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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001508

Eastham

Eastham is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,129 residents in Wirral. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Wirral
8,129

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,497

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,366.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

73.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

18.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

27.7%

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.

Windle & Denton's Green, St. Helens9,077 residents · 71.8% owned · 19.3% no carBeddau & Tyn-y-nant, Rhondda Cynon Taf7,738 residents · 73.3% owned · 15.2% no carVictoria Park, Halton8,405 residents · 67.1% owned · 23.5% no carHale Bank, Halton7,107 residents · 75.1% owned · 15.9% no carLlansamlet, Swansea6,997 residents · 67.7% owned · 14.5% no carCefncoedycymer, Heolgerrig & Park, Merthyr Tydfil8,331 residents · 76.9% owned · 15.9% no car

Most similar within Wirral

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Leasowe, Wirral7,046 residents · 68.9% owned · 18.6% no carBromborough North, Wirral6,484 residents · 69.4% owned · 21.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Eastham

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

Tenure

Owned73.7%
2,578 households
Private rented13.2%
462 households
Social rented12.4%
434 households
Shared ownership0.6%
21 households
Lives rent free0.1%
2 households
Eastham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached56.5%
1,977 households
Terraced24.5%
856 households
Detached10.4%
363 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement6.9%
240 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.8%
29 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.7%
24 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
8 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Eastham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.6%
1,526 households
2 cars or vans in household29.6%
1,035 households
No cars or vans in household18.8%
659 households
3 or more cars or vans in household8%
280 households
Eastham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms64.1%
2,243 households
2 bedrooms17.1%
599 households
4 or more bedrooms14.3%
500 households
1 bedroom4.5%
156 households
Eastham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household66.9%
2,335 households
One-person household29.2%
1,018 households
Other household types4%
139 households
Eastham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household35.3%
1,237 households
1 person in household29.1%
1,020 households
3 people in household16.8%
589 households
4 people in household13.1%
460 households
5 people in household4.1%
143 households
6 people in household1.2%
41 households
7 people in household0.2%
7 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Eastham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.6%
1,433 residents
15–2915.4%
1,254 residents
30–4418.8%
1,526 residents
45–6428.4%
2,307 residents
65 and over19.8%
1,610 residents
Eastham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97%
7,884 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.4%
112 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.1%
88 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
26 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%
19 residents
Eastham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above27.7%
1,823 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications19.6%
1,292 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications17.5%
1,155 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.1%
997 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.4%
686 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7%
462 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
170 residents aged 16 and over
Eastham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)58.6%
3,855 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive39.6%
2,604 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.9%
123 residents aged 16 and over
Eastham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.9%
1,374 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations14.1%
927 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.7%
902 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.7%
901 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations9.2%
607 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.6%
502 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.6%
498 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.4%
484 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.9%
389 residents aged 16 and over
Eastham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health47.7%
3,881 residents
Good health31.6%
2,570 residents
Fair health13.9%
1,133 residents
Bad health5%
407 residents
Very bad health1.7%
137 residents
Eastham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act78.8%
6,407 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act21.2%
1,722 residents
Eastham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension47%
1,645 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.4%
1,169 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions15.8%
553 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.7%
130 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
1 households
Eastham · 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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