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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001457

Netherton South

Netherton South is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,818 residents in Sefton. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Sefton
6,818

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,000

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,710

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

46.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

38.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

18.9%

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.

Huyton East, Knowsley7,499 residents · 50.3% owned · 37.1% no carJesmond, Hartlepool8,001 residents · 44.1% owned · 36.6% no carStockbridge Village, Knowsley7,566 residents · 39.7% owned · 40.2% no carBlacon South, Cheshire West and Chester7,341 residents · 47.9% owned · 33.6% no carWoodchurch, Wirral6,730 residents · 45.1% owned · 35.6% no carAnfield North, Liverpool7,276 residents · 49.4% owned · 40.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Netherton South

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

Tenure

Owned46.2%
1,386 households
Social rented40.1%
1,202 households
Private rented11.5%
344 households
Shared ownership2.1%
63 households
Lives rent free0.2%
5 households
Netherton South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached37.6%
1,128 households
Terraced32.7%
980 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement20.3%
610 households
Detached8.4%
251 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.8%
23 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
4 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.1%
2 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Netherton South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.4%
1,242 households
No cars or vans in household38.5%
1,155 households
2 cars or vans in household15.8%
474 households
3 or more cars or vans in household4.2%
127 households
Netherton South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms57.1%
1,711 households
2 bedrooms26.4%
791 households
4 or more bedrooms10.5%
315 households
1 bedroom6%
181 households
Netherton South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household59.9%
1,797 households
One-person household35.4%
1,062 households
Other household types4.7%
140 households
Netherton South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household35.4%
1,062 households
2 people in household28.2%
846 households
3 people in household18.9%
568 households
4 people in household10.9%
326 households
5 people in household4.5%
134 households
6 people in household1.8%
54 households
7 people in household0.2%
6 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
2 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Netherton South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.5%
1,262 residents
15–2918.5%
1,263 residents
30–4419.8%
1,348 residents
45–6428.2%
1,924 residents
65 and over15%
1,021 residents
Netherton South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.2%
6,564 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.5%
105 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.3%
86 residents
Other ethnic group0.6%
38 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.4%
28 residents
Netherton South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications26.9%
1,479 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above18.9%
1,036 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.3%
1,006 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15%
826 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.7%
698 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6%
329 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.1%
115 residents aged 16 and over
Netherton South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)57%
3,126 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive41.3%
2,269 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.7%
93 residents aged 16 and over
Netherton South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations17.2%
946 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations16.1%
884 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.6%
801 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations14.4%
793 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed13.2%
725 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.8%
426 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.6%
361 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.7%
311 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations4.4%
242 residents aged 16 and over
Netherton South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health42.1%
2,873 residents
Good health32.8%
2,237 residents
Fair health15.6%
1,063 residents
Bad health7.4%
506 residents
Very bad health2%
139 residents
Netherton South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act73.7%
5,025 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act26.3%
1,795 residents
Netherton South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension35.7%
1,070 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension32.9%
985 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions22%
661 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions9.1%
274 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
8 households
Netherton 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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