%
1,292 households
No cars or vans in household39.9%
1,164 households
2 cars or vans in household14.2%
414 households
3 or more cars or vans in household1.6%
48 households
Garston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms48.5%
1,414 households
2 bedrooms31%
905 households
1 bedroom10.8%
315 households
4 or more bedrooms9.7%
284 households
Garston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household58.9%
1,718 households
One-person household35.9%
1,049 households
Other household types5.2%
151 households
Garston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household35.9%
1,049 households
2 people in household30.7%
898 households
3 people in household17.8%
520 households
4 people in household10.1%
294 households
5 people in household4%
116 households
7 people in household0.7%
20 households
6 people in household0.7%
19 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Garston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519.4%
1,250 residents
15–2919.3%
1,246 residents
30–4424%
1,548 residents
45–6424%
1,548 residents
65 and over13.4%
864 residents
Garston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White91.3%
5,897 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh3.3%
210 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3%
195 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.3%
85 residents
Other ethnic group1.1%
72 residents
Garston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above30.2%
1,545 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications23.5%
1,205 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.7%
802 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.6%
699 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.3%
529 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.5%
232 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.2%
111 residents aged 16 and over
Garston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)59.1%
3,025 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive39%
1,997 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.9%
99 residents aged 16 and over
Garston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.4%
893 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations15.7%
802 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations15%
767 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed12.5%
640 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.5%
639 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations8.2%
418 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.5%
331 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers6.2%
320 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.1%
313 residents aged 16 and over
Garston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health46.5%
3,002 residents
Good health30.9%
1,994 residents
Fair health14%
903 residents
Bad health6.7%
430 residents
Very bad health2%
127 residents
Garston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act76.3%
4,926 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act23.7%
1,533 residents
Garston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension41.7%
1,216 households
Household is deprived in one dimension31.2%
911 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions18.8%
547 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions8%
233 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
9 households
Garston · 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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