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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001465

Bootle South

Bootle South is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,691 residents in Sefton. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Sefton
7,691

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,837

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,100.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

27.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

55.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

20.5%

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.

Hendon & Docks, Sunderland7,655 residents · 31.5% owned · 53.0% no carSouth Shields West, South Tyneside7,419 residents · 33.5% owned · 51.2% no carTown Centre West, St. Helens7,319 residents · 38.8% owned · 44.4% no carCentral Stockton & Portrack, Stockton-on-Tees6,102 residents · 31.4% owned · 49.9% no carKirkdale North, Liverpool8,800 residents · 29.1% owned · 56.7% no carNorth East Centre, Blackpool7,101 residents · 32.7% owned · 54.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Bootle South

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

Tenure

Social rented45.1%
1,731 households
Owned27%
1,035 households
Private rented26.7%
1,025 households
Shared ownership0.9%
35 households
Lives rent free0.3%
11 households
Bootle South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement36.2%
1,388 households
Terraced32.2%
1,234 households
Semi-detached19.5%
749 households
Detached5.2%
200 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits5%
193 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.4%
55 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
Bootle South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household55.8%
2,140 households
1 car or van in household35.4%
1,359 households
2 cars or vans in household7.4%
284 households
3 or more cars or vans in household1.4%
55 households
Bootle South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms38.4%
1,475 households
3 bedrooms32.8%
1,259 households
1 bedroom20.1%
772 households
4 or more bedrooms8.6%
331 households
Bootle South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

One-person household48.7%
1,870 households
Single family household44.7%
1,717 households
Other household types6.6%
252 households
Bootle South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household48.7%
1,870 households
2 people in household25%
959 households
3 people in household14.2%
546 households
4 people in household7.4%
284 households
5 people in household3.2%
121 households
6 people in household0.9%
36 households
7 people in household0.4%
14 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
6 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Bootle South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.7%
1,205 residents
15–2919.8%
1,523 residents
30–4423.4%
1,803 residents
45–6425.6%
1,967 residents
65 and over15.5%
1,191 residents
Bootle South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White92.3%
7,099 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.8%
216 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.3%
174 residents
Other ethnic group1.4%
105 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.3%
97 residents
Bootle South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications30.8%
1,974 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above20.5%
1,315 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.5%
928 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13%
832 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.4%
795 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.9%
376 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.9%
186 residents aged 16 and over
Bootle South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)50.1%
3,207 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive48.6%
3,115 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.3%
84 residents aged 16 and over
Bootle South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations20%
1,284 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed18.7%
1,196 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations15.8%
1,009 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.1%
774 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations11.9%
760 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers6.9%
440 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.5%
351 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.4%
344 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations3.9%
248 residents aged 16 and over
Bootle South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health38.6%
2,966 residents
Good health30.7%
2,359 residents
Fair health19%
1,459 residents
Bad health8.7%
672 residents
Very bad health3.1%
235 residents
Bootle South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act69.9%
5,377 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act30.1%
2,314 residents
Bootle South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension32.4%
1,243 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension30.1%
1,155 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions25.8%
989 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions11.2%
430 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
17 households
Bootle 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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