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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002587

Norton

Norton is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,452 residents in Halton. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Halton
6,452

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,874

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,187

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

50.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

27.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

18.0%

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.

Peterlee West, County Durham7,228 residents · 56.7% owned · 31.3% no carCaerphilly East, Caerphilly9,773 residents · 60.0% owned · 25.7% no carWhiston South, Knowsley6,404 residents · 57.3% owned · 30.7% no carBlacon North, Cheshire West and Chester6,243 residents · 47.9% owned · 30.8% no carLeigh North, Wigan8,167 residents · 53.5% owned · 28.0% no carEfford, Laira & Crabtree, Plymouth9,206 residents · 55.5% owned · 26.5% no car

Most similar within Halton

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Ditton, Halton7,890 residents · 53.9% owned · 29.0% no carHough Green, Halton7,312 residents · 45.2% owned · 33.3% no carHalton View, Halton7,447 residents · 61.5% owned · 25.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Norton

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

Tenure

Owned50.6%
1,454 households
Social rented34.5%
991 households
Private rented12.9%
372 households
Shared ownership1.8%
51 households
Lives rent free0.2%
6 households
Norton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced48.8%
1,401 households
Semi-detached29.9%
858 households
Detached13.3%
381 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement5.9%
169 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure1.5%
43 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.6%
16 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0%
1 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%
1 households
Norton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household45.8%
1,316 households
No cars or vans in household27.4%
786 households
2 cars or vans in household22.2%
638 households
3 or more cars or vans in household4.6%
133 households
Norton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms57%
1,635 households
2 bedrooms24.5%
702 households
1 bedroom10.7%
308 households
4 or more bedrooms7.8%
224 households
Norton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household63.7%
1,828 households
One-person household32.3%
926 households
Other household types4%
116 households
Norton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household34.7%
996 households
1 person in household32.3%
926 households
3 people in household16.7%
480 households
4 people in household11.3%
324 households
5 people in household3.2%
92 households
6 people in household1.3%
37 households
7 people in household0.4%
11 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Norton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.9%
1,223 residents
15–2917.2%
1,111 residents
30–4419.2%
1,240 residents
45–6425.5%
1,644 residents
65 and over19.2%
1,238 residents
Norton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.6%
6,234 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.8%
114 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.7%
48 residents
Other ethnic group0.7%
46 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%
12 residents
Norton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications24.7%
1,270 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.6%
955 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above18%
928 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications17.8%
914 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications13.2%
677 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.9%
251 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.9%
151 residents aged 16 and over
Norton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)55.2%
2,840 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive43.5%
2,237 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.4%
70 residents aged 16 and over
Norton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations19.6%
1,010 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14.9%
767 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.7%
755 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.6%
702 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed11.9%
613 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.5%
384 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers6.3%
323 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations6.2%
318 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.3%
275 residents aged 16 and over
Norton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health41.8%
2,700 residents
Good health33.6%
2,166 residents
Fair health15.1%
976 residents
Bad health7.1%
457 residents
Very bad health2.4%
153 residents
Norton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act74.8%
4,826 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act25.2%
1,627 residents
Norton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension37.3%
1,070 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.5%
990 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions21%
603 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions7.1%
203 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
5 households
Norton · 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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