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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003852

Ellesmere Port South

Ellesmere Port South is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,478 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
6,478

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,788

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,747.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

90.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

9.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

29.2%

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.

Great Sankey, Warrington7,748 residents · 87.7% owned · 8.6% no carRedcar East, Redcar and Cleveland10,877 residents · 82.9% owned · 14.7% no carBeechwood & Heath, Halton6,251 residents · 90.3% owned · 8.4% no carBromborough South, Wirral6,973 residents · 90.2% owned · 11.6% no carCastle Hill, Ipswich7,432 residents · 83.5% owned · 13.4% no carBillingham North & Wolviston, Stockton-on-Tees9,165 residents · 84.3% owned · 12.0% no car

Most similar within Cheshire West and Chester

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Whitby & Stanney Woods, Cheshire West and Chester5,797 residents · 88.8% owned · 9.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Ellesmere Port South

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

Tenure

Owned90.2%
2,516 households
Private rented8.6%
239 households
Social rented0.8%
21 households
Shared ownership0.4%
12 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Ellesmere Port South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached62.4%
1,740 households
Detached32.9%
916 households
Terraced2.7%
75 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement1.8%
50 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.1%
4 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0%
1 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%
1 households
Ellesmere Port South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.5%
1,157 households
2 cars or vans in household38.1%
1,062 households
3 or more cars or vans in household11.3%
316 households
No cars or vans in household9%
251 households
Ellesmere Port South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms59.8%
1,667 households
4 or more bedrooms23.5%
656 households
2 bedrooms14.2%
396 households
1 bedroom2.5%
69 households
Ellesmere Port South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household70.8%
1,975 households
One-person household25.8%
720 households
Other household types3.4%
94 households
Ellesmere Port South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household39.4%
1,098 households
1 person in household25.8%
720 households
3 people in household17.5%
489 households
4 people in household12.9%
360 households
5 people in household3.6%
101 households
6 people in household0.6%
17 households
7 people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
8 or more people in household0%
0 households
Ellesmere Port South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514%
906 residents
15–2914.4%
936 residents
30–4416.7%
1,085 residents
45–6429.7%
1,923 residents
65 and over25.1%
1,628 residents
Ellesmere Port South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.7%
6,325 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.9%
61 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.9%
60 residents
Other ethnic group0.4%
23 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%
8 residents
Ellesmere Port South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above29.2%
1,606 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications20.2%
1,108 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications15.5%
853 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.1%
828 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.5%
574 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.8%
375 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.7%
148 residents aged 16 and over
Ellesmere Port South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)57.7%
3,167 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive40.6%
2,229 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.7%
95 residents aged 16 and over
Ellesmere Port South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.4%
1,174 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations15.7%
860 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14.3%
784 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations11.2%
614 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations10.7%
586 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations8.8%
485 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.4%
405 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.6%
310 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5%
274 residents aged 16 and over
Ellesmere Port South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health48.2%
3,124 residents
Good health34.5%
2,236 residents
Fair health12.9%
833 residents
Bad health3.3%
216 residents
Very bad health1.1%
69 residents
Ellesmere Port South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82.7%
5,357 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act17.3%
1,122 residents
Ellesmere Port South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension53.1%
1,482 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.6%
993 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions10%
278 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.3%
35 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
3 households
Ellesmere Port 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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