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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002575

Upton Rocks

Upton Rocks is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,453 residents in Halton. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Halton
9,453

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,812

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,920.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

86.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

7.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

36.0%

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.

Callands & Old Hall, Warrington11,068 residents · 75.8% owned · 10.2% no carHoreston Grange, Nuneaton and Bedworth8,738 residents · 85.0% owned · 9.5% no carChurch Village West, Rhondda Cynon Taf8,945 residents · 87.2% owned · 6.7% no carLittle Sutton West, Cheshire West and Chester9,808 residents · 89.8% owned · 7.3% no carTingley West & West Ardsley, Leeds6,175 residents · 87.5% owned · 8.7% no carBromsgrove Stoney Hill, Bromsgrove6,819 residents · 87.7% owned · 6.4% no car

Most similar within Halton

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Farnworth, Halton8,699 residents · 87.2% owned · 8.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Upton Rocks

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

Tenure

Owned86.2%
3,286 households
Private rented10%
381 households
Social rented3.5%
135 households
Shared ownership0.2%
9 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Upton Rocks · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached61.4%
2,338 households
Semi-detached25.1%
958 households
Terraced6.7%
257 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement6.4%
242 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.2%
7 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.1%
5 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
3 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Upton Rocks · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

2 cars or vans in household42.6%
1,624 households
1 car or van in household35.4%
1,349 households
3 or more cars or vans in household14.4%
548 households
No cars or vans in household7.6%
289 households
Upton Rocks · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

4 or more bedrooms44.5%
1,696 households
3 bedrooms35.1%
1,339 households
2 bedrooms17.4%
664 households
1 bedroom2.9%
112 households
Upton Rocks · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household73.9%
2,814 households
One-person household22.8%
867 households
Other household types3.4%
128 households
Upton Rocks · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household36%
1,373 households
1 person in household22.8%
868 households
3 people in household18.6%
710 households
4 people in household17.6%
669 households
5 people in household3.8%
144 households
6 people in household0.9%
34 households
7 people in household0.3%
10 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Upton Rocks · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.2%
1,529 residents
15–2915.9%
1,508 residents
30–4417.3%
1,636 residents
45–6432.4%
3,060 residents
65 and over18.2%
1,722 residents
Upton Rocks · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White95.7%
9,047 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.2%
204 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.4%
135 residents
Other ethnic group0.5%
43 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%
21 residents
Upton Rocks · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above36%
2,809 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications19.8%
1,547 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.9%
1,240 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications12.6%
986 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.1%
707 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.9%
385 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications1.7%
130 residents aged 16 and over
Upton Rocks · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)63.4%
4,948 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive34.1%
2,662 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.5%
194 residents aged 16 and over
Upton Rocks · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations25.3%
1,978 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.3%
1,273 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations14.6%
1,139 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations9%
699 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.9%
692 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations8.6%
673 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.3%
495 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.8%
455 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.1%
402 residents aged 16 and over
Upton Rocks · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health55.2%
5,216 residents
Good health31.1%
2,944 residents
Fair health9.7%
916 residents
Bad health3.1%
294 residents
Very bad health0.9%
83 residents
Upton Rocks · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act85.6%
8,093 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act14.4%
1,359 residents
Upton Rocks · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension58.5%
2,229 households
Household is deprived in one dimension30.9%
1,177 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions9%
344 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.5%
59 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
0 households
Upton Rocks · 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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