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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001461

Litherland South

Litherland South is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,903 residents in Sefton. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Sefton
6,903

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,974

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,410.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

75.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

23.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

23.4%

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.

Kirkby North West, Knowsley10,527 residents · 76.1% owned · 20.9% no carHalewood Central, Knowsley5,402 residents · 83.4% owned · 16.0% no carHood Manor & Sankey Bridges, Warrington8,930 residents · 73.9% owned · 14.3% no carVictoria Park, Halton8,405 residents · 67.1% owned · 23.5% no carEastham, Wirral8,129 residents · 73.7% owned · 18.8% no carHunts Cross, Liverpool7,989 residents · 77.5% owned · 20.1% no car

Most similar within Sefton

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Aintree West & Old Roan, Sefton7,109 residents · 83.2% owned · 17.5% no carLitherland North, Sefton6,857 residents · 62.4% owned · 28.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Litherland South

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

Tenure

Owned75.1%
2,234 households
Social rented13.8%
411 households
Private rented10.3%
306 households
Shared ownership0.7%
22 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Litherland South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached66.3%
1,969 households
Terraced16.8%
500 households
Detached8.6%
256 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement7.4%
220 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.7%
22 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0%
1 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%
0 households
Litherland South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household45.5%
1,352 households
2 cars or vans in household25.8%
767 households
No cars or vans in household23.9%
712 households
3 or more cars or vans in household4.8%
143 households
Litherland South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms73.8%
2,193 households
4 or more bedrooms9.9%
295 households
2 bedrooms9.6%
284 households
1 bedroom6.7%
200 households
Litherland South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household65.2%
1,935 households
One-person household30.7%
913 households
Other household types4.1%
122 households
Litherland South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household31.5%
937 households
1 person in household30.7%
913 households
3 people in household19.1%
569 households
4 people in household13.4%
398 households
5 people in household4.3%
129 households
6 people in household0.7%
21 households
7 people in household0.2%
5 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
2 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Litherland South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.5%
1,138 residents
15–2917%
1,174 residents
30–4419.5%
1,343 residents
45–6427.4%
1,889 residents
65 and over19.7%
1,359 residents
Litherland South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.5%
6,730 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1%
68 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.9%
65 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.3%
23 residents
Other ethnic group0.2%
17 residents
Litherland South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above23.4%
1,333 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications21.8%
1,240 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications19.8%
1,128 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.3%
872 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.1%
634 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.1%
349 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.3%
131 residents aged 16 and over
Litherland South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)61.7%
3,508 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive36.5%
2,073 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.8%
104 residents aged 16 and over
Litherland South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations19.7%
1,123 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations18.6%
1,057 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations13.3%
755 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12%
685 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed9.7%
554 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations8%
457 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.4%
419 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.1%
349 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.1%
288 residents aged 16 and over
Litherland South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health48.7%
3,362 residents
Good health32.3%
2,232 residents
Fair health12.7%
876 residents
Bad health4.5%
313 residents
Very bad health1.8%
121 residents
Litherland South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81%
5,592 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19%
1,311 residents
Litherland South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension45.9%
1,363 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.4%
993 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions16.7%
496 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.8%
114 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
6 households
Litherland 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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