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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002588

Halton Lea & Brookvale

Halton Lea & Brookvale is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,101 residents in Halton. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Halton
7,101

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,261

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,653.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

41.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

36.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

16.2%

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.

Ford, Sefton6,279 residents · 40.7% owned · 43.7% no carLeasowe South & Moreton East, Wirral6,391 residents · 43.8% owned · 35.8% no carNetherton North, Sefton5,978 residents · 53.2% owned · 38.4% no carLlanelli South, Carmarthenshire10,309 residents · 47.6% owned · 31.0% no carWoodchurch, Wirral6,730 residents · 45.1% owned · 35.6% no carAberafan, Neath Port Talbot9,464 residents · 52.2% owned · 30.8% 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 carHough Green, Halton7,312 residents · 45.2% owned · 33.3% no carHalton Castlefield, Halton7,670 residents · 32.8% owned · 37.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Halton Lea & Brookvale

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

Tenure

Social rented43.4%
1,415 households
Owned41.4%
1,349 households
Private rented15.1%
491 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Shared ownership0.1%
3 households
Halton Lea & Brookvale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced54.2%
1,769 households
Semi-detached18.6%
607 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement15.4%
502 households
Detached8.9%
290 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.5%
49 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.9%
30 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.4%
13 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Halton Lea & Brookvale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.1%
1,436 households
No cars or vans in household36.1%
1,175 households
2 cars or vans in household16.5%
537 households
3 or more cars or vans in household3.4%
111 households
Halton Lea & Brookvale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms58.4%
1,902 households
1 bedroom19.1%
623 households
2 bedrooms13.9%
453 households
4 or more bedrooms8.6%
281 households
Halton Lea & Brookvale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household57.7%
1,880 households
One-person household38.2%
1,246 households
Other household types4.1%
133 households
Halton Lea & Brookvale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household38.2%
1,246 households
2 people in household30.4%
992 households
3 people in household16.4%
536 households
4 people in household9.9%
323 households
5 people in household3.6%
118 households
6 people in household1%
31 households
7 people in household0.2%
8 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Halton Lea & Brookvale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.7%
1,259 residents
15–2917.7%
1,255 residents
30–4417.8%
1,267 residents
45–6425.7%
1,825 residents
65 and over21.1%
1,498 residents
Halton Lea & Brookvale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.3%
6,838 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2%
140 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1%
69 residents
Other ethnic group0.5%
33 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.3%
22 residents
Halton Lea & Brookvale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications28%
1,611 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications17.2%
990 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.4%
941 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above16.2%
928 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications14.2%
815 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5%
287 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3%
173 residents aged 16 and over
Halton Lea & Brookvale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)52.1%
2,992 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive46.3%
2,658 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.6%
93 residents aged 16 and over
Halton Lea & Brookvale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations21.8%
1,250 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations17.3%
995 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed14%
803 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.9%
685 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations11.9%
681 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7%
402 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers6.1%
353 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.5%
317 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations4.5%
260 residents aged 16 and over
Halton Lea & Brookvale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health39.4%
2,798 residents
Good health31%
2,201 residents
Fair health18.3%
1,299 residents
Bad health8.5%
605 residents
Very bad health2.8%
198 residents
Halton Lea & Brookvale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act70.4%
5,002 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act29.6%
2,099 residents
Halton Lea & Brookvale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension34.9%
1,136 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension30.8%
1,005 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions25.4%
829 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions8.7%
285 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
4 households
Halton Lea & Brookvale · 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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