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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001448

Maghull South West

Maghull South West is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,748 residents in Sefton. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Sefton
6,748

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,836

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,822.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

87.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

15.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

31.9%

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.

Urmston West, Trafford7,040 residents · 83.1% owned · 14.3% no carHigher Bebington, Wirral7,727 residents · 81.8% owned · 13.6% no carBromborough South, Wirral6,973 residents · 90.2% owned · 11.6% no carWoodhey, Wirral7,243 residents · 77.7% owned · 16.2% no carNoctorum South, Wirral8,208 residents · 85.2% owned · 13.1% no carHuyton West & Roby, Knowsley7,838 residents · 89.5% owned · 13.7% no car

Most similar within Sefton

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Maghull North East, Sefton7,326 residents · 85.0% owned · 16.1% no carMaghull North West & Lydiate, Sefton6,833 residents · 87.6% owned · 14.6% no carCrosby East, Sefton8,812 residents · 83.0% owned · 16.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Maghull South West

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

Tenure

Owned87.3%
2,475 households
Private rented9%
256 households
Social rented3.3%
95 households
Shared ownership0.4%
10 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Maghull South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached75.1%
2,133 households
Detached15.4%
436 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement6.5%
184 households
Terraced1.6%
45 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.7%
21 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.4%
11 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.4%
10 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Maghull South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.4%
1,176 households
2 cars or vans in household33.1%
940 households
No cars or vans in household15.2%
431 households
3 or more cars or vans in household10.3%
291 households
Maghull South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms63.9%
1,813 households
4 or more bedrooms20.9%
592 households
2 bedrooms10.1%
286 households
1 bedroom5.2%
147 households
Maghull South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household69%
1,959 households
One-person household27.7%
786 households
Other household types3.3%
95 households
Maghull South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household35.8%
1,016 households
1 person in household27.6%
784 households
4 people in household16.6%
470 households
3 people in household15.3%
433 households
5 people in household3.6%
103 households
6 people in household1%
27 households
7 people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
8 or more people in household0%
0 households
Maghull South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514.8%
1,001 residents
15–2914.9%
1,003 residents
30–4415.8%
1,066 residents
45–6429.3%
1,978 residents
65 and over25.2%
1,702 residents
Maghull South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White98.2%
6,626 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.1%
71 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.5%
34 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%
13 residents
Other ethnic group0.1%
4 residents
Maghull South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above31.9%
1,815 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.1%
1,030 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications16.2%
923 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.3%
812 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.2%
577 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.9%
390 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.4%
136 residents aged 16 and over
Maghull South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)57.6%
3,274 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive40.3%
2,291 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2%
115 residents aged 16 and over
Maghull South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.7%
1,346 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations16.5%
938 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.3%
758 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.5%
594 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations9.5%
539 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.3%
526 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7%
399 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.4%
304 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.9%
276 residents aged 16 and over
Maghull South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health50.5%
3,411 residents
Good health32.1%
2,166 residents
Fair health12.2%
821 residents
Bad health3.9%
265 residents
Very bad health1.3%
85 residents
Maghull South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82.5%
5,565 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act17.5%
1,182 residents
Maghull South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension52.7%
1,496 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.7%
928 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions12.5%
354 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2%
58 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
2 households
Maghull South West · 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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