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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001490

Noctorum South

Noctorum South is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,208 residents in Wirral. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Wirral
8,208

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,437

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,292.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

85.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

13.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

29.0%

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.

Great Sankey, Warrington7,748 residents · 87.7% owned · 8.6% no carMaghull South West, Sefton6,748 residents · 87.3% owned · 15.2% no carHood Manor & Sankey Bridges, Warrington8,930 residents · 73.9% owned · 14.3% no carSwinton South East & Pendlebury West, Salford6,159 residents · 81.4% owned · 14.2% no carCastle Hill, Ipswich7,432 residents · 83.5% owned · 13.4% no carPadgate & Paddington, Warrington9,033 residents · 83.2% owned · 11.8% no car

Most similar within Wirral

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Woodhey, Wirral7,243 residents · 77.7% owned · 16.2% no carHigher Bebington, Wirral7,727 residents · 81.8% owned · 13.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Noctorum South

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

Tenure

Owned85.2%
2,929 households
Private rented11.7%
401 households
Social rented2.7%
94 households
Shared ownership0.3%
11 households
Lives rent free0.1%
2 households
Noctorum South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached73%
2,511 households
Detached18.9%
650 households
Terraced4.9%
170 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement2.2%
76 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
14 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.3%
12 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
4 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Noctorum South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.1%
1,481 households
2 cars or vans in household34%
1,171 households
No cars or vans in household13.1%
449 households
3 or more cars or vans in household9.9%
339 households
Noctorum South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms70.5%
2,423 households
4 or more bedrooms21.1%
726 households
2 bedrooms7%
240 households
1 bedroom1.4%
48 households
Noctorum South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household71.7%
2,466 households
One-person household24.7%
851 households
Other household types3.6%
124 households
Noctorum South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household36.9%
1,268 households
1 person in household24.7%
851 households
3 people in household19.6%
673 households
4 people in household13.9%
479 households
5 people in household3.8%
132 households
6 people in household0.8%
28 households
7 people in household0.2%
8 households
8 or more people in household0%
1 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Noctorum South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.9%
1,308 residents
15–2914.9%
1,221 residents
30–4417.9%
1,472 residents
45–6428.3%
2,324 residents
65 and over23%
1,886 residents
Noctorum South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White94.9%
7,788 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh3.4%
277 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1%
82 residents
Other ethnic group0.4%
34 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.3%
22 residents
Noctorum South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above29%
1,972 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications20.2%
1,375 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications16.4%
1,117 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15%
1,020 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.9%
676 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.2%
488 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.3%
157 residents aged 16 and over
Noctorum South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)60.1%
4,089 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive38.3%
2,609 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.6%
107 residents aged 16 and over
Noctorum South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.2%
1,508 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations15.2%
1,031 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.7%
862 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations11.6%
788 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations10.5%
717 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.9%
605 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.2%
492 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.5%
442 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.2%
355 residents aged 16 and over
Noctorum South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health48.6%
3,988 residents
Good health32.8%
2,696 residents
Fair health13.2%
1,081 residents
Bad health4.3%
349 residents
Very bad health1.1%
94 residents
Noctorum South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81.7%
6,704 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act18.3%
1,506 residents
Noctorum South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension51.6%
1,775 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.3%
1,144 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions12.8%
439 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.3%
79 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
1 households
Noctorum 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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