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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003833

Wistaston Green

Wistaston Green is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,355 residents in Cheshire East. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Cheshire East
6,355

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,731

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,403.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

74.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

15.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

26.3%

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.

New Springs, Wigan6,257 residents · 77.6% owned · 14.9% no carBroughton & Saltney, Flintshire11,669 residents · 69.5% owned · 14.6% no carLlay South & Gwersyllt East, Wrexham7,875 residents · 66.2% owned · 16.1% no carCusworth, Doncaster6,003 residents · 80.3% owned · 17.0% no carEdenthorpe & Mere Lane, Doncaster6,253 residents · 74.7% owned · 17.8% no carBarnton, Cheshire West and Chester5,701 residents · 70.9% owned · 11.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Wistaston Green

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

Tenure

Owned74.9%
2,046 households
Social rented14.1%
386 households
Private rented10.3%
282 households
Shared ownership0.5%
15 households
Lives rent free0.1%
2 households
Wistaston Green · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached58.1%
1,588 households
Detached26.4%
720 households
Terraced11.8%
321 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement2.9%
78 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.4%
12 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
6 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
4 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Wistaston Green · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.5%
1,159 households
2 cars or vans in household31.6%
864 households
No cars or vans in household15.5%
422 households
3 or more cars or vans in household10.4%
285 households
Wistaston Green · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms61%
1,664 households
2 bedrooms19%
518 households
4 or more bedrooms16.2%
442 households
1 bedroom3.9%
106 households
Wistaston Green · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household66%
1,806 households
One-person household30%
820 households
Other household types4%
109 households
Wistaston Green · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household33.5%
913 households
1 person in household30%
817 households
3 people in household18%
490 households
4 people in household12.9%
353 households
5 people in household4.3%
117 households
6 people in household1.1%
30 households
7 people in household0.2%
6 households
8 or more people in household0%
1 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Wistaston Green · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.1%
1,153 residents
15–2916.5%
1,049 residents
30–4419.6%
1,246 residents
45–6427.6%
1,756 residents
65 and over18.1%
1,150 residents
Wistaston Green · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White94.7%
6,017 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.5%
157 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.7%
107 residents
Other ethnic group0.7%
43 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.5%
33 residents
Wistaston Green · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above26.3%
1,350 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications18.9%
970 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.2%
932 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.9%
816 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.2%
521 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.9%
406 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
133 residents aged 16 and over
Wistaston Green · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)61.1%
3,132 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive36.8%
1,886 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.1%
109 residents aged 16 and over
Wistaston Green · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.7%
958 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations15.5%
797 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14.4%
740 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.7%
651 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations9.3%
475 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations8.6%
441 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.3%
427 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.1%
363 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.4%
276 residents aged 16 and over
Wistaston Green · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health46.4%
2,949 residents
Good health35%
2,223 residents
Fair health13.3%
848 residents
Bad health4.3%
275 residents
Very bad health1%
61 residents
Wistaston Green · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82.3%
5,232 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act17.7%
1,124 residents
Wistaston Green · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension49.9%
1,361 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.3%
881 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions14.7%
401 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.1%
84 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
3 households
Wistaston Green · 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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