Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001482

Birkenhead Central

Birkenhead Central is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,042 residents in Wirral. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Wirral

8,042

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,372

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,807.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

20.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

59.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

21.5%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Birkenhead Central

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

Tenure

Social rented51.1%

2,235 households

Private rented27.4%

1,197 households

Owned20.4%

894 households

Shared ownership1%

43 households

Lives rent free0.1%

3 households

Birkenhead Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement35.1%

1,537 households

Terraced33.2%

1,454 households

Semi-detached13.6%

593 households

Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits6.5%

283 households

Detached4.6%

203 households

In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop3.6%

156 households

Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse3.3%

144 households

A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%

3 households

Birkenhead Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household59.9%

2,621 households

1 car or van in household30.9%

1,351 households

2 cars or vans in household7.4%

323 households

3 or more cars or vans in household1.8%

77 households

Birkenhead Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms33.6%

1,467 households

1 bedroom31.8%

1,391 households

3 bedrooms24.7%

1,079 households

4 or more bedrooms9.9%

435 households

Birkenhead Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

One-person household55.7%

2,436 households

Single family household39.3%

1,717 households

Other household types5.1%

221 households

Birkenhead Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household55.7%

2,436 households

2 people in household23.3%

1,020 households

3 people in household10.7%

466 households

4 people in household6.5%

282 households

5 people in household2.3%

100 households

6 people in household0.9%

41 households

7 people in household0.5%

20 households

8 or more people in household0.1%

6 households

0 people in household0%

0 households

Birkenhead Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.5%

1,326 residents

15–2920.7%

1,665 residents

30–4420.7%

1,668 residents

45–6427.7%

2,226 residents

65 and over14.4%

1,158 residents

Birkenhead Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White90%

7,241 residents

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh4.5%

360 residents

Other ethnic group2.6%

209 residents

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.3%

181 residents

Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.6%

52 residents

Birkenhead Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications29.7%

1,965 residents aged 16 and over

Level 4 qualifications or above21.5%

1,422 residents aged 16 and over

Level 2 qualifications15.2%

1,010 residents aged 16 and over

Level 3 qualifications14.2%

941 residents aged 16 and over

Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.4%

754 residents aged 16 and over

Apprenticeship5.6%

372 residents aged 16 and over

Other qualifications2.4%

162 residents aged 16 and over

Birkenhead Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically inactive51.7%

3,427 residents aged 16 and over

Economically active (excluding full-time students)47.2%

3,127 residents aged 16 and over

Economically active and a full-time student1.1%

73 residents aged 16 and over

Birkenhead Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed20.9%

1,384 residents aged 16 and over

L13 Routine occupations18.5%

1,227 residents aged 16 and over

L12 Semi-routine occupations16.1%

1,067 residents aged 16 and over

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.2%

806 residents aged 16 and over

L7 Intermediate occupations8.6%

570 residents aged 16 and over

L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.2%

478 residents aged 16 and over

L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.2%

408 residents aged 16 and over

L15 Full-time students5.5%

364 residents aged 16 and over

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations4.8%

320 residents aged 16 and over

Birkenhead Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health35.7%

2,870 residents

Good health31.9%

2,563 residents

Fair health19.5%

1,568 residents

Bad health9.9%

795 residents

Very bad health3.1%

248 residents

Birkenhead Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act67%

5,386 residents

Disabled under the Equality Act33%

2,656 residents

Birkenhead Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension33.9%

1,482 households

Household is not deprived in any dimension27.9%

1,219 households

Household is deprived in two dimensions25.6%

1,119 households

Household is deprived in three dimensions11.8%

518 households

Household is deprived in four dimensions0.8%

34 households

Birkenhead Central · 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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Evidence ledger

Source and date are part of the record.

All statistics on this pageONS · Census 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0
Neighbourhood nameHouse of Commons Library · MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence
GeographyONS Middle layer Super Output Area E02001482

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Birkenhead Central

Usual residents

Households

Residents per km²

Households owning their home

Households with no car or van

Adults with a degree or above

Neighbourhoods most like this one

Life in Birkenhead Central

Tenure

Accommodation type

Car or van availability

Number of bedrooms

Household composition

Household size

Age

Ethnic group

Highest qualification

Economic activity

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

General health

Disability

Household deprivation

Alike on the Census, which is not the same as alike to live in.

Source and date are part of the record.