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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001493

Tranmere

Tranmere is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,938 residents in Wirral. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Wirral
8,938

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,168

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,900.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

28.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

45.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

20.5%

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.

North East Centre, Blackpool7,101 residents · 32.7% owned · 54.0% no carFleetwood Town, Wyre8,171 residents · 48.2% owned · 43.0% no carSeaforth South, Sefton7,671 residents · 32.1% owned · 48.9% no carSouthwick, Sunderland7,274 residents · 45.0% owned · 42.9% no carBootle South, Sefton7,691 residents · 27.0% owned · 55.8% no carLittle Layton & Little Carleton, Blackpool6,079 residents · 32.9% owned · 48.8% no car

Most similar within Wirral

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Seacombe, Wirral6,954 residents · 33.9% owned · 46.6% no carBirkenhead South, Wirral9,377 residents · 37.4% owned · 45.5% no carPoulton, Wirral7,929 residents · 42.6% owned · 40.5% no carBidston Hill, Wirral7,697 residents · 29.2% owned · 44.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Tranmere

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

Tenure

Social rented35.2%
1,469 households
Private rented34.6%
1,442 households
Owned28.8%
1,200 households
Shared ownership1.2%
52 households
Lives rent free0.1%
5 households
Tranmere · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced44.8%
1,868 households
Semi-detached25.5%
1,065 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement18.7%
778 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits4.9%
205 households
Detached4.5%
189 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.2%
51 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%
14 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Tranmere · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household45.3%
1,887 households
1 car or van in household40%
1,666 households
2 cars or vans in household12.1%
503 households
3 or more cars or vans in household2.7%
113 households
Tranmere · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms42.1%
1,755 households
2 bedrooms31.2%
1,299 households
1 bedroom15.7%
655 households
4 or more bedrooms11%
460 households
Tranmere · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household53.9%
2,247 households
One-person household41.9%
1,746 households
Other household types4.2%
173 households
Tranmere · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household42%
1,749 households
2 people in household27.2%
1,134 households
3 people in household16.6%
691 households
4 people in household8.7%
363 households
5 people in household4.1%
170 households
6 people in household1%
41 households
7 people in household0.3%
12 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
9 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Tranmere · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1520.6%
1,842 residents
15–2921.2%
1,893 residents
30–4421.7%
1,943 residents
45–6423.2%
2,078 residents
65 and over13.3%
1,188 residents
Tranmere · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White93.1%
8,325 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.2%
198 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.7%
151 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.5%
135 residents
Other ethnic group1.5%
131 residents
Tranmere · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications24.1%
1,694 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above20.5%
1,439 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16.9%
1,190 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.4%
1,149 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.9%
905 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.4%
446 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.8%
198 residents aged 16 and over
Tranmere · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)50.9%
3,576 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive47.5%
3,334 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.6%
109 residents aged 16 and over
Tranmere · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations19.2%
1,347 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations17.1%
1,198 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed16.7%
1,170 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.4%
873 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.9%
696 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students7.4%
521 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.6%
463 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers6.5%
453 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations4.2%
295 residents aged 16 and over
Tranmere · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health39.7%
3,546 residents
Good health31.6%
2,821 residents
Fair health16.8%
1,498 residents
Bad health8.9%
798 residents
Very bad health3.1%
275 residents
Tranmere · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act68.3%
6,106 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act31.7%
2,832 residents
Tranmere · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension32.1%
1,336 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension31.9%
1,331 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions24.4%
1,018 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions10.7%
448 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.8%
35 households
Tranmere · 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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