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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003799

Blacon South

Blacon South is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,341 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
7,341

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,212

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,747.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

47.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

33.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

19.5%

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.

Bilton Grange, Kingston upon Hull, City of7,006 residents · 50.2% owned · 34.7% no carBotcherby & Harraby, Carlisle9,528 residents · 49.7% owned · 32.9% no carHighfields & Burton Manor, Stafford7,733 residents · 47.4% owned · 28.1% no carParson Cross, Sheffield10,170 residents · 49.3% owned · 32.4% no carLeigh North, Wigan8,167 residents · 53.5% owned · 28.0% no carNewtonmoor, Tameside7,438 residents · 52.2% owned · 28.9% no car

Most similar within Cheshire West and Chester

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Blacon North, Cheshire West and Chester6,243 residents · 47.9% owned · 30.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Blacon South

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

Tenure

Owned47.9%
1,539 households
Social rented37.6%
1,209 households
Private rented13.6%
437 households
Shared ownership0.7%
22 households
Lives rent free0.2%
5 households
Blacon South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached37.2%
1,196 households
Terraced33.1%
1,063 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement18.4%
590 households
Detached10.5%
337 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.6%
20 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.1%
3 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
2 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Blacon South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.8%
1,343 households
No cars or vans in household33.6%
1,080 households
2 cars or vans in household19.5%
625 households
3 or more cars or vans in household5.1%
164 households
Blacon South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms50.2%
1,614 households
2 bedrooms34.8%
1,117 households
1 bedroom9.1%
294 households
4 or more bedrooms5.9%
189 households
Blacon South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household63.1%
2,026 households
One-person household32.9%
1,056 households
Other household types4%
130 households
Blacon South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household32.9%
1,056 households
2 people in household31.5%
1,011 households
3 people in household18.6%
596 households
4 people in household11.7%
375 households
5 people in household3.7%
119 households
6 people in household1.3%
41 households
7 people in household0.3%
10 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Blacon South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519.6%
1,437 residents
15–2917.3%
1,271 residents
30–4419.5%
1,433 residents
45–6425.8%
1,897 residents
65 and over17.7%
1,303 residents
Blacon South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White95.4%
7,004 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.5%
108 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.4%
103 residents
Other ethnic group1%
77 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.7%
49 residents
Blacon South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications25.9%
1,503 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above19.5%
1,134 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16%
931 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16%
927 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications13.2%
765 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.5%
378 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.8%
164 residents aged 16 and over
Blacon South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)56.5%
3,275 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive41.8%
2,424 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.8%
102 residents aged 16 and over
Blacon South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations21.2%
1,232 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations17%
987 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.1%
819 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed11.2%
650 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.1%
584 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.9%
456 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.8%
453 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations5.6%
323 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.1%
297 residents aged 16 and over
Blacon South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health42.4%
3,112 residents
Good health33.7%
2,472 residents
Fair health16.1%
1,179 residents
Bad health6%
440 residents
Very bad health1.9%
138 residents
Blacon South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act76%
5,577 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act24%
1,764 residents
Blacon South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension35.8%
1,150 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.7%
1,148 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions21.4%
688 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions6.7%
216 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
10 households
Blacon South · 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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