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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001463

Orrell

Orrell is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,474 residents in Sefton. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Sefton
7,474

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,053

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,841.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

53.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

35.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

20.8%

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.

Whiston South, Knowsley6,404 residents · 57.3% owned · 30.7% no carMosscroft & Bakers Green, Knowsley5,848 residents · 65.7% owned · 29.4% no carWalton East, Liverpool7,916 residents · 47.7% owned · 38.4% no carMuirhead Avenue, Liverpool7,582 residents · 64.4% owned · 30.3% no carDitton, Halton7,890 residents · 53.9% owned · 29.0% no carNoctorum North & Upton East, Wirral6,901 residents · 49.8% owned · 27.7% no car

Most similar within Sefton

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Litherland North, Sefton6,857 residents · 62.4% owned · 28.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Orrell

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

Tenure

Owned53%
1,617 households
Social rented35.4%
1,082 households
Private rented11.3%
345 households
Shared ownership0.2%
6 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Orrell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached49.3%
1,505 households
Terraced34.1%
1,041 households
Detached9.5%
291 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement5.8%
177 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1%
29 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.1%
3 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
3 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Orrell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.4%
1,264 households
No cars or vans in household35.8%
1,093 households
2 cars or vans in household18.6%
567 households
3 or more cars or vans in household4.2%
127 households
Orrell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms71.9%
2,192 households
2 bedrooms12.8%
391 households
4 or more bedrooms10.5%
319 households
1 bedroom4.9%
148 households
Orrell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household65.6%
2,003 households
One-person household28.5%
871 households
Other household types5.8%
178 households
Orrell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household30.1%
918 households
1 person in household28.6%
871 households
3 people in household20.1%
614 households
4 people in household14.3%
435 households
5 people in household5.4%
164 households
6 people in household1.2%
37 households
7 people in household0.2%
7 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Orrell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519.6%
1,464 residents
15–2918.1%
1,354 residents
30–4420.1%
1,500 residents
45–6426.9%
2,011 residents
65 and over15.3%
1,146 residents
Orrell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White95.2%
7,112 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.6%
191 residents
Other ethnic group1%
72 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.9%
66 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.4%
32 residents
Orrell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications25.7%
1,526 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above20.8%
1,233 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.7%
1,047 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.2%
904 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12%
713 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.8%
342 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.8%
164 residents aged 16 and over
Orrell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)57%
3,379 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive40.6%
2,408 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.4%
142 residents aged 16 and over
Orrell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations16.4%
970 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations15.4%
915 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations15.1%
896 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.6%
866 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed12.3%
732 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8%
475 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.7%
397 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations5.8%
346 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.6%
331 residents aged 16 and over
Orrell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health44.8%
3,345 residents
Good health32.1%
2,396 residents
Fair health14%
1,047 residents
Bad health6.9%
518 residents
Very bad health2.2%
167 residents
Orrell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act76.1%
5,688 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act23.9%
1,786 residents
Orrell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension36.2%
1,104 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.7%
1,087 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions21.3%
650 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions6.6%
202 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
6 households
Orrell · 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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