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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002607

Central Warrington

Central Warrington is a Census neighbourhood of about 11,239 residents in Warrington. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Warrington
11,239

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,650

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,765.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

47.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

31.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

29.6%

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.

Kettering Town & West, North Northamptonshire12,629 residents · 50.9% owned · 27.2% no carNewark North, Newark and Sherwood11,686 residents · 46.4% owned · 31.4% no carShrewsbury Greenfields, Shropshire7,956 residents · 55.2% owned · 24.6% no carYeovil Town, South Somerset7,215 residents · 44.4% owned · 31.0% no carCentral Stafford, Stafford9,443 residents · 37.6% owned · 33.1% no carRuncorn Town & Westfield, Halton10,654 residents · 52.5% owned · 26.1% no car

Most similar within Warrington

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Fairfield & Howley, Warrington11,285 residents · 40.4% owned · 32.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Central Warrington

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

Tenure

Owned47.8%
2,699 households
Private rented32.5%
1,834 households
Social rented19.2%
1,085 households
Shared ownership0.5%
26 households
Lives rent free0.1%
6 households
Central Warrington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached30.2%
1,707 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement29.5%
1,667 households
Terraced28.5%
1,611 households
Detached5.5%
308 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits3.7%
211 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.5%
82 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.1%
61 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
4 households
Central Warrington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household45.1%
2,550 households
No cars or vans in household31.2%
1,761 households
2 cars or vans in household20%
1,130 households
3 or more cars or vans in household3.7%
211 households
Central Warrington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms37.3%
2,107 households
3 bedrooms33.1%
1,868 households
1 bedroom21.3%
1,203 households
4 or more bedrooms8.4%
474 households
Central Warrington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household52.4%
2,960 households
One-person household42.4%
2,400 households
Other household types5.2%
294 households
Central Warrington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household42.5%
2,400 households
2 people in household33.7%
1,905 households
3 people in household12.6%
714 households
4 people in household7.9%
445 households
5 people in household2.5%
141 households
6 people in household0.6%
34 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
8 households
7 people in household0.1%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Central Warrington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514.6%
1,642 residents
15–2919.7%
2,219 residents
30–4425%
2,805 residents
45–6423.9%
2,690 residents
65 and over16.7%
1,882 residents
Central Warrington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White88.5%
9,944 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh6%
679 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2%
226 residents
Other ethnic group2%
224 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.5%
165 residents
Central Warrington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above29.6%
2,818 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications20.1%
1,909 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.9%
1,608 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.4%
1,276 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.3%
980 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.6%
624 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.2%
303 residents aged 16 and over
Central Warrington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)63.7%
6,064 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive34.5%
3,282 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.8%
174 residents aged 16 and over
Central Warrington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations20.3%
1,932 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.5%
1,762 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.1%
1,149 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.3%
1,072 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations10.4%
987 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8.9%
845 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8%
757 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.1%
583 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.5%
429 residents aged 16 and over
Central Warrington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health46.9%
5,275 residents
Good health33.4%
3,759 residents
Fair health13.8%
1,555 residents
Bad health4.7%
523 residents
Very bad health1.1%
127 residents
Central Warrington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81.1%
9,119 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act18.9%
2,120 residents
Central Warrington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension47.5%
2,684 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.6%
1,844 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions15.6%
881 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.1%
229 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
16 households
Central Warrington · 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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