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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002579

Ditton

Ditton is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,890 residents in Halton. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Halton
7,890

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,377

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,376

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

53.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

29.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

18.3%

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.

Peterlee West, County Durham7,228 residents · 56.7% owned · 31.3% no carBlacon North, Cheshire West and Chester6,243 residents · 47.9% owned · 30.8% no carWhiston South, Knowsley6,404 residents · 57.3% owned · 30.7% no carMeadowhead, Blackburn with Darwen7,278 residents · 60.5% owned · 29.6% no carNoctorum North & Upton East, Wirral6,901 residents · 49.8% owned · 27.7% no carDenton, Newcastle upon Tyne9,480 residents · 57.7% owned · 35.1% no car

Most similar within Halton

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Norton, Halton6,452 residents · 50.6% owned · 27.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Ditton

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

Tenure

Owned53.9%
1,820 households
Social rented31.6%
1,068 households
Private rented13.4%
452 households
Shared ownership0.9%
32 households
Lives rent free0.1%
5 households
Ditton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced45.9%
1,549 households
Semi-detached38.7%
1,306 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement9.7%
328 households
Detached4.9%
166 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.7%
22 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
6 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%
0 households
Ditton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.9%
1,449 households
No cars or vans in household29%
980 households
2 cars or vans in household23.1%
780 households
3 or more cars or vans in household5%
168 households
Ditton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms62.2%
2,101 households
2 bedrooms21.8%
735 households
1 bedroom8.7%
294 households
4 or more bedrooms7.4%
249 households
Ditton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household64%
2,164 households
One-person household31.6%
1,068 households
Other household types4.4%
147 households
Ditton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household33.2%
1,120 households
1 person in household31.6%
1,066 households
3 people in household17.1%
578 households
4 people in household11.3%
383 households
5 people in household4.9%
165 households
6 people in household1.4%
48 households
7 people in household0.4%
14 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Ditton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1520.2%
1,591 residents
15–2916.2%
1,279 residents
30–4419.6%
1,548 residents
45–6426.2%
2,071 residents
65 and over17.8%
1,404 residents
Ditton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.6%
7,701 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.1%
85 residents
Other ethnic group0.6%
50 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.5%
41 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%
17 residents
Ditton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications25.9%
1,608 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above18.3%
1,139 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.3%
1,077 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications17%
1,058 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications13.3%
829 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5%
313 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3%
187 residents aged 16 and over
Ditton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)55.4%
3,439 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive42.7%
2,651 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2%
122 residents aged 16 and over
Ditton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations19.8%
1,228 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations16.1%
997 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.1%
813 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.7%
787 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed12.6%
780 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.7%
480 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.7%
476 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.3%
331 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations5.1%
319 residents aged 16 and over
Ditton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health44.9%
3,545 residents
Good health31%
2,443 residents
Fair health15.2%
1,199 residents
Bad health6.9%
542 residents
Very bad health2.1%
163 residents
Ditton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act76.6%
6,043 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act23.4%
1,849 residents
Ditton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension38.4%
1,298 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.1%
1,151 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions19.4%
655 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions7.9%
268 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
5 households
Ditton · 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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