Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001442

Formby Central & Freshfield South

Formby Central & Freshfield South is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,057 residents in Sefton. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Sefton

6,057

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,701

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,614

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

78.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

17.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

39.8%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Formby Central & Freshfield South

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

Tenure

Owned78.9%

2,131 households

Private rented13.7%

371 households

Social rented6.6%

179 households

Shared ownership0.7%

19 households

Lives rent free0%

1 households

Formby Central & Freshfield South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached45.2%

1,220 households

Detached28.4%

767 households

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement17.9%

483 households

Terraced5.8%

157 households

In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.1%

31 households

Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1%

28 households

Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.4%

12 households

A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%

2 households

Formby Central & Freshfield South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.5%

1,201 households

2 cars or vans in household29.8%

804 households

No cars or vans in household17.9%

484 households

3 or more cars or vans in household7.8%

212 households

Formby Central & Freshfield South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms39.1%

1,056 households

4 or more bedrooms29.1%

785 households

2 bedrooms24.3%

657 households

1 bedroom7.5%

203 households

Formby Central & Freshfield South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household62.1%

1,675 households

One-person household34.4%

928 households

Other household types3.6%

96 households

Formby Central & Freshfield South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household35.3%

954 households

1 person in household34.4%

928 households

3 people in household13.2%

357 households

4 people in household11.9%

321 households

5 people in household3.6%

98 households

6 people in household0.8%

21 households

7 people in household0.7%

19 households

8 or more people in household0%

1 households

0 people in household0%

0 households

Formby Central & Freshfield South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514.9%

902 residents

15–2912%

724 residents

30–4413.6%

823 residents

45–6426.9%

1,626 residents

65 and over32.7%

1,980 residents

Formby Central & Freshfield South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.9%

5,864 residents

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.2%

73 residents

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.2%

73 residents

Other ethnic group0.5%

29 residents

Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%

14 residents

Formby Central & Freshfield South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above39.8%

2,028 residents aged 16 and over

Level 3 qualifications15.1%

771 residents aged 16 and over

No qualifications15.1%

771 residents aged 16 and over

Level 2 qualifications12.8%

650 residents aged 16 and over

Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.5%

431 residents aged 16 and over

Apprenticeship5.7%

292 residents aged 16 and over

Other qualifications3%

154 residents aged 16 and over

Formby Central & Freshfield South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)49.6%

2,529 residents aged 16 and over

Economically inactive48.7%

2,483 residents aged 16 and over

Economically active and a full-time student1.7%

86 residents aged 16 and over

Formby Central & Freshfield South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations26.4%

1,346 residents aged 16 and over

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.8%

856 residents aged 16 and over

L7 Intermediate occupations13.1%

667 residents aged 16 and over

L12 Semi-routine occupations11%

559 residents aged 16 and over

L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.6%

540 residents aged 16 and over

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.1%

364 residents aged 16 and over

L13 Routine occupations6.1%

312 residents aged 16 and over

L15 Full-time students4.7%

239 residents aged 16 and over

L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.2%

214 residents aged 16 and over

Formby Central & Freshfield South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health48.3%

2,926 residents

Good health30.9%

1,874 residents

Fair health14.7%

891 residents

Bad health4.7%

287 residents

Very bad health1.3%

77 residents

Formby Central & Freshfield South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80%

4,843 residents

Disabled under the Equality Act20%

1,213 residents

Formby Central & Freshfield South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension51.1%

1,381 households

Household is deprived in one dimension34.1%

922 households

Household is deprived in two dimensions12.2%

329 households

Household is deprived in three dimensions2.4%

66 households

Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%

3 households

Formby Central & Freshfield South · 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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Evidence ledger

Source and date are part of the record.

All statistics on this pageONS · Census 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0
Neighbourhood nameHouse of Commons Library · MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence
GeographyONS Middle layer Super Output Area E02001442

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Formby Central & Freshfield South

Usual residents

Households

Residents per km²

Households owning their home

Households with no car or van

Adults with a degree or above

Neighbourhoods most like this one

Life in Formby Central & Freshfield South

Tenure

Accommodation type

Car or van availability

Number of bedrooms

Household composition

Household size

Age

Ethnic group

Highest qualification

Economic activity

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

General health

Disability

Household deprivation

Alike on the Census, which is not the same as alike to live in.

Source and date are part of the record.