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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001503

Heswall

Heswall is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,521 residents in Wirral. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Wirral
7,521

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,518

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,474.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

71.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

17.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

39.5%

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 carFormby Central & Freshfield South, Sefton6,057 residents · 78.9% owned · 17.9% no carMold, Flintshire10,148 residents · 67.6% owned · 19.1% no carSandbach Heath, Cheshire East5,590 residents · 70.3% owned · 17.6% no carAshgate & Brockwell, Chesterfield7,741 residents · 75.4% owned · 18.9% no carLlandudno Junction North & Deganwy, Conwy8,387 residents · 79.4% owned · 12.6% no car

Most similar within Wirral

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Upton West, Wirral8,071 residents · 74.7% owned · 18.2% no carWallasey Village, Wirral7,614 residents · 74.4% owned · 20.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Heswall

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

Tenure

Owned71.9%
2,529 households
Private rented13.7%
481 households
Social rented13.6%
480 households
Shared ownership0.8%
28 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Heswall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached49.2%
1,732 households
Detached23.4%
825 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement14.8%
522 households
Terraced10.1%
356 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.4%
49 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.8%
28 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
7 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Heswall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43%
1,515 households
2 cars or vans in household29.3%
1,031 households
No cars or vans in household17.4%
612 households
3 or more cars or vans in household10.3%
363 households
Heswall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms42.8%
1,505 households
2 bedrooms24.8%
874 households
4 or more bedrooms22.4%
789 households
1 bedroom10%
352 households
Heswall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household60.4%
2,124 households
One-person household36.8%
1,295 households
Other household types2.8%
99 households
Heswall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household36.8%
1,296 households
2 people in household34.5%
1,215 households
3 people in household14.5%
509 households
4 people in household10.5%
368 households
5 people in household2.7%
96 households
6 people in household0.8%
28 households
7 people in household0.2%
6 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
8 or more people in household0%
0 households
Heswall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1513.9%
1,045 residents
15–2913.9%
1,044 residents
30–4414.1%
1,060 residents
45–6428.5%
2,144 residents
65 and over29.6%
2,230 residents
Heswall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White95.9%
7,218 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.8%
138 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.5%
116 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.4%
28 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
25 residents
Heswall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above39.5%
2,521 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16%
1,023 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications15.5%
990 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.8%
881 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.7%
489 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.4%
344 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.1%
137 residents aged 16 and over
Heswall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)51%
3,256 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive47.6%
3,037 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.4%
91 residents aged 16 and over
Heswall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.5%
1,499 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations17%
1,086 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.5%
864 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.1%
645 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.8%
627 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations8.2%
521 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.8%
496 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.3%
339 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.8%
307 residents aged 16 and over
Heswall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health47.4%
3,562 residents
Good health32.9%
2,471 residents
Fair health12.8%
962 residents
Bad health5.4%
405 residents
Very bad health1.6%
122 residents
Heswall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act79.5%
5,980 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act20.5%
1,542 residents
Heswall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension51.1%
1,798 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.3%
1,135 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions14%
491 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.7%
94 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
0 households
Heswall · 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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