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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003819

Sandbach North

Sandbach North is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,567 residents in Cheshire East. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Cheshire East
6,567

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,000

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,415.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

79.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

12.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

37.8%

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.

Lichfield East, Lichfield11,451 residents · 79.9% owned · 12.6% no carKeyworth South, Rushcliffe5,082 residents · 77.3% owned · 15.0% no carMatlock North, Derbyshire Dales9,391 residents · 78.3% owned · 12.9% no carWestlands & Seabridge, Newcastle-under-Lyme9,415 residents · 84.4% owned · 10.5% no carMarple & Hawk Green, Stockport5,973 residents · 80.2% owned · 15.5% no carLee-on-the-Solent, Gosport11,111 residents · 74.8% owned · 13.5% no car

Most similar within Cheshire East

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Congleton West Heath, Cheshire East7,681 residents · 84.0% owned · 9.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Sandbach North

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

Tenure

Owned79%
2,371 households
Private rented11.9%
356 households
Social rented7.3%
220 households
Shared ownership1.8%
53 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Sandbach North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached48.6%
1,458 households
Semi-detached31.4%
942 households
Terraced15.3%
459 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement3.4%
101 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.6%
17 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.4%
13 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.2%
5 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
Sandbach North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.7%
1,310 households
2 cars or vans in household33.9%
1,016 households
No cars or vans in household12.4%
371 households
3 or more cars or vans in household10%
301 households
Sandbach North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms36.6%
1,097 households
4 or more bedrooms31.8%
952 households
2 bedrooms25.6%
766 households
1 bedroom6.1%
183 households
Sandbach North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household66.9%
2,008 households
One-person household30.7%
923 households
Other household types2.4%
71 households
Sandbach North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household40.3%
1,206 households
1 person in household30.8%
923 households
3 people in household14.3%
428 households
4 people in household12%
361 households
5 people in household2.1%
63 households
6 people in household0.4%
12 households
7 people in household0.1%
2 households
8 or more people in household0%
1 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Sandbach North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514.1%
926 residents
15–2913.4%
879 residents
30–4416.2%
1,060 residents
45–6427.7%
1,816 residents
65 and over28.7%
1,880 residents
Sandbach North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.2%
6,380 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.3%
87 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1%
67 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
17 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%
14 residents
Sandbach North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above37.8%
2,105 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17%
948 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications14.2%
790 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.3%
740 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.9%
494 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.2%
348 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.7%
149 residents aged 16 and over
Sandbach North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)54.5%
3,037 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive44.3%
2,471 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.2%
65 residents aged 16 and over
Sandbach North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations24.9%
1,388 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.4%
967 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.8%
769 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.4%
579 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations9.8%
547 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.6%
479 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.9%
329 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5%
279 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.2%
236 residents aged 16 and over
Sandbach North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health46.8%
3,073 residents
Good health34.6%
2,271 residents
Fair health13.7%
901 residents
Bad health3.9%
257 residents
Very bad health1%
65 residents
Sandbach North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81.9%
5,377 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act18.1%
1,191 residents
Sandbach North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension54.9%
1,647 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.6%
976 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions10.8%
324 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.7%
51 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
0 households
Sandbach North · 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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