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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001462

Seaforth South

Seaforth South is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,671 residents in Sefton. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Sefton
7,671

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,554

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,421.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

32.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

48.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

18.7%

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.

Walton Hall, Liverpool6,344 residents · 45.7% owned · 47.2% no carBirkenhead South, Wirral9,377 residents · 37.4% owned · 45.5% no carWalton North, Liverpool6,451 residents · 38.1% owned · 47.4% no carKirkby South East, Knowsley7,472 residents · 41.8% owned · 45.2% no carSeacombe, Wirral6,954 residents · 33.9% owned · 46.6% no carStockbridge Village, Knowsley7,566 residents · 39.7% owned · 40.2% no car

Most similar within Sefton

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Bootle North, Sefton7,071 residents · 37.5% owned · 53.7% no carFord, Sefton6,279 residents · 40.7% owned · 43.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Seaforth South

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

Tenure

Social rented41.7%
1,482 households
Owned32.1%
1,141 households
Private rented25.2%
896 households
Shared ownership1%
34 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Seaforth South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced53%
1,885 households
Semi-detached21.2%
752 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement16.5%
586 households
Detached4.7%
168 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.6%
92 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.5%
53 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.5%
18 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Seaforth South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household48.9%
1,739 households
1 car or van in household38.7%
1,376 households
2 cars or vans in household10.4%
371 households
3 or more cars or vans in household1.9%
68 households
Seaforth South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms45%
1,601 households
2 bedrooms32.8%
1,166 households
1 bedroom13%
461 households
4 or more bedrooms9.2%
327 households
Seaforth South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household56.1%
1,993 households
One-person household39.5%
1,403 households
Other household types4.4%
157 households
Seaforth South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household39.5%
1,403 households
2 people in household28.9%
1,026 households
3 people in household16.4%
582 households
4 people in household9.8%
350 households
5 people in household4.2%
148 households
6 people in household0.8%
30 households
7 people in household0.3%
9 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
6 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Seaforth South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1520.5%
1,570 residents
15–2919%
1,456 residents
30–4420.3%
1,559 residents
45–6426.6%
2,038 residents
65 and over13.7%
1,047 residents
Seaforth South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White93.9%
7,200 residents
Other ethnic group2.1%
160 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.6%
126 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.6%
126 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.8%
59 residents
Seaforth South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications28.4%
1,710 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above18.7%
1,126 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.6%
1,061 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.7%
884 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.3%
741 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.4%
324 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3%
181 residents aged 16 and over
Seaforth South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)55.1%
3,322 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive43.2%
2,604 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.7%
101 residents aged 16 and over
Seaforth South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations18.4%
1,111 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations17.3%
1,041 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed16.1%
972 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.6%
760 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.6%
758 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8%
480 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.6%
335 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.5%
329 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations4%
241 residents aged 16 and over
Seaforth South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health43%
3,299 residents
Good health29.9%
2,294 residents
Fair health16.9%
1,296 residents
Bad health7.9%
606 residents
Very bad health2.3%
176 residents
Seaforth South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act73.2%
5,612 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act26.8%
2,057 residents
Seaforth South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension33.4%
1,187 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.2%
1,179 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions23.3%
828 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions9.7%
345 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
15 households
Seaforth 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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