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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001453

Crosby East

Crosby East is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,812 residents in Sefton. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Sefton
8,812

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,627

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,685.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

83.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

16.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

36.8%

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.

Broad Green, Liverpool7,551 residents · 83.3% owned · 17.6% no carVicars Cross & Hoole East, Cheshire West and Chester7,117 residents · 80.3% owned · 14.6% no carWoodhey, Wirral7,243 residents · 77.7% owned · 16.2% no carUrmston West, Trafford7,040 residents · 83.1% owned · 14.3% no carWest Allerton, Liverpool7,021 residents · 85.0% owned · 14.6% no carCourt Hey & Swanside, Knowsley9,740 residents · 85.9% owned · 16.7% no car

Most similar within Sefton

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Maghull South West, Sefton6,748 residents · 87.3% owned · 15.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Crosby East

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

Tenure

Owned83%
3,012 households
Private rented9.8%
355 households
Social rented6.8%
247 households
Shared ownership0.3%
12 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Crosby East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached73.1%
2,651 households
Terraced9.4%
342 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement9%
328 households
Detached7.5%
273 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
18 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.3%
11 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
4 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Crosby East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.8%
1,590 households
2 cars or vans in household32%
1,163 households
No cars or vans in household16.5%
599 households
3 or more cars or vans in household7.7%
278 households
Crosby East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms58.6%
2,125 households
4 or more bedrooms25.3%
917 households
2 bedrooms10.5%
380 households
1 bedroom5.7%
206 households
Crosby East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household70.2%
2,550 households
One-person household25.9%
939 households
Other household types3.9%
142 households
Crosby East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household34.1%
1,238 households
1 person in household25.9%
939 households
3 people in household18.5%
672 households
4 people in household16.7%
607 households
5 people in household3.9%
140 households
6 people in household0.8%
29 households
7 people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
8 or more people in household0%
0 households
Crosby East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.2%
1,424 residents
15–2914.3%
1,262 residents
30–4418.8%
1,660 residents
45–6428%
2,466 residents
65 and over22.7%
1,997 residents
Crosby East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.7%
8,521 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.5%
130 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.3%
118 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
30 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%
12 residents
Crosby East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above36.8%
2,681 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.7%
1,293 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications14.5%
1,058 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.1%
1,030 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9%
654 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.5%
404 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.4%
175 residents aged 16 and over
Crosby East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)59.6%
4,350 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive38.3%
2,797 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2%
147 residents aged 16 and over
Crosby East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations27.3%
1,989 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations15.9%
1,162 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.7%
1,003 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations9.9%
725 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9%
656 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations7.6%
558 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.1%
445 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.8%
421 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.6%
336 residents aged 16 and over
Crosby East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health52.2%
4,597 residents
Good health31.4%
2,769 residents
Fair health11.5%
1,012 residents
Bad health3.9%
340 residents
Very bad health1.1%
94 residents
Crosby East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83.5%
7,359 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act16.5%
1,453 residents
Crosby East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension54.9%
1,993 households
Household is deprived in one dimension31.5%
1,144 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions11.3%
409 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.2%
79 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
3 households
Crosby 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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