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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003835

Crewe South West & Wistaston

Crewe South West & Wistaston is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,313 residents in Cheshire East. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Cheshire East
8,313

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,627

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,521.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

90.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

7.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

39.0%

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.

Fareham Common, Fareham8,673 residents · 87.5% owned · 8.9% no carKirk Ella, East Riding of Yorkshire7,874 residents · 90.6% owned · 9.1% no carTrentham East, Stoke-on-Trent5,470 residents · 90.1% owned · 6.9% no carWhitestone, Nuneaton and Bedworth6,588 residents · 92.0% owned · 7.6% no carKempshott, Basingstoke and Deane7,232 residents · 91.5% owned · 8.8% no carHinckley East, Hinckley and Bosworth6,640 residents · 86.0% owned · 9.7% no car

Most similar within Cheshire East

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Hightown, Mossley & Timbersbrook, Cheshire East5,698 residents · 88.7% owned · 7.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Crewe South West & Wistaston

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

Tenure

Owned90.8%
3,295 households
Private rented6.3%
230 households
Social rented2.3%
85 households
Shared ownership0.5%
17 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Crewe South West & Wistaston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached63.9%
2,317 households
Semi-detached31%
1,124 households
Terraced3.3%
118 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement1.4%
52 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.3%
10 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
3 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.1%
2 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Crewe South West & Wistaston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household39.6%
1,436 households
2 cars or vans in household38.5%
1,398 households
3 or more cars or vans in household14.8%
536 households
No cars or vans in household7.1%
257 households
Crewe South West & Wistaston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

4 or more bedrooms43.8%
1,590 households
3 bedrooms36%
1,305 households
2 bedrooms18.5%
670 households
1 bedroom1.7%
62 households
Crewe South West & Wistaston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household73.5%
2,662 households
One-person household23.6%
857 households
Other household types2.9%
105 households
Crewe South West & Wistaston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household44.7%
1,623 households
1 person in household23.6%
857 households
3 people in household15.8%
572 households
4 people in household12.2%
442 households
5 people in household2.8%
103 households
6 people in household0.6%
21 households
7 people in household0.2%
7 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Crewe South West & Wistaston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1513.6%
1,132 residents
15–2912.8%
1,066 residents
30–4414.6%
1,218 residents
45–6429.5%
2,450 residents
65 and over29.5%
2,449 residents
Crewe South West & Wistaston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White95.5%
7,942 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.9%
162 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.6%
134 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.4%
37 residents
Other ethnic group0.4%
37 residents
Crewe South West & Wistaston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above39%
2,767 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.5%
1,314 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.2%
935 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications11.5%
815 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.4%
595 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.9%
486 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
181 residents aged 16 and over
Crewe South West & Wistaston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)54.9%
3,892 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive43.3%
3,072 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.8%
129 residents aged 16 and over
Crewe South West & Wistaston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations25.7%
1,824 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.3%
1,298 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations14.6%
1,034 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations9.5%
673 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.9%
632 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations7.9%
557 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.3%
448 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4.7%
333 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.1%
290 residents aged 16 and over
Crewe South West & Wistaston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health48.7%
4,047 residents
Good health35.4%
2,942 residents
Fair health12.1%
1,003 residents
Bad health3.1%
261 residents
Very bad health0.7%
60 residents
Crewe South West & Wistaston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83.8%
6,963 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act16.2%
1,350 residents
Crewe South West & Wistaston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension59.4%
2,155 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.4%
1,176 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions7.6%
275 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions0.6%
22 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
0 households
Crewe South West & Wistaston · 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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