Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003797

Upton West & Heath

Upton West & Heath is a Census neighbourhood of about 10,001 residents in Cheshire West and Chester. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Cheshire West and Chester

10,001

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,198

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,381.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

76.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

14.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

49.1%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Upton West & Heath

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

Tenure

Owned76%

3,192 households

Private rented16.8%

704 households

Social rented6.1%

256 households

Shared ownership1.1%

46 households

Lives rent free0%

0 households

Upton West & Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached49.8%

2,089 households

Detached24.4%

1,026 households

Terraced11%

463 households

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement10.4%

435 households

Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits3.7%

156 households

In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%

17 households

Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%

10 households

A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%

2 households

Upton West & Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.9%

1,757 households

2 cars or vans in household34.5%

1,449 households

No cars or vans in household14.8%

621 households

3 or more cars or vans in household8.8%

369 households

Upton West & Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms46.1%

1,934 households

4 or more bedrooms28.3%

1,186 households

2 bedrooms19%

796 households

1 bedroom6.7%

282 households

Upton West & Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household66.6%

2,795 households

One-person household28.7%

1,203 households

Other household types4.7%

198 households

Upton West & Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household36.1%

1,516 households

1 person in household28.7%

1,203 households

3 people in household16.2%

679 households

4 people in household14.2%

598 households

5 people in household3.8%

159 households

6 people in household0.8%

35 households

8 or more people in household0.1%

5 households

7 people in household0.1%

3 households

0 people in household0%

0 households

Upton West & Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.6%

1,563 residents

15–2916.8%

1,679 residents

30–4419%

1,896 residents

45–6427.9%

2,790 residents

65 and over20.7%

2,072 residents

Upton West & Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White92.4%

9,235 residents

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh3.9%

393 residents

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.7%

169 residents

Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1%

104 residents

Other ethnic group1%

99 residents

Upton West & Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above49.1%

4,093 residents aged 16 and over

Level 3 qualifications16.1%

1,341 residents aged 16 and over

Level 2 qualifications11%

916 residents aged 16 and over

No qualifications10.5%

874 residents aged 16 and over

Level 1 and entry level qualifications6.8%

563 residents aged 16 and over

Apprenticeship4.5%

374 residents aged 16 and over

Other qualifications2.1%

178 residents aged 16 and over

Upton West & Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)60.1%

5,015 residents aged 16 and over

Economically inactive37.4%

3,120 residents aged 16 and over

Economically active and a full-time student2.5%

211 residents aged 16 and over

Upton West & Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations25.7%

2,142 residents aged 16 and over

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.5%

1,791 residents aged 16 and over

L7 Intermediate occupations11.9%

991 residents aged 16 and over

L12 Semi-routine occupations8.7%

726 residents aged 16 and over

L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.5%

705 residents aged 16 and over

L13 Routine occupations7.2%

598 residents aged 16 and over

L15 Full-time students6.7%

557 residents aged 16 and over

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.3%

439 residents aged 16 and over

L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.7%

390 residents aged 16 and over

Upton West & Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health53.7%

5,368 residents

Good health32.2%

3,222 residents

Fair health10.9%

1,091 residents

Bad health2.5%

253 residents

Very bad health0.7%

67 residents

Upton West & Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83.8%

8,377 residents

Disabled under the Equality Act16.2%

1,624 residents

Upton West & Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension60.9%

2,557 households

Household is deprived in one dimension28.8%

1,210 households

Household is deprived in two dimensions8.2%

343 households

Household is deprived in three dimensions1.8%

74 households

Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%

13 households

Upton West & Heath · 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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Evidence ledger

Source and date are part of the record.

All statistics on this pageONS · Census 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0
Neighbourhood nameHouse of Commons Library · MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence
GeographyONS Middle layer Super Output Area E02003797

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Upton West & Heath

Usual residents

Households

Residents per km²

Households owning their home

Households with no car or van

Adults with a degree or above

Neighbourhoods most like this one

Life in Upton West & Heath

Tenure

Accommodation type

Car or van availability

Number of bedrooms

Household composition

Household size

Age

Ethnic group

Highest qualification

Economic activity

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

General health

Disability

Household deprivation

Alike on the Census, which is not the same as alike to live in.

Source and date are part of the record.