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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001484

Upton West

Upton West is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,071 residents in Wirral. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Wirral
8,071

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,612

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,009.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

74.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

18.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

32.8%

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.

Mold, Flintshire10,148 residents · 67.6% owned · 19.1% no carRomiley & Compstall, Stockport7,831 residents · 76.5% owned · 17.4% no carMaghull South East, Sefton6,070 residents · 79.9% owned · 19.4% no carWoodley, Stockport5,741 residents · 72.5% owned · 19.7% no carAshgate & Brockwell, Chesterfield7,741 residents · 75.4% owned · 18.9% no carGarforth West, Leeds6,299 residents · 69.3% owned · 22.9% no car

Most similar within Wirral

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Wallasey Village, Wirral7,614 residents · 74.4% owned · 20.0% no carHeswall, Wirral7,521 residents · 71.9% owned · 17.4% no carBromborough North, Wirral6,484 residents · 69.4% owned · 21.5% no carClaughton North, Wirral8,084 residents · 71.2% owned · 22.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Upton West

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

Tenure

Owned74.7%
2,698 households
Private rented13.1%
474 households
Social rented11.4%
410 households
Shared ownership0.7%
26 households
Lives rent free0.1%
4 households
Upton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached46%
1,660 households
Detached24.1%
868 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement16%
577 households
Terraced12.1%
436 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.4%
50 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.4%
14 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%
1 households
Upton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.4%
1,494 households
2 cars or vans in household30.4%
1,095 households
No cars or vans in household18.2%
658 households
3 or more cars or vans in household10%
360 households
Upton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms49.8%
1,796 households
2 bedrooms21.7%
784 households
4 or more bedrooms19.9%
717 households
1 bedroom8.6%
310 households
Upton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household62.6%
2,255 households
One-person household34.1%
1,230 households
Other household types3.3%
119 households
Upton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household34.1%
1,230 households
2 people in household33.2%
1,196 households
3 people in household16.6%
599 households
4 people in household11.4%
410 households
5 people in household3.5%
126 households
6 people in household0.9%
32 households
7 people in household0.3%
11 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Upton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.6%
1,339 residents
15–2914.4%
1,161 residents
30–4417.1%
1,380 residents
45–6426.2%
2,111 residents
65 and over25.8%
2,081 residents
Upton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White94.7%
7,645 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.6%
213 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.4%
117 residents
Other ethnic group0.8%
67 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.4%
32 residents
Upton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above32.8%
2,185 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.6%
1,238 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications15.8%
1,049 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.6%
971 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.2%
611 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.6%
439 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.4%
163 residents aged 16 and over
Upton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)54.9%
3,657 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive43.8%
2,917 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.2%
82 residents aged 16 and over
Upton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.2%
1,546 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations15%
1,000 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.1%
805 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.4%
758 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations10.9%
726 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.2%
612 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8.1%
540 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.6%
376 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.4%
294 residents aged 16 and over
Upton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health47.8%
3,859 residents
Good health32%
2,584 residents
Fair health13.3%
1,071 residents
Bad health5.5%
446 residents
Very bad health1.3%
108 residents
Upton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act79.4%
6,405 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act20.6%
1,666 residents
Upton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension50.2%
1,812 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.8%
1,181 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions14.1%
510 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.7%
97 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
6 households
Upton West · 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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