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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002583

Halton Castlefield

Halton Castlefield is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,670 residents in Halton. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Halton
7,670

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,386

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,450.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

32.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

37.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

16.8%

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.

Bidston Hill, Wirral7,697 residents · 29.2% owned · 44.4% no carLeasowe South & Moreton East, Wirral6,391 residents · 43.8% owned · 35.8% no carThatto Heath, St. Helens7,477 residents · 48.2% owned · 33.9% no carFord, Sefton6,279 residents · 40.7% owned · 43.7% no carHeadland & West View, Hartlepool10,278 residents · 39.7% owned · 40.0% no carStockbridge Village, Knowsley7,566 residents · 39.7% owned · 40.2% no car

Most similar within Halton

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Grange, Halton Brook & Hallwood Park, Halton9,514 residents · 41.2% owned · 33.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Halton Castlefield

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

Tenure

Social rented57.7%
1,953 households
Owned32.8%
1,109 households
Private rented7.5%
254 households
Shared ownership2%
69 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Halton Castlefield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced42.3%
1,431 households
Semi-detached26.3%
891 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement21.7%
735 households
Detached8.9%
300 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.4%
12 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
8 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.2%
7 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
2 households
Halton Castlefield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43%
1,455 households
No cars or vans in household37.5%
1,269 households
2 cars or vans in household16.6%
563 households
3 or more cars or vans in household2.9%
99 households
Halton Castlefield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms53.3%
1,805 households
2 bedrooms30.6%
1,036 households
4 or more bedrooms11.1%
376 households
1 bedroom5%
169 households
Halton Castlefield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household60.1%
2,035 households
One-person household35.1%
1,188 households
Other household types4.8%
161 households
Halton Castlefield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household35.1%
1,188 households
2 people in household31.3%
1,059 households
3 people in household15.9%
537 households
4 people in household11.2%
379 households
5 people in household4.1%
139 households
6 people in household1.7%
57 households
7 people in household0.6%
20 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
7 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Halton Castlefield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1521.7%
1,667 residents
15–2917.8%
1,368 residents
30–4420.3%
1,553 residents
45–6424.1%
1,846 residents
65 and over16.1%
1,234 residents
Halton Castlefield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.3%
7,385 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.6%
122 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.9%
69 residents
Other ethnic group0.7%
57 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.5%
38 residents
Halton Castlefield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications27.5%
1,615 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications17.2%
1,012 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above16.8%
987 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.5%
970 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications14.3%
837 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.1%
298 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
154 residents aged 16 and over
Halton Castlefield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)50.1%
2,945 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive48.3%
2,837 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.5%
91 residents aged 16 and over
Halton Castlefield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations21%
1,232 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations15.5%
910 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed15.2%
894 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.4%
787 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.5%
677 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.4%
376 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.2%
363 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers5.4%
319 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations5.3%
314 residents aged 16 and over
Halton Castlefield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health41.7%
3,199 residents
Good health30.3%
2,325 residents
Fair health16.3%
1,247 residents
Bad health9.1%
701 residents
Very bad health2.6%
198 residents
Halton Castlefield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act71.3%
5,471 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act28.7%
2,199 residents
Halton Castlefield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension33.1%
1,122 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension31.9%
1,081 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions24.8%
839 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions9.8%
333 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
11 households
Halton Castlefield · 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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