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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001459

Litherland North

Litherland North is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,857 residents in Sefton. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Sefton
6,857

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,876

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,698.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

62.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

28.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

21.8%

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.

Runcorn Halton Road, Halton7,325 residents · 67.0% owned · 20.8% no carMosscroft & Bakers Green, Knowsley5,848 residents · 65.7% owned · 29.4% no carSutton Leach, St. Helens10,689 residents · 67.2% owned · 22.7% no carHigher Irlam, Salford9,698 residents · 65.2% owned · 21.9% no carRedcar Lakes North, Redcar and Cleveland5,870 residents · 63.6% owned · 26.4% no carWhiston South, Knowsley6,404 residents · 57.3% owned · 30.7% no car

Most similar within Sefton

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Orrell, Sefton7,474 residents · 53.0% owned · 35.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Litherland North

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

Tenure

Owned62.4%
1,795 households
Social rented22.4%
645 households
Private rented14.8%
427 households
Shared ownership0.2%
7 households
Lives rent free0.1%
2 households
Litherland North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached52.7%
1,514 households
Terraced36.4%
1,047 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement7%
202 households
Detached3.2%
93 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.3%
10 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
9 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%
0 households
Litherland North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44%
1,264 households
No cars or vans in household28.3%
815 households
2 cars or vans in household22.5%
647 households
3 or more cars or vans in household5.2%
149 households
Litherland North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms71.2%
2,048 households
2 bedrooms15.1%
433 households
4 or more bedrooms10.2%
294 households
1 bedroom3.5%
100 households
Litherland North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household66.3%
1,907 households
One-person household28.6%
823 households
Other household types5.1%
147 households
Litherland North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household32.5%
933 households
1 person in household28.6%
823 households
3 people in household18.8%
540 households
4 people in household13.7%
395 households
5 people in household5.1%
147 households
6 people in household1.1%
31 households
7 people in household0.1%
3 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Litherland North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.8%
1,221 residents
15–2917.7%
1,215 residents
30–4418.2%
1,246 residents
45–6428.8%
1,977 residents
65 and over17.5%
1,198 residents
Litherland North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.2%
6,671 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1%
72 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1%
69 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.7%
45 residents
Other ethnic group0%
3 residents
Litherland North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications22.7%
1,260 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above21.8%
1,211 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications19.2%
1,066 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16.2%
898 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.7%
648 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.5%
360 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications1.9%
104 residents aged 16 and over
Litherland North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)59.5%
3,304 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive38.6%
2,144 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.8%
101 residents aged 16 and over
Litherland North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.9%
940 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations15.8%
878 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14.6%
807 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations14.2%
789 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed10.7%
591 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.1%
502 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations6.7%
372 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6%
335 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6%
332 residents aged 16 and over
Litherland North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health44.7%
3,063 residents
Good health33.7%
2,311 residents
Fair health14%
963 residents
Bad health6%
410 residents
Very bad health1.6%
112 residents
Litherland North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act77.5%
5,314 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act22.5%
1,543 residents
Litherland North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension40.4%
1,162 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.3%
1,015 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions18.6%
533 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.5%
157 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
6 households
Litherland North · 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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