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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001420

Newton-le-Willows

Newton-le-Willows is a Census neighbourhood of about 11,883 residents in St. Helens. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for St. Helens
11,883

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,143

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,618.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

63.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

20.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

33.2%

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.

Lower Bebington & Bromborough Pool, Wirral9,715 residents · 67.2% owned · 20.3% no carChorley South West, Chorley9,135 residents · 59.9% owned · 18.3% no carBlyth Newsham, Northumberland9,406 residents · 65.5% owned · 19.9% no carOutwood West, Wakefield8,500 residents · 71.1% owned · 21.6% no carWhiston North, Knowsley8,232 residents · 73.1% owned · 20.1% no carColumbia, Barmston & Teal Farm, Sunderland8,653 residents · 61.0% owned · 23.6% no car

Most similar within St. Helens

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Earlestown North, St. Helens6,914 residents · 59.7% owned · 19.9% no carNutgrove & Lea Green, St. Helens7,796 residents · 66.1% owned · 19.4% no carWindle & Denton's Green, St. Helens9,077 residents · 71.8% owned · 19.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Newton-le-Willows

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

Tenure

Owned63.8%
3,283 households
Social rented22.6%
1,162 households
Private rented12.6%
646 households
Shared ownership0.9%
48 households
Lives rent free0.1%
4 households
Newton-le-Willows · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached40%
2,058 households
Terraced28.8%
1,480 households
Detached22.8%
1,171 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement6.9%
353 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.6%
30 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.6%
30 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.4%
21 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
2 households
Newton-le-Willows · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.9%
2,157 households
2 cars or vans in household30.7%
1,581 households
No cars or vans in household20.1%
1,036 households
3 or more cars or vans in household7.2%
371 households
Newton-le-Willows · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms54.7%
2,811 households
2 bedrooms23.6%
1,215 households
4 or more bedrooms16.6%
854 households
1 bedroom5.1%
263 households
Newton-le-Willows · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household67.1%
3,454 households
One-person household29.6%
1,521 households
Other household types3.3%
170 households
Newton-le-Willows · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household35%
1,799 households
1 person in household29.6%
1,521 households
3 people in household17.6%
904 households
4 people in household13.4%
689 households
5 people in household3.5%
180 households
6 people in household0.7%
37 households
7 people in household0.2%
9 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Newton-le-Willows · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519%
2,260 residents
15–2917%
2,021 residents
30–4422.5%
2,675 residents
45–6425.8%
3,060 residents
65 and over15.7%
1,866 residents
Newton-le-Willows · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.4%
11,449 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.7%
206 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.3%
149 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
41 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.3%
36 residents
Newton-le-Willows · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above33.2%
3,154 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18%
1,713 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications16.9%
1,603 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.4%
1,372 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9%
857 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.2%
585 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.3%
215 residents aged 16 and over
Newton-le-Willows · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)63%
5,986 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive35.5%
3,373 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.5%
141 residents aged 16 and over
Newton-le-Willows · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.7%
2,062 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations13.4%
1,274 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.3%
1,260 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.3%
1,169 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.2%
1,162 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8.7%
822 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.2%
776 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.6%
532 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.6%
440 residents aged 16 and over
Newton-le-Willows · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health49.1%
5,832 residents
Good health32.2%
3,827 residents
Fair health12.6%
1,499 residents
Bad health4.6%
551 residents
Very bad health1.5%
174 residents
Newton-le-Willows · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80.8%
9,596 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19.2%
2,287 residents
Newton-le-Willows · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension51.2%
2,634 households
Household is deprived in one dimension31.3%
1,612 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions13.2%
681 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.2%
215 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
4 households
Newton-le-Willows · 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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