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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001416

Broad Oak

Broad Oak is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,429 residents in St. Helens. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for St. Helens
6,429

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,765

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,255.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

43.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

33.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

17.3%

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.

Stanley South, County Durham9,599 residents · 49.9% owned · 31.2% no carOwton Manor, Hartlepool7,673 residents · 39.2% owned · 42.8% no carConcord and Sulgrave, Sunderland9,356 residents · 41.0% owned · 43.7% no carBlacon South, Cheshire West and Chester7,341 residents · 47.9% owned · 33.6% no carJesmond, Hartlepool8,001 residents · 44.1% owned · 36.6% no carPallion North, Sunderland7,354 residents · 40.0% owned · 40.4% no car

Most similar within St. Helens

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Thatto Heath, St. Helens7,477 residents · 48.2% owned · 33.9% no carDerbyshire Hill, St. Helens6,710 residents · 44.2% owned · 34.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Broad Oak

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

Tenure

Owned43.8%
1,211 households
Social rented35.8%
989 households
Private rented19.9%
550 households
Shared ownership0.4%
10 households
Lives rent free0.2%
5 households
Broad Oak · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced52.1%
1,442 households
Semi-detached30.5%
843 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement9.9%
273 households
Detached6.9%
192 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 shop0.2%
6 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
2 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Broad Oak · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.7%
1,182 households
No cars or vans in household33.6%
930 households
2 cars or vans in household19.3%
533 households
3 or more cars or vans in household4.3%
120 households
Broad Oak · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms49.3%
1,363 households
2 bedrooms38%
1,050 households
1 bedroom7%
193 households
4 or more bedrooms5.8%
159 households
Broad Oak · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household64.1%
1,776 households
One-person household31.1%
860 households
Other household types4.8%
133 households
Broad Oak · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household32.4%
894 households
1 person in household31.1%
859 households
3 people in household19.4%
535 households
4 people in household11.4%
316 households
5 people in household4.1%
114 households
6 people in household1.1%
31 households
7 people in household0.3%
8 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Broad Oak · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1520.7%
1,331 residents
15–2918.8%
1,207 residents
30–4420.5%
1,318 residents
45–6424.5%
1,574 residents
65 and over15.5%
995 residents
Broad Oak · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.1%
6,179 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.9%
119 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.7%
45 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.7%
45 residents
Other ethnic group0.7%
42 residents
Broad Oak · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications29.4%
1,473 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above17.3%
870 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.7%
786 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.7%
785 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.2%
614 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.8%
341 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.9%
146 residents aged 16 and over
Broad Oak · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)54.1%
2,713 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive44.4%
2,225 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.5%
75 residents aged 16 and over
Broad Oak · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations23.4%
1,175 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations17.1%
859 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed14.8%
744 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations11.9%
596 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.6%
480 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.5%
376 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers6.6%
331 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5%
253 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations4.1%
204 residents aged 16 and over
Broad Oak · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health42.3%
2,717 residents
Good health30.8%
1,980 residents
Fair health17%
1,093 residents
Bad health7.6%
491 residents
Very bad health2.3%
148 residents
Broad Oak · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act74%
4,756 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act26%
1,673 residents
Broad Oak · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension34.2%
945 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.2%
917 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions23.5%
649 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions8.8%
244 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
10 households
Broad Oak · 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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