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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001486

Claughton South & Oxton North

Claughton South & Oxton North is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,945 residents in Wirral. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Wirral
7,945

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,284

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,046.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

54.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

28.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

38.6%

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.

St Annes Town, Fylde10,050 residents · 57.1% owned · 31.5% no carWeston Hillside, North Somerset9,038 residents · 55.9% owned · 26.6% no carBuxton North, High Peak7,606 residents · 58.5% owned · 29.3% no carTaunton Wilton, Somerset West and Taunton8,667 residents · 53.8% owned · 31.8% no carNorth Shields, North Tyneside6,137 residents · 53.6% owned · 38.3% no carSeaford Town, Lewes6,488 residents · 61.6% owned · 30.7% no car

Most similar within Wirral

The closest matches in the same local authority.

New Brighton, Wirral7,595 residents · 57.8% owned · 31.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Claughton South & Oxton North

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

Tenure

Owned54.9%
2,354 households
Private rented29.7%
1,273 households
Social rented14.4%
615 households
Shared ownership0.9%
38 households
Lives rent free0.1%
4 households
Claughton South & Oxton North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement35.2%
1,506 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits18.7%
802 households
Semi-detached17.7%
757 households
Detached15.9%
679 households
Terraced9.8%
418 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse2.2%
94 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.6%
26 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Claughton South & Oxton North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household45.2%
1,937 households
No cars or vans in household28.9%
1,237 households
2 cars or vans in household20.1%
863 households
3 or more cars or vans in household5.7%
246 households
Claughton South & Oxton North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms35%
1,500 households
4 or more bedrooms22.2%
952 households
1 bedroom22%
941 households
3 bedrooms20.8%
890 households
Claughton South & Oxton North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

One-person household53.6%
2,296 households
Single family household43.1%
1,847 households
Other household types3.3%
142 households
Claughton South & Oxton North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household53.6%
2,296 households
2 people in household28.1%
1,205 households
3 people in household8.7%
371 households
4 people in household6.7%
287 households
5 people in household2.2%
95 households
6 people in household0.4%
16 households
7 people in household0.3%
11 households
8 or more people in household0%
2 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Claughton South & Oxton North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1510.4%
828 residents
15–2914.1%
1,117 residents
30–4416.6%
1,319 residents
45–6429.7%
2,364 residents
65 and over29.2%
2,320 residents
Claughton South & Oxton North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White93.2%
7,401 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.9%
233 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2%
160 residents
Other ethnic group1.3%
106 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.6%
45 residents
Claughton South & Oxton North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above38.6%
2,720 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications17.2%
1,210 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.6%
1,097 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12.3%
870 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.6%
537 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6%
421 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.8%
198 residents aged 16 and over
Claughton South & Oxton North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)52%
3,670 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive46.9%
3,308 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.2%
82 residents aged 16 and over
Claughton South & Oxton North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.9%
1,615 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.3%
1,150 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.3%
865 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.7%
754 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed10%
707 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations9.9%
695 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9%
638 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.9%
348 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4%
281 residents aged 16 and over
Claughton South & Oxton North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health43%
3,413 residents
Good health31.6%
2,514 residents
Fair health16.7%
1,327 residents
Bad health6.8%
544 residents
Very bad health1.9%
147 residents
Claughton South & Oxton North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act74.2%
5,896 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act25.8%
2,049 residents
Claughton South & Oxton North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension47.9%
2,051 households
Household is deprived in one dimension31.7%
1,359 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions15.6%
668 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.4%
190 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
13 households
Claughton South & Oxton North · 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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