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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001431

Hesketh Park

Hesketh Park is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,527 residents in Sefton. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Sefton
7,527

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,721

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,595.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

65.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

28.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

32.1%

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.

Wellswood, Torbay8,122 residents · 61.9% owned · 23.7% no carRhos-on-Sea, Conwy5,882 residents · 66.8% owned · 21.6% no carHythe, Folkestone and Hythe7,185 residents · 62.0% owned · 26.6% no carExmouth Littleham, East Devon7,776 residents · 71.2% owned · 22.3% no carSt Annes Town, Fylde10,050 residents · 57.1% owned · 31.5% no carBurnham-on-Sea, Sedgemoor7,780 residents · 67.5% owned · 21.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Hesketh Park

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

Tenure

Owned65.4%
2,433 households
Private rented19.1%
710 households
Social rented14.8%
552 households
Shared ownership0.6%
22 households
Lives rent free0.1%
4 households
Hesketh Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement43.6%
1,620 households
Semi-detached21.5%
800 households
Detached21%
782 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits7.2%
267 households
Terraced5.1%
191 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.1%
40 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
18 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Hesketh Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.6%
1,659 households
No cars or vans in household28.2%
1,049 households
2 cars or vans in household20.2%
750 households
3 or more cars or vans in household7.1%
263 households
Hesketh Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms32%
1,191 households
3 bedrooms26.2%
974 households
1 bedroom23.5%
873 households
4 or more bedrooms18.4%
683 households
Hesketh Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household51.7%
1,925 households
One-person household45.4%
1,690 households
Other household types2.9%
108 households
Hesketh Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household45.4%
1,690 households
2 people in household34.5%
1,282 households
3 people in household10.3%
384 households
4 people in household7%
260 households
5 people in household1.8%
67 households
8 or more people in household0.4%
16 households
6 people in household0.3%
13 households
7 people in household0.2%
7 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Hesketh Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1510.8%
813 residents
15–299.8%
737 residents
30–4412.2%
918 residents
45–6426.9%
2,023 residents
65 and over40.3%
3,034 residents
Hesketh Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White95.8%
7,211 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.6%
122 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.6%
117 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.6%
45 residents
Other ethnic group0.4%
30 residents
Hesketh Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above32.1%
2,141 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications21.8%
1,456 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.3%
956 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12.3%
818 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.6%
641 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.6%
439 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.2%
215 residents aged 16 and over
Hesketh Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically inactive58.1%
3,873 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active (excluding full-time students)40.8%
2,719 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.1%
70 residents aged 16 and over
Hesketh Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.9%
1,462 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.2%
882 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.5%
833 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.5%
832 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed11.7%
779 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.1%
742 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations8.9%
594 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.8%
321 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students3.3%
219 residents aged 16 and over
Hesketh Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health38.7%
2,914 residents
Good health32.1%
2,416 residents
Fair health19.3%
1,456 residents
Bad health6.9%
519 residents
Very bad health2.9%
220 residents
Hesketh Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act70.3%
5,292 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act29.7%
2,233 residents
Hesketh Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension42.5%
1,581 households
Household is deprived in one dimension37%
1,377 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions16.2%
603 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.9%
146 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
14 households
Hesketh 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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