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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001432

Southport Waterfront

Southport Waterfront is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,524 residents in Sefton. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Sefton
9,524

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,184

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,188.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

33.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

48.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

26.6%

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.

Ramshill & South Cliff, Scarborough7,621 residents · 44.5% owned · 44.1% no carTorquay Central, Torbay7,758 residents · 35.6% owned · 44.7% no carPaignton Central, Torbay9,852 residents · 47.2% owned · 40.5% no carRyde Central, Isle of Wight6,127 residents · 46.3% owned · 38.7% no carRamsgate Harbour, Thanet8,706 residents · 38.7% owned · 44.7% no carWeymouth Town, Melcombe Regis & Rodwell, Dorset9,524 residents · 47.6% owned · 37.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Southport Waterfront

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

Tenure

Private rented56.6%
2,935 households
Owned33.4%
1,733 households
Social rented8.2%
426 households
Shared ownership1.7%
90 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Southport Waterfront · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement42.1%
2,182 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits26.7%
1,387 households
Semi-detached12.3%
638 households
Detached5.3%
277 households
Terraced5.1%
262 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse4.3%
224 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop4.1%
213 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
4 households
Southport Waterfront · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household48.5%
2,516 households
1 car or van in household39.4%
2,044 households
2 cars or vans in household9.7%
502 households
3 or more cars or vans in household2.4%
122 households
Southport Waterfront · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

1 bedroom40.6%
2,105 households
2 bedrooms38.4%
1,992 households
3 bedrooms12.4%
643 households
4 or more bedrooms8.6%
444 households
Southport Waterfront · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

One-person household56.6%
2,933 households
Single family household37%
1,919 households
Other household types6.4%
329 households
Southport Waterfront · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household56.6%
2,933 households
2 people in household26.5%
1,374 households
3 people in household9.3%
482 households
4 people in household4.8%
249 households
5 people in household1.8%
91 households
6 people in household0.8%
41 households
7 people in household0.2%
8 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
8 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Southport Waterfront · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1510.1%
964 residents
15–2917.1%
1,628 residents
30–4420.4%
1,940 residents
45–6428.4%
2,705 residents
65 and over24%
2,287 residents
Southport Waterfront · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White91.2%
8,686 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh3%
287 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.4%
230 residents
Other ethnic group2.1%
198 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.3%
120 residents
Southport Waterfront · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above26.6%
2,261 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications25.5%
2,168 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.7%
1,246 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications11.8%
1,007 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.2%
949 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.8%
493 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications4.4%
374 residents aged 16 and over
Southport Waterfront · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)52.1%
4,428 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive46.8%
3,974 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.1%
95 residents aged 16 and over
Southport Waterfront · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations17.3%
1,470 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations15.4%
1,308 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations15.4%
1,307 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed13.7%
1,161 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.2%
948 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.4%
801 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.2%
610 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations6.6%
563 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students3.9%
332 residents aged 16 and over
Southport Waterfront · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health36.2%
3,449 residents
Good health34.6%
3,299 residents
Fair health19.2%
1,826 residents
Bad health8%
762 residents
Very bad health2%
188 residents
Southport Waterfront · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act71.2%
6,779 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act28.8%
2,745 residents
Southport Waterfront · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension36.1%
1,870 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension34.4%
1,785 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions20.8%
1,079 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions7.8%
405 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.9%
46 households
Southport Waterfront · 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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