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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001472

Leasowe

Leasowe is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,046 residents in Wirral. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Wirral
7,046

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,926

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,661.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

68.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

18.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

26.9%

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.

Beddau & Tyn-y-nant, Rhondda Cynon Taf7,738 residents · 73.3% owned · 15.2% no carHengoed & Maesycwmer, Caerphilly7,931 residents · 70.9% owned · 16.8% no carBlackwood, Caerphilly7,145 residents · 73.9% owned · 16.3% no carVictoria Park, Halton8,405 residents · 67.1% owned · 23.5% no carWindle & Denton's Green, St. Helens9,077 residents · 71.8% owned · 19.3% no carLlanbradach & Penyrheol, Caerphilly8,772 residents · 66.4% owned · 20.0% no car

Most similar within Wirral

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Eastham, Wirral8,129 residents · 73.7% owned · 18.8% no carBromborough North, Wirral6,484 residents · 69.4% owned · 21.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Leasowe

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

Tenure

Owned68.9%
2,016 households
Social rented16.8%
492 households
Private rented13.9%
407 households
Shared ownership0.4%
11 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Leasowe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached55.4%
1,622 households
Detached17.5%
513 households
Terraced15.8%
463 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement9.5%
278 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.5%
43 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.1%
4 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%
0 households
Leasowe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44%
1,288 households
2 cars or vans in household29%
848 households
No cars or vans in household18.6%
544 households
3 or more cars or vans in household8.4%
247 households
Leasowe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms58.9%
1,725 households
4 or more bedrooms22.8%
669 households
2 bedrooms14.4%
423 households
1 bedroom3.8%
111 households
Leasowe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household68.4%
2,004 households
One-person household26.9%
787 households
Other household types4.7%
137 households
Leasowe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household34.1%
998 households
1 person in household26.9%
787 households
3 people in household19.1%
559 households
4 people in household14%
410 households
5 people in household4.1%
121 households
6 people in household1.2%
35 households
7 people in household0.3%
10 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
6 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Leasowe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.8%
1,322 residents
15–2916.6%
1,173 residents
30–4417.9%
1,260 residents
45–6429.2%
2,056 residents
65 and over17.6%
1,238 residents
Leasowe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96%
6,768 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.5%
108 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.5%
104 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.6%
43 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
24 residents
Leasowe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above26.9%
1,515 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications19.3%
1,086 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications17.3%
974 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16.3%
916 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.6%
654 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.4%
363 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.2%
126 residents aged 16 and over
Leasowe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)58.3%
3,284 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive40.2%
2,263 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.6%
89 residents aged 16 and over
Leasowe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations19.9%
1,123 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations14%
787 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.6%
766 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations13.2%
742 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations9.2%
516 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.1%
512 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8.7%
493 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.2%
350 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.2%
347 residents aged 16 and over
Leasowe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health46.9%
3,306 residents
Good health32.4%
2,286 residents
Fair health13.4%
942 residents
Bad health5.5%
386 residents
Very bad health1.8%
125 residents
Leasowe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act76.8%
5,408 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act23.2%
1,638 residents
Leasowe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension45.2%
1,323 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.8%
1,020 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions15.7%
460 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.1%
119 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
5 households
Leasowe · 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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