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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001411

Haydock West

Haydock West is a Census neighbourhood of about 5,798 residents in St. Helens. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for St. Helens
5,798

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,565

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,441

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

68.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

21.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

21.5%

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.

Swinton North, Rotherham8,546 residents · 67.2% owned · 23.4% no carRisca East, Caerphilly6,143 residents · 68.4% owned · 20.8% no carLittle Sutton North & Overpool, Cheshire West and Chester6,435 residents · 64.2% owned · 21.5% no carOrmesby, Redcar and Cleveland7,603 residents · 67.1% owned · 24.3% no carMonk Bretton, Barnsley7,979 residents · 71.8% owned · 19.0% no carStocksbridge, Sheffield7,683 residents · 71.3% owned · 21.2% no car

Most similar within St. Helens

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Moss Bank, St. Helens10,272 residents · 65.6% owned · 21.6% no carSutton Leach, St. Helens10,689 residents · 67.2% owned · 22.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Haydock West

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

Tenure

Owned68.3%
1,753 households
Social rented15.4%
396 households
Private rented14.5%
373 households
Shared ownership1.6%
41 households
Lives rent free0.1%
2 households
Haydock West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached54.5%
1,397 households
Terraced21.7%
556 households
Detached15.6%
401 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement7.3%
187 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.6%
16 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.3%
7 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%
1 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Haydock West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.6%
1,067 households
2 cars or vans in household28.6%
733 households
No cars or vans in household21.4%
550 households
3 or more cars or vans in household8.4%
215 households
Haydock West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms57.3%
1,468 households
2 bedrooms24.3%
624 households
4 or more bedrooms11%
283 households
1 bedroom7.3%
188 households
Haydock West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household65.1%
1,666 households
One-person household31.9%
816 households
Other household types3%
78 households
Haydock West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household35.2%
904 households
1 person in household31.8%
816 households
3 people in household17.4%
446 households
4 people in household10.9%
280 households
5 people in household3.7%
96 households
6 people in household0.6%
16 households
7 people in household0.2%
5 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Haydock West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514.9%
864 residents
15–2916.2%
939 residents
30–4416.8%
971 residents
45–6428.5%
1,651 residents
65 and over23.7%
1,371 residents
Haydock West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.4%
5,648 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.1%
66 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.8%
49 residents
Other ethnic group0.4%
23 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%
12 residents
Haydock West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications23.4%
1,142 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above21.5%
1,049 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications19%
926 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15%
732 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.3%
500 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.4%
362 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.3%
162 residents aged 16 and over
Haydock West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)55.3%
2,697 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive42.8%
2,086 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.8%
90 residents aged 16 and over
Haydock West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.9%
870 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations17%
826 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14.3%
699 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.5%
608 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed11.3%
549 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.9%
384 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations7.8%
378 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.1%
344 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.4%
215 residents aged 16 and over
Haydock West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health43%
2,493 residents
Good health33.2%
1,924 residents
Fair health15.7%
913 residents
Bad health6.2%
362 residents
Very bad health1.8%
107 residents
Haydock West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act77.2%
4,475 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act22.8%
1,323 residents
Haydock West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension43.4%
1,112 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.4%
883 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions17%
435 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.2%
133 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
2 households
Haydock West · 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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