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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001423

Eccleston Park

Eccleston Park is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,574 residents in St. Helens. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for St. Helens
6,574

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,831

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,492.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

81.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

14.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

37.6%

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.

Shevington, Wigan10,174 residents · 84.4% owned · 11.8% no carDavyhulme, Trafford8,393 residents · 86.0% owned · 11.9% no carEuxton, Chorley8,715 residents · 84.7% owned · 9.2% no carPrenton, Wirral6,059 residents · 78.7% owned · 17.2% no carMaghull North West & Lydiate, Sefton6,833 residents · 87.6% owned · 14.6% no carCaerleon, Newport7,971 residents · 77.7% owned · 14.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Eccleston Park

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

Tenure

Owned81.4%
2,304 households
Social rented9.8%
278 households
Private rented8.6%
244 households
Shared ownership0.1%
3 households
Lives rent free0.1%
2 households
Eccleston Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached42.4%
1,203 households
Detached35.6%
1,010 households
Terraced14.1%
400 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement6.8%
194 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%
9 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%
8 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Eccleston Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household38.3%
1,086 households
2 cars or vans in household35.9%
1,017 households
No cars or vans in household14.1%
399 households
3 or more cars or vans in household11.7%
333 households
Eccleston Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms52.5%
1,488 households
4 or more bedrooms29.6%
838 households
2 bedrooms12.8%
362 households
1 bedroom5.1%
144 households
Eccleston Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household68.6%
1,943 households
One-person household28.1%
796 households
Other household types3.2%
92 households
Eccleston Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household36.6%
1,036 households
1 person in household28.1%
796 households
3 people in household17%
481 households
4 people in household14.1%
398 households
5 people in household3.1%
87 households
6 people in household0.8%
22 households
7 people in household0.2%
5 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Eccleston Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514.5%
952 residents
15–2914.9%
980 residents
30–4416.2%
1,062 residents
45–6430.3%
1,989 residents
65 and over24.2%
1,592 residents
Eccleston Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White95.8%
6,299 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.2%
144 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.2%
78 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.4%
26 residents
Other ethnic group0.4%
26 residents
Eccleston Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above37.6%
2,083 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.5%
971 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications14.6%
812 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.1%
729 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.8%
488 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6%
330 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.4%
131 residents aged 16 and over
Eccleston Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)56.4%
3,127 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive42%
2,330 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.6%
89 residents aged 16 and over
Eccleston Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations25.7%
1,427 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations15%
834 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.2%
731 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations9.6%
530 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations9.4%
523 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.9%
491 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.5%
415 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.7%
316 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5%
276 residents aged 16 and over
Eccleston Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health50.7%
3,331 residents
Good health31.6%
2,080 residents
Fair health12.4%
812 residents
Bad health4%
261 residents
Very bad health1.4%
90 residents
Eccleston Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81.5%
5,356 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act18.5%
1,218 residents
Eccleston Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension52.3%
1,480 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.3%
944 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions11.5%
326 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.9%
81 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
1 households
Eccleston Park · 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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