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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001429

Crossens

Crossens is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,681 residents in Sefton. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Sefton
6,681

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,097

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,204

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

83.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

15.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

26.0%

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.

Armthorpe South, Doncaster5,227 residents · 80.3% owned · 17.1% no carHanford & Trentham West, Stoke-on-Trent6,007 residents · 81.4% owned · 15.2% no carTudhoe Grange, County Durham6,690 residents · 72.6% owned · 18.9% no carShaw & Crompton, Oldham5,940 residents · 72.6% owned · 21.0% no carRimswell & Bishopsgarth, Stockton-on-Tees5,032 residents · 84.7% owned · 14.5% no carWheatcroft & Cayton, Scarborough7,683 residents · 78.4% owned · 15.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Crossens

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

Tenure

Owned83.9%
2,599 households
Private rented12.1%
374 households
Social rented3.6%
113 households
Shared ownership0.4%
11 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Crossens · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached69.8%
2,163 households
Detached19.3%
597 households
Terraced9.2%
284 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement1%
30 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.5%
14 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
7 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
Crossens · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household48.7%
1,507 households
2 cars or vans in household28.5%
883 households
No cars or vans in household15.2%
470 households
3 or more cars or vans in household7.7%
237 households
Crossens · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms56%
1,735 households
2 bedrooms29.4%
912 households
4 or more bedrooms12.1%
375 households
1 bedroom2.4%
75 households
Crossens · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household65.5%
2,029 households
One-person household31%
961 households
Other household types3.5%
108 households
Crossens · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household40.7%
1,262 households
1 person in household31%
961 households
3 people in household14.8%
457 households
4 people in household9.7%
301 households
5 people in household2.8%
87 households
6 people in household0.6%
19 households
7 people in household0.3%
8 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
2 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Crossens · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514%
932 residents
15–2912.5%
838 residents
30–4415.6%
1,039 residents
45–6426.8%
1,788 residents
65 and over31.2%
2,082 residents
Crossens · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.4%
6,507 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.1%
72 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1%
70 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.3%
18 residents
Other ethnic group0.2%
13 residents
Crossens · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above26%
1,477 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications19.3%
1,096 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications19%
1,079 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.2%
809 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.3%
644 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.3%
418 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.9%
166 residents aged 16 and over
Crossens · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)51.8%
2,946 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive46.5%
2,647 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.7%
94 residents aged 16 and over
Crossens · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.9%
1,189 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations15.7%
891 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations14%
798 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations12%
681 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.7%
608 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations8.4%
478 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.9%
451 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.2%
355 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.2%
237 residents aged 16 and over
Crossens · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health41.7%
2,783 residents
Good health36.4%
2,430 residents
Fair health15.6%
1,044 residents
Bad health4.8%
321 residents
Very bad health1.5%
102 residents
Crossens · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act78.8%
5,263 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act21.2%
1,418 residents
Crossens · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension46.2%
1,430 households
Household is deprived in one dimension36.8%
1,139 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions14.7%
455 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.4%
73 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
1 households
Crossens · 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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