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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002606

Fairfield & Howley

Fairfield & Howley is a Census neighbourhood of about 11,285 residents in Warrington. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Warrington
11,285

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,483

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,133

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

40.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

32.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

27.3%

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.

Barnsley Town & Park Road, Barnsley12,091 residents · 45.7% owned · 35.2% no carCrewe Town & Victoria Avenue, Cheshire East7,983 residents · 42.3% owned · 34.6% no carSouth Reddish & Heaton Norris, Stockport6,410 residents · 56.4% owned · 29.0% no carCentral Chesterfield & Stonegravels, Chesterfield9,584 residents · 44.6% owned · 31.9% no carLeigh Central, Wigan7,358 residents · 45.4% owned · 37.5% no carChanterlands Avenue, Kingston upon Hull, City of7,262 residents · 52.3% owned · 36.8% no car

Most similar within Warrington

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Central Warrington, Warrington11,239 residents · 47.8% owned · 31.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Fairfield & Howley

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

Tenure

Owned40.4%
2,217 households
Private rented39.2%
2,149 households
Social rented19.6%
1,072 households
Shared ownership0.7%
37 households
Lives rent free0.1%
8 households
Fairfield & Howley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced48.3%
2,650 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement25.8%
1,415 households
Semi-detached16.2%
888 households
Detached5.3%
292 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.8%
156 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.9%
51 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.6%
31 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Fairfield & Howley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household47.1%
2,584 households
No cars or vans in household32.4%
1,777 households
2 cars or vans in household17.3%
950 households
3 or more cars or vans in household3.1%
172 households
Fairfield & Howley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms49.7%
2,724 households
3 bedrooms26%
1,426 households
1 bedroom16%
878 households
4 or more bedrooms8.3%
455 households
Fairfield & Howley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household51.9%
2,848 households
One-person household42.3%
2,317 households
Other household types5.8%
318 households
Fairfield & Howley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household42.2%
2,316 households
2 people in household30.9%
1,695 households
3 people in household14.8%
813 households
4 people in household8.2%
452 households
5 people in household2.9%
157 households
6 people in household0.6%
35 households
7 people in household0.2%
10 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Fairfield & Howley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.9%
1,903 residents
15–2920.2%
2,276 residents
30–4426.4%
2,978 residents
45–6424.4%
2,752 residents
65 and over12.2%
1,378 residents
Fairfield & Howley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White89.9%
10,143 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh5.1%
579 residents
Other ethnic group1.9%
211 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.6%
183 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.5%
171 residents
Fairfield & Howley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above27.3%
2,542 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications19.2%
1,786 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.3%
1,513 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.9%
1,386 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.9%
1,106 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.7%
626 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.7%
340 residents aged 16 and over
Fairfield & Howley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)66.2%
6,163 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive31.7%
2,951 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2%
189 residents aged 16 and over
Fairfield & Howley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations21.7%
2,021 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.5%
1,538 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14.1%
1,310 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.7%
1,086 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8.7%
812 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations8.2%
764 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.6%
706 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.6%
614 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.9%
452 residents aged 16 and over
Fairfield & Howley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health47%
5,306 residents
Good health33.6%
3,796 residents
Fair health13.4%
1,511 residents
Bad health4.5%
513 residents
Very bad health1.4%
162 residents
Fairfield & Howley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80.5%
9,092 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19.5%
2,196 residents
Fairfield & Howley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension46.8%
2,563 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32%
1,753 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions15.5%
849 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.5%
304 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
11 households
Fairfield & Howley · 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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