Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001408

Garswood

Garswood is a Census neighbourhood of about 5,448 residents in St. Helens. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for St. Helens

5,448

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,371

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

588.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

83.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

12.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

30.2%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Garswood

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

Tenure

Owned83.9%

1,990 households

Private rented8.6%

204 households

Social rented7%

165 households

Shared ownership0.4%

9 households

Lives rent free0.1%

3 households

Garswood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached62.8%

1,486 households

Detached22.9%

541 households

Terraced13.1%

310 households

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement0.5%

11 households

Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.4%

10 households

In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%

7 households

A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%

0 households

Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%

0 households

Garswood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.8%

990 households

2 cars or vans in household34.2%

809 households

No cars or vans in household12%

284 households

3 or more cars or vans in household12%

283 households

Garswood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms57.1%

1,352 households

2 bedrooms21%

496 households

4 or more bedrooms19.2%

454 households

1 bedroom2.7%

64 households

Garswood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household68.9%

1,632 households

One-person household26.9%

638 households

Other household types4.2%

100 households

Garswood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household40.2%

951 households

1 person in household27%

638 households

3 people in household15.5%

366 households

4 people in household12.5%

296 households

5 people in household3.6%

85 households

6 people in household1.1%

25 households

7 people in household0.3%

6 households

0 people in household0%

0 households

8 or more people in household0%

0 households

Garswood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1513.7%

748 residents

15–2914.8%

805 residents

30–4415.7%

856 residents

45–6428.5%

1,555 residents

65 and over27.2%

1,483 residents

Garswood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White98.4%

5,359 residents

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.9%

49 residents

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.4%

23 residents

Other ethnic group0.2%

12 residents

Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%

5 residents

Garswood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above30.2%

1,404 residents aged 16 and over

No qualifications17.9%

831 residents aged 16 and over

Level 3 qualifications17.2%

798 residents aged 16 and over

Level 2 qualifications14.5%

672 residents aged 16 and over

Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.5%

443 residents aged 16 and over

Apprenticeship8.1%

377 residents aged 16 and over

Other qualifications2.6%

120 residents aged 16 and over

Garswood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)54.7%

2,542 residents aged 16 and over

Economically inactive43.4%

2,016 residents aged 16 and over

Economically active and a full-time student1.9%

86 residents aged 16 and over

Garswood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.6%

1,051 residents aged 16 and over

L7 Intermediate occupations13.5%

627 residents aged 16 and over

L13 Routine occupations12.4%

576 residents aged 16 and over

L12 Semi-routine occupations11.4%

528 residents aged 16 and over

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations11.2%

521 residents aged 16 and over

L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.2%

473 residents aged 16 and over

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.6%

355 residents aged 16 and over

L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.6%

305 residents aged 16 and over

L15 Full-time students4.5%

211 residents aged 16 and over

Garswood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health45.5%

2,480 residents

Good health34.2%

1,862 residents

Fair health14.3%

779 residents

Bad health4.7%

258 residents

Very bad health1.3%

71 residents

Garswood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80.4%

4,378 residents

Disabled under the Equality Act19.6%

1,069 residents

Garswood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension50.2%

1,189 households

Household is deprived in one dimension33.5%

792 households

Household is deprived in two dimensions13.1%

309 households

Household is deprived in three dimensions3.2%

76 households

Household is deprived in four dimensions0%

1 households

Garswood · 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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Evidence ledger

Source and date are part of the record.

All statistics on this pageONS · Census 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0
Neighbourhood nameHouse of Commons Library · MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence
GeographyONS Middle layer Super Output Area E02001408

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Garswood

Usual residents

Households

Residents per km²

Households owning their home

Households with no car or van

Adults with a degree or above

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Life in Garswood

Tenure

Accommodation type

Car or van availability

Number of bedrooms

Household composition

Household size

Age

Ethnic group

Highest qualification

Economic activity

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

General health

Disability

Household deprivation

Alike on the Census, which is not the same as alike to live in.

Source and date are part of the record.