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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001438

Hillside

Hillside is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,192 residents in Sefton. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Sefton
7,192

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,069

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,162.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

79.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

15.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

34.0%

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.

Woodhey, Wirral7,243 residents · 77.7% owned · 16.2% no carUrmston West, Trafford7,040 residents · 83.1% owned · 14.3% no carAlkrington, Rochdale9,903 residents · 81.1% owned · 16.4% no carVicars Cross & Hoole East, Cheshire West and Chester7,117 residents · 80.3% owned · 14.6% no carNoctorum South, Wirral8,208 residents · 85.2% owned · 13.1% no carPadgate & Paddington, Warrington9,033 residents · 83.2% owned · 11.8% no car

Most similar within Sefton

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Meols Cop, Sefton7,371 residents · 71.5% owned · 18.1% no carCrosby East, Sefton8,812 residents · 83.0% owned · 16.5% no carMaghull South West, Sefton6,748 residents · 87.3% owned · 15.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Hillside

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

Tenure

Owned79.4%
2,436 households
Private rented14.9%
456 households
Social rented5.7%
174 households
Shared ownership0.1%
3 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Hillside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached79.4%
2,435 households
Detached10.5%
321 households
Terraced5.1%
158 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement2.7%
83 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.5%
47 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.6%
18 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
6 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Hillside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44%
1,351 households
2 cars or vans in household30.5%
935 households
No cars or vans in household15.7%
481 households
3 or more cars or vans in household9.8%
302 households
Hillside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms55.4%
1,699 households
4 or more bedrooms23.9%
735 households
2 bedrooms17.2%
529 households
1 bedroom3.5%
106 households
Hillside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household68.7%
2,110 households
One-person household27.8%
854 households
Other household types3.5%
106 households
Hillside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household34.7%
1,066 households
1 person in household27.8%
854 households
3 people in household18.9%
579 households
4 people in household14%
430 households
5 people in household3.5%
108 households
6 people in household0.7%
23 households
7 people in household0.3%
8 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
2 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Hillside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.7%
1,204 residents
15–2915.1%
1,089 residents
30–4417.6%
1,264 residents
45–6430.2%
2,169 residents
65 and over20.4%
1,463 residents
Hillside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.3%
6,928 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2%
143 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.8%
56 residents
Other ethnic group0.5%
37 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.4%
27 residents
Hillside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above34%
2,006 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications19.1%
1,131 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.3%
905 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications12.9%
764 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.9%
584 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.8%
401 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2%
116 residents aged 16 and over
Hillside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)59.5%
3,512 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive38.7%
2,284 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.9%
111 residents aged 16 and over
Hillside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.2%
1,373 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.5%
796 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13%
769 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.4%
735 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.2%
659 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations9.2%
541 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.5%
385 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.5%
325 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.5%
323 residents aged 16 and over
Hillside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health49.2%
3,534 residents
Good health33.2%
2,385 residents
Fair health12.4%
891 residents
Bad health4.1%
296 residents
Very bad health1.2%
83 residents
Hillside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81.5%
5,858 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act18.5%
1,334 residents
Hillside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension52.4%
1,609 households
Household is deprived in one dimension31.5%
967 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions13.6%
416 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.4%
73 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
4 households
Hillside · 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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