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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003842

Hooton, Willaston & Ness

Hooton, Willaston & Ness is a Census neighbourhood of about 5,626 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
5,626

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,510

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

186.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

85.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

7.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

47.5%

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.

Silkstone, Hoylandswaine & Cawthorne, Barnsley6,087 residents · 81.5% owned · 8.4% no carMinchinhampton & Amberley, Stroud6,675 residents · 78.9% owned · 9.8% no carWinsley, Westwood & Holt, Wiltshire5,945 residents · 78.5% owned · 9.8% no carBrockenhurst & Sway, New Forest7,390 residents · 80.9% owned · 8.5% no carParbold, Appley Bridge & Wrightington, West Lancashire6,505 residents · 86.3% owned · 6.9% no carWinscombe, Langford & Blagdon, North Somerset9,045 residents · 78.6% owned · 8.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Hooton, Willaston & Ness

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

Tenure

Owned85.2%
2,139 households
Private rented9.8%
247 households
Social rented4.7%
117 households
Shared ownership0.2%
6 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Hooton, Willaston & Ness · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached57.5%
1,443 households
Semi-detached26.2%
658 households
Terraced11.5%
289 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement3.1%
79 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.7%
18 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.5%
12 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
9 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
Hooton, Willaston & Ness · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

2 cars or vans in household41.2%
1,033 households
1 car or van in household34.9%
877 households
3 or more cars or vans in household16.8%
421 households
No cars or vans in household7.1%
179 households
Hooton, Willaston & Ness · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

4 or more bedrooms41.7%
1,046 households
3 bedrooms38.9%
977 households
2 bedrooms15.8%
397 households
1 bedroom3.6%
90 households
Hooton, Willaston & Ness · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household69.7%
1,750 households
One-person household27%
679 households
Other household types3.3%
82 households
Hooton, Willaston & Ness · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household44.4%
1,113 households
1 person in household27%
676 households
3 people in household13.3%
334 households
4 people in household11.2%
280 households
5 people in household3.1%
77 households
6 people in household0.6%
16 households
7 people in household0.3%
7 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Hooton, Willaston & Ness · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1512.8%
721 residents
15–2911.1%
627 residents
30–4413.4%
754 residents
45–6430.2%
1,702 residents
65 and over32.4%
1,823 residents
Hooton, Willaston & Ness · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.1%
5,462 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.2%
70 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1%
59 residents
Other ethnic group0.4%
21 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%
13 residents
Hooton, Willaston & Ness · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above47.5%
2,301 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.2%
784 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications11.1%
537 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications10.2%
493 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.2%
350 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.3%
259 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
124 residents aged 16 and over
Hooton, Willaston & Ness · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)50.6%
2,454 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive48.3%
2,342 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.1%
53 residents aged 16 and over
Hooton, Willaston & Ness · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations27.1%
1,315 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.7%
1,147 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12.1%
588 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.9%
575 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations6.9%
333 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.4%
260 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations5.1%
246 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4%
194 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students3.9%
191 residents aged 16 and over
Hooton, Willaston & Ness · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health51.3%
2,886 residents
Good health33.6%
1,892 residents
Fair health11%
621 residents
Bad health3.1%
177 residents
Very bad health0.9%
49 residents
Hooton, Willaston & Ness · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83.1%
4,680 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act16.9%
950 residents
Hooton, Willaston & Ness · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension59.5%
1,492 households
Household is deprived in one dimension31.2%
783 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions7.8%
195 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.3%
32 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
5 households
Hooton, Willaston & Ness · 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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