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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001506

Gayton & Lower Heswall

Gayton & Lower Heswall is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,839 residents in Wirral. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Wirral
8,839

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,812

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

645.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

94.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

8.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

53.2%

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.

Appleton, Warrington5,815 residents · 95.4% owned · 5.3% no carNorth Ferriby & Swanland, East Riding of Yorkshire8,077 residents · 85.5% owned · 7.3% no carKnowle, Solihull9,730 residents · 83.6% owned · 9.8% no carWetherby West, Leeds6,989 residents · 88.0% owned · 9.2% no carMarple Bridge & Mellor, Stockport5,861 residents · 90.1% owned · 6.8% no carDore & Whirlow, Sheffield10,484 residents · 85.6% owned · 11.3% no car

Most similar within Wirral

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Caldy & Newton, Wirral7,027 residents · 89.8% owned · 9.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Gayton & Lower Heswall

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

Tenure

Owned94%
3,582 households
Private rented5%
190 households
Social rented1%
37 households
Shared ownership0.1%
2 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Gayton & Lower Heswall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached72.4%
2,756 households
Semi-detached20.9%
795 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement3.3%
126 households
Terraced2.4%
90 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.7%
26 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
9 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
6 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Gayton & Lower Heswall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

2 cars or vans in household42.4%
1,614 households
1 car or van in household33.5%
1,277 households
3 or more cars or vans in household15.9%
607 households
No cars or vans in household8.1%
310 households
Gayton & Lower Heswall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

4 or more bedrooms50.3%
1,917 households
3 bedrooms34.7%
1,320 households
2 bedrooms13.9%
528 households
1 bedroom1.1%
43 households
Gayton & Lower Heswall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household72.7%
2,766 households
One-person household24.8%
943 households
Other household types2.5%
97 households
Gayton & Lower Heswall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household42.4%
1,616 households
1 person in household24.8%
945 households
3 people in household14.6%
556 households
4 people in household13.8%
527 households
5 people in household3.4%
128 households
6 people in household0.8%
30 households
7 people in household0.2%
6 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
8 or more people in household0%
0 households
Gayton & Lower Heswall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1513.6%
1,201 residents
15–2911%
969 residents
30–4412.2%
1,080 residents
45–6429.4%
2,600 residents
65 and over33.8%
2,989 residents
Gayton & Lower Heswall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White95.6%
8,449 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.1%
182 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.5%
135 residents
Other ethnic group0.6%
52 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%
21 residents
Gayton & Lower Heswall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above53.2%
4,011 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications13.6%
1,023 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications11.8%
893 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications8.8%
665 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications6.7%
504 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.9%
295 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2%
152 residents aged 16 and over
Gayton & Lower Heswall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically inactive49.4%
3,728 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active (excluding full-time students)49%
3,698 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.5%
115 residents aged 16 and over
Gayton & Lower Heswall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations28.7%
2,162 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations27.4%
2,066 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.9%
973 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.7%
732 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations5.9%
444 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5%
378 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4.2%
317 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations3.6%
274 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations2.6%
193 residents aged 16 and over
Gayton & Lower Heswall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health55%
4,859 residents
Good health31.3%
2,764 residents
Fair health10.5%
929 residents
Bad health2.7%
236 residents
Very bad health0.6%
51 residents
Gayton & Lower Heswall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act85.5%
7,560 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act14.5%
1,279 residents
Gayton & Lower Heswall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension62.9%
2,395 households
Household is deprived in one dimension29.9%
1,140 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions6.6%
250 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions0.6%
22 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
1 households
Gayton & Lower 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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