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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001492

West Kirby

West Kirby is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,580 residents in Wirral. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Wirral
7,580

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,525

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,658.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

70.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

20.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

45.5%

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.

Poulton North & Carleton East, Wyre8,317 residents · 70.5% owned · 18.9% no carLytham, Fylde8,485 residents · 72.8% owned · 16.9% no carOtley South, Leeds7,829 residents · 71.9% owned · 20.7% no carFormby Central & Freshfield South, Sefton6,057 residents · 78.9% owned · 17.9% no carPenarth, Vale of Glamorgan10,174 residents · 69.9% owned · 19.0% no carSaltaire & Baildon West, Bradford9,094 residents · 73.0% owned · 21.3% no car

Most similar within Wirral

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Hoylake, Wirral7,584 residents · 75.7% owned · 19.4% no carHeswall, Wirral7,521 residents · 71.9% owned · 17.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in West Kirby

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

Tenure

Owned70.2%
2,474 households
Private rented20.1%
708 households
Social rented9.1%
320 households
Shared ownership0.7%
23 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
West Kirby · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached32%
1,127 households
Terraced23.8%
840 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement14.6%
516 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits13.3%
468 households
Detached12.8%
452 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop2.6%
91 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.8%
28 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
West Kirby · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household45.4%
1,599 households
2 cars or vans in household26.6%
937 households
No cars or vans in household20.9%
735 households
3 or more cars or vans in household7.2%
253 households
West Kirby · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms35.8%
1,261 households
2 bedrooms28%
987 households
4 or more bedrooms25.8%
909 households
1 bedroom10.4%
367 households
West Kirby · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household59.1%
2,081 households
One-person household38%
1,340 households
Other household types2.9%
101 households
West Kirby · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household38%
1,340 households
2 people in household32.6%
1,148 households
3 people in household13.1%
460 households
4 people in household11.9%
420 households
5 people in household3.5%
122 households
6 people in household0.6%
22 households
7 people in household0.2%
7 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
West Kirby · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.7%
1,192 residents
15–2913.1%
991 residents
30–4415.8%
1,196 residents
45–6428.2%
2,141 residents
65 and over27.2%
2,059 residents
West Kirby · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White95.8%
7,266 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.2%
169 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.3%
100 residents
Other ethnic group0.4%
29 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.3%
22 residents
West Kirby · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above45.5%
2,870 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.6%
981 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications13.3%
840 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12.4%
779 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications6.5%
410 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.6%
288 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.1%
133 residents aged 16 and over
West Kirby · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)52.8%
3,323 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive45.3%
2,855 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.9%
120 residents aged 16 and over
West Kirby · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.7%
1,495 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations19.9%
1,252 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.9%
748 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.7%
673 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations9%
569 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations7.9%
495 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.3%
457 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.7%
359 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4%
250 residents aged 16 and over
West Kirby · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health50.2%
3,804 residents
Good health31.1%
2,354 residents
Fair health13.7%
1,038 residents
Bad health4%
302 residents
Very bad health1.1%
82 residents
West Kirby · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act79.8%
6,049 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act20.2%
1,531 residents
West Kirby · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension53.1%
1,873 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.3%
1,138 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions12.7%
447 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.8%
65 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
1 households
West Kirby · 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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