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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002596

Houghton Green & Fearnhead

Houghton Green & Fearnhead is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,046 residents in Warrington. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Warrington
8,046

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,511

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,942.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

78.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

12.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

29.3%

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.

Pontefract South West, Wakefield7,471 residents · 77.9% owned · 17.6% no carLower Wick & Bromwich Road, Worcester8,737 residents · 75.3% owned · 15.5% no carWrenthorpe & Kirkhamgate, Wakefield7,954 residents · 76.9% owned · 14.2% no carBattyeford, Kirklees6,549 residents · 74.3% owned · 16.6% no carDothill & Shawbirch, Telford and Wrekin8,004 residents · 72.5% owned · 15.0% no carBillingham North & Wolviston, Stockton-on-Tees9,165 residents · 84.3% owned · 12.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Houghton Green & Fearnhead

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

Tenure

Owned78%
2,737 households
Social rented11.4%
401 households
Private rented9.9%
347 households
Shared ownership0.7%
24 households
Lives rent free0.1%
2 households
Houghton Green & Fearnhead · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached43.6%
1,530 households
Detached39%
1,369 households
Terraced15.4%
542 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement1.5%
54 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.3%
12 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.1%
5 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
Houghton Green & Fearnhead · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.4%
1,525 households
2 cars or vans in household33.6%
1,180 households
No cars or vans in household12.6%
443 households
3 or more cars or vans in household10.4%
366 households
Houghton Green & Fearnhead · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms48.9%
1,719 households
4 or more bedrooms23.7%
832 households
2 bedrooms19.8%
694 households
1 bedroom7.6%
267 households
Houghton Green & Fearnhead · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household67.8%
2,381 households
One-person household28.3%
993 households
Other household types4%
139 households
Houghton Green & Fearnhead · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household40.4%
1,421 households
1 person in household28.3%
993 households
3 people in household15.3%
537 households
4 people in household11.5%
405 households
5 people in household3%
107 households
6 people in household0.9%
30 households
7 people in household0.4%
13 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
7 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Houghton Green & Fearnhead · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514.2%
1,142 residents
15–2915.5%
1,247 residents
30–4416.8%
1,354 residents
45–6428.4%
2,285 residents
65 and over25%
2,014 residents
Houghton Green & Fearnhead · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97%
7,803 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.3%
108 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.9%
76 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.5%
38 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
22 residents
Houghton Green & Fearnhead · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above29.3%
2,000 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications19.8%
1,351 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications16.7%
1,140 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.3%
978 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.4%
708 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.4%
440 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3%
205 residents aged 16 and over
Houghton Green & Fearnhead · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)56%
3,820 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive41.7%
2,846 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.3%
159 residents aged 16 and over
Houghton Green & Fearnhead · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.5%
1,469 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations14.3%
973 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations13.6%
925 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.8%
876 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11%
750 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.1%
552 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.4%
436 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.2%
426 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.1%
417 residents aged 16 and over
Houghton Green & Fearnhead · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health46.1%
3,710 residents
Good health35.2%
2,829 residents
Fair health13.4%
1,077 residents
Bad health4.3%
345 residents
Very bad health1.1%
85 residents
Houghton Green & Fearnhead · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80.8%
6,505 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19.2%
1,541 residents
Houghton Green & Fearnhead · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension49.5%
1,737 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.9%
1,156 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions15.1%
529 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.4%
86 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
4 households
Houghton Green & Fearnhead · 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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