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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001458

Waterloo

Waterloo is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,689 residents in Sefton. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Sefton
7,689

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,431

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

7,143.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

64.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

28.8%

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.

St Thomas East, Exeter8,064 residents · 60.2% owned · 28.0% no carWhitley Bay Promenade, North Tyneside7,574 residents · 71.5% owned · 24.5% no carWigan Central, Wigan7,998 residents · 61.4% owned · 28.0% no carChorley Town & South, Chorley9,678 residents · 62.2% owned · 24.9% no carWoodseats, Sheffield7,769 residents · 70.2% owned · 22.0% no carUrmston East, Trafford7,247 residents · 62.0% owned · 25.3% no car

Most similar within Sefton

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Brighton le Sands & Crosby West, Sefton7,416 residents · 71.3% owned · 24.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Waterloo

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

Tenure

Owned64.3%
2,205 households
Private rented28.2%
969 households
Social rented7.4%
253 households
Shared ownership0.1%
3 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Waterloo · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced46.8%
1,606 households
Semi-detached24.5%
842 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits10.9%
376 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement9.2%
316 households
Detached4.2%
143 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop3%
104 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.4%
47 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Waterloo · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household46.6%
1,600 households
No cars or vans in household28.8%
988 households
2 cars or vans in household19.9%
683 households
3 or more cars or vans in household4.7%
163 households
Waterloo · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms40.7%
1,396 households
4 or more bedrooms30.1%
1,032 households
2 bedrooms15.9%
545 households
1 bedroom13.4%
461 households
Waterloo · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household57.9%
1,984 households
One-person household36.5%
1,252 households
Other household types5.6%
193 households
Waterloo · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household36.5%
1,252 households
2 people in household29%
997 households
3 people in household16.4%
564 households
4 people in household12.5%
428 households
5 people in household4.1%
140 households
6 people in household1.3%
44 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
5 households
7 people in household0.1%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Waterloo · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.4%
1,263 residents
15–2916.1%
1,239 residents
30–4422.3%
1,718 residents
45–6428.6%
2,199 residents
65 and over16.5%
1,270 residents
Waterloo · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96%
7,382 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.7%
134 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.3%
100 residents
Other ethnic group0.5%
38 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.5%
35 residents
Waterloo · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above36.8%
2,338 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.3%
1,160 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications15.1%
960 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.2%
905 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.5%
602 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.7%
296 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications1.5%
94 residents aged 16 and over
Waterloo · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)63.9%
4,060 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive34.1%
2,165 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.1%
132 residents aged 16 and over
Waterloo · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.5%
1,496 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations14.9%
947 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.2%
775 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.4%
722 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations10.7%
679 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.3%
589 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.4%
471 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.9%
376 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.8%
302 residents aged 16 and over
Waterloo · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health49.6%
3,817 residents
Good health32%
2,459 residents
Fair health12.3%
947 residents
Bad health4.8%
369 residents
Very bad health1.3%
97 residents
Waterloo · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81%
6,229 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19%
1,460 residents
Waterloo · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension49.1%
1,686 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.4%
1,147 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions13.8%
475 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.5%
119 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
5 households
Waterloo · 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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