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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001476

Poulton

Poulton is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,929 residents in Wirral. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Wirral
7,929

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,635

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,028.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

42.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

40.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

20.6%

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.

Walton North, Liverpool6,451 residents · 38.1% owned · 47.4% no carSeaforth South, Sefton7,671 residents · 32.1% owned · 48.9% no carHuyton East, Knowsley7,499 residents · 50.3% owned · 37.1% no carLlanelli South, Carmarthenshire10,309 residents · 47.6% owned · 31.0% no carWalton Hall, Liverpool6,344 residents · 45.7% owned · 47.2% no carYewtree, Liverpool7,895 residents · 41.8% owned · 41.5% no car

Most similar within Wirral

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Bebington New Ferry, Wirral8,156 residents · 46.0% owned · 34.6% no carBirkenhead South, Wirral9,377 residents · 37.4% owned · 45.5% no carWoodchurch, Wirral6,730 residents · 45.1% owned · 35.6% no carLeasowe South & Moreton East, Wirral6,391 residents · 43.8% owned · 35.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Poulton

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

Tenure

Owned42.6%
1,547 households
Private rented30.4%
1,105 households
Social rented25.7%
935 households
Shared ownership1.1%
40 households
Lives rent free0.2%
8 households
Poulton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced46.7%
1,695 households
Semi-detached33.5%
1,218 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement10%
362 households
Detached3.6%
129 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse3.4%
122 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.7%
62 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.2%
43 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Poulton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43%
1,561 households
No cars or vans in household40.5%
1,470 households
2 cars or vans in household14.1%
512 households
3 or more cars or vans in household2.5%
89 households
Poulton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms55.9%
2,030 households
2 bedrooms30.3%
1,102 households
1 bedroom6.9%
251 households
4 or more bedrooms6.9%
249 households
Poulton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household58.9%
2,139 households
One-person household36.9%
1,340 households
Other household types4.2%
153 households
Poulton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household36.9%
1,340 households
2 people in household30.8%
1,119 households
3 people in household17.1%
622 households
4 people in household10.3%
373 households
5 people in household3.5%
126 households
6 people in household0.9%
32 households
7 people in household0.4%
13 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
7 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Poulton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1521.2%
1,684 residents
15–2919.5%
1,549 residents
30–4421.6%
1,711 residents
45–6424.6%
1,954 residents
65 and over13%
1,029 residents
Poulton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White94.5%
7,494 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.9%
149 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.8%
141 residents
Other ethnic group1.1%
88 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.7%
57 residents
Poulton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications24.9%
1,531 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above20.6%
1,266 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.7%
1,146 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16%
983 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.6%
713 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.7%
350 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.5%
155 residents aged 16 and over
Poulton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)55.5%
3,408 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive43.1%
2,648 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.4%
88 residents aged 16 and over
Poulton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L12 Semi-routine occupations17.8%
1,096 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations17.7%
1,086 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.6%
895 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed14.1%
866 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.7%
717 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers6.8%
416 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.4%
396 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.3%
387 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations4.6%
284 residents aged 16 and over
Poulton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health43%
3,408 residents
Good health31.2%
2,476 residents
Fair health15.5%
1,227 residents
Bad health7.7%
614 residents
Very bad health2.5%
202 residents
Poulton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act71.9%
5,703 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act28.1%
2,224 residents
Poulton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension35.2%
1,277 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33%
1,196 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions22.5%
817 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions9%
326 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
13 households
Poulton · 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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