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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001474

Seacombe

Seacombe is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,954 residents in Wirral. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Wirral
6,954

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,103

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,795

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

33.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

46.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

17.6%

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.

Seaforth South, Sefton7,671 residents · 32.1% owned · 48.9% no carWalton Hall, Liverpool6,344 residents · 45.7% owned · 47.2% no carBootle North, Sefton7,071 residents · 37.5% owned · 53.7% no carNorth East Centre, Blackpool7,101 residents · 32.7% owned · 54.0% no carFord, Sefton6,279 residents · 40.7% owned · 43.7% no carOld Town & Grange, Hartlepool7,125 residents · 43.4% owned · 46.0% no car

Most similar within Wirral

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Tranmere, Wirral8,938 residents · 28.8% owned · 45.3% no carBirkenhead South, Wirral9,377 residents · 37.4% owned · 45.5% no carPoulton, Wirral7,929 residents · 42.6% owned · 40.5% no carWoodchurch, Wirral6,730 residents · 45.1% owned · 35.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Seacombe

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

Tenure

Owned33.9%
1,052 households
Private rented33.8%
1,048 households
Social rented31.8%
988 households
Shared ownership0.5%
15 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Seacombe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced63.4%
1,967 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement14.3%
445 households
Semi-detached13.8%
428 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits3.5%
108 households
Detached3%
93 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.4%
43 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.6%
18 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Seacombe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household46.6%
1,446 households
1 car or van in household39.8%
1,234 households
2 cars or vans in household11%
342 households
3 or more cars or vans in household2.5%
78 households
Seacombe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms49.5%
1,536 households
2 bedrooms21.9%
680 households
1 bedroom15.9%
493 households
4 or more bedrooms12.7%
394 households
Seacombe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household54.8%
1,701 households
One-person household39.8%
1,235 households
Other household types5.4%
169 households
Seacombe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household39.8%
1,235 households
2 people in household25.7%
797 households
3 people in household16.8%
521 households
4 people in household10.9%
337 households
5 people in household4.3%
133 households
6 people in household1.4%
44 households
7 people in household0.8%
24 households
8 or more people in household0.4%
12 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Seacombe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1524%
1,673 residents
15–2918.8%
1,305 residents
30–4419.9%
1,387 residents
45–6423.7%
1,646 residents
65 and over13.6%
947 residents
Seacombe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White92.9%
6,463 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh3.7%
260 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2%
137 residents
Other ethnic group0.9%
61 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.5%
33 residents
Seacombe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications26.3%
1,370 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.1%
940 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above17.6%
915 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16.7%
870 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications13%
676 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.6%
293 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.7%
138 residents aged 16 and over
Seacombe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)51.3%
2,667 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive47.2%
2,453 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.6%
82 residents aged 16 and over
Seacombe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations18.5%
961 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations17.8%
926 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed17.2%
897 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations12%
622 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.9%
567 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.5%
391 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.5%
336 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.1%
320 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations3.5%
184 residents aged 16 and over
Seacombe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health40.6%
2,823 residents
Good health31.6%
2,200 residents
Fair health16.9%
1,174 residents
Bad health8.3%
577 residents
Very bad health2.6%
180 residents
Seacombe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act71.3%
4,955 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act28.7%
1,999 residents
Seacombe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension34.5%
1,070 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension28.9%
898 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions26.6%
826 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions9.4%
291 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.6%
18 households
Seacombe · 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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