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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001487

Birkenhead South

Birkenhead South is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,377 residents in Wirral. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Wirral
9,377

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,394

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,139.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

37.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

45.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

21.8%

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.

Town Centre East & Fingerpost, St. Helens7,675 residents · 35.7% owned · 43.4% no carSeaforth South, Sefton7,671 residents · 32.1% owned · 48.9% no carWalton North, Liverpool6,451 residents · 38.1% owned · 47.4% no carBarclay Hills & Trinity, Burnley9,618 residents · 40.0% owned · 41.5% no carWalton Hall, Liverpool6,344 residents · 45.7% owned · 47.2% no carBootle North, Sefton7,071 residents · 37.5% owned · 53.7% no car

Most similar within Wirral

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Poulton, Wirral7,929 residents · 42.6% owned · 40.5% no carEgremont, Wirral7,338 residents · 47.8% owned · 38.0% no carSeacombe, Wirral6,954 residents · 33.9% owned · 46.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Birkenhead South

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

Tenure

Private rented38.6%
1,698 households
Owned37.4%
1,645 households
Social rented22.2%
975 households
Shared ownership1.7%
73 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Birkenhead South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced52.1%
2,291 households
Semi-detached23.7%
1,042 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement12.3%
541 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits5.2%
227 households
Detached4.8%
210 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.2%
51 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.7%
31 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Birkenhead South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household45.5%
1,999 households
1 car or van in household40.3%
1,771 households
2 cars or vans in household11.7%
514 households
3 or more cars or vans in household2.5%
110 households
Birkenhead South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms39.4%
1,732 households
2 bedrooms37.7%
1,658 households
4 or more bedrooms11.6%
511 households
1 bedroom11.2%
493 households
Birkenhead South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household52.8%
2,323 households
One-person household42.3%
1,863 households
Other household types4.9%
214 households
Birkenhead South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household42.4%
1,861 households
2 people in household28%
1,231 households
3 people in household14.2%
624 households
4 people in household8.7%
381 households
5 people in household4.3%
187 households
6 people in household1.7%
76 households
8 or more people in household0.4%
17 households
7 people in household0.4%
16 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Birkenhead South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1522.1%
2,075 residents
15–2919.7%
1,847 residents
30–4421.6%
2,025 residents
45–6425.2%
2,361 residents
65 and over11.4%
1,066 residents
Birkenhead South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White87.1%
8,167 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh9.4%
885 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.7%
159 residents
Other ethnic group1%
94 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.7%
70 residents
Birkenhead South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications24.6%
1,764 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above21.8%
1,563 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.7%
1,269 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.8%
1,132 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.8%
844 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.8%
413 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.7%
192 residents aged 16 and over
Birkenhead South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)54.7%
3,928 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive43.9%
3,153 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.4%
97 residents aged 16 and over
Birkenhead South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations18.1%
1,299 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations16.2%
1,165 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed15.8%
1,131 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.8%
987 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.8%
846 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.2%
516 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.8%
487 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.9%
423 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations4.5%
322 residents aged 16 and over
Birkenhead South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health43.5%
4,075 residents
Good health31.8%
2,986 residents
Fair health14.9%
1,396 residents
Bad health7.4%
696 residents
Very bad health2.4%
225 residents
Birkenhead South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act72.4%
6,793 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act27.6%
2,584 residents
Birkenhead South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension34.8%
1,527 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.6%
1,478 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions20.8%
915 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions10.4%
459 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
15 households
Birkenhead South · 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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