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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001447

Maghull South East

Maghull South East is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,070 residents in Sefton. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Sefton
6,070

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,663

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,743.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

79.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

19.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

31.0%

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.

Upton West, Wirral8,071 residents · 74.7% owned · 18.2% no carPontefract South West, Wakefield7,471 residents · 77.9% owned · 17.6% no carPensby & Thingwall, Wirral7,334 residents · 84.8% owned · 12.0% no carRomiley & Compstall, Stockport7,831 residents · 76.5% owned · 17.4% no carChester-le-Street North, County Durham7,960 residents · 77.3% owned · 17.9% no carSaughall Massie, Wirral7,201 residents · 85.3% owned · 11.3% no car

Most similar within Sefton

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Maghull North West & Lydiate, Sefton6,833 residents · 87.6% owned · 14.6% no carMaghull North East, Sefton7,326 residents · 85.0% owned · 16.1% no carMarshside, Sefton6,850 residents · 86.1% owned · 13.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Maghull South East

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

Tenure

Owned79.9%
2,127 households
Private rented11.2%
298 households
Social rented7.5%
199 households
Shared ownership1.5%
39 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Maghull South East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached51.4%
1,371 households
Detached22%
586 households
Terraced15%
399 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement10.2%
271 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.7%
19 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
11 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%
9 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Maghull South East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.7%
1,164 households
2 cars or vans in household27.5%
732 households
No cars or vans in household19.4%
518 households
3 or more cars or vans in household9.4%
251 households
Maghull South East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms57.3%
1,527 households
4 or more bedrooms21%
560 households
2 bedrooms16.6%
443 households
1 bedroom5.1%
135 households
Maghull South East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household64.8%
1,726 households
One-person household31.9%
851 households
Other household types3.3%
88 households
Maghull South East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household35.5%
946 households
1 person in household31.9%
851 households
3 people in household15.3%
407 households
4 people in household12.6%
336 households
5 people in household3.5%
94 households
6 people in household1%
26 households
7 people in household0.1%
4 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Maghull South East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1513.7%
832 residents
15–2914.3%
871 residents
30–4416.7%
1,016 residents
45–6426%
1,576 residents
65 and over29.3%
1,776 residents
Maghull South East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.7%
5,930 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.1%
65 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.7%
45 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
18 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%
13 residents
Maghull South East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above31%
1,603 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.8%
974 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications18%
931 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.2%
732 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.6%
447 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.8%
350 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
136 residents aged 16 and over
Maghull South East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)54.5%
2,822 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive43.9%
2,271 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.6%
83 residents aged 16 and over
Maghull South East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.6%
1,223 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations16.9%
875 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations11.6%
601 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.1%
572 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations9.8%
507 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.6%
447 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8%
413 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.8%
300 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.6%
237 residents aged 16 and over
Maghull South East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health48.2%
2,927 residents
Good health31.5%
1,913 residents
Fair health14.5%
879 residents
Bad health4.6%
282 residents
Very bad health1.1%
69 residents
Maghull South East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act78.9%
4,788 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act21.1%
1,282 residents
Maghull South East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension48.8%
1,301 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.3%
887 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions15%
400 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.8%
75 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
2 households
Maghull South East · 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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