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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003854

Poynton West

Poynton West is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,436 residents in Cheshire East. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Cheshire East
6,436

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,737

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,489

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

80.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

10.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

43.4%

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.

Cleadon & East Boldon, South Tyneside5,792 residents · 92.8% owned · 10.1% no carHookstone, Harrogate8,293 residents · 84.4% owned · 11.0% no carMolescroft, East Riding of Yorkshire9,851 residents · 85.5% owned · 10.7% no carAllestree North, Derby6,182 residents · 86.4% owned · 10.9% no carNunthorpe & Marton East, Middlesbrough11,410 residents · 84.4% owned · 10.1% no carWeeping Cross & Brocton, Stafford12,118 residents · 88.7% owned · 8.7% no car

Most similar within Cheshire East

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Holmes Chapel, Cheshire East6,669 residents · 80.9% owned · 10.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Poynton West

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

Tenure

Owned80.9%
2,214 households
Social rented10.4%
284 households
Private rented8.3%
227 households
Shared ownership0.4%
12 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Poynton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached42.9%
1,175 households
Semi-detached39.2%
1,073 households
Terraced9.6%
264 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement7.4%
202 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
14 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
6 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.2%
5 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Poynton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household39.7%
1,086 households
2 cars or vans in household39.3%
1,077 households
3 or more cars or vans in household10.7%
293 households
No cars or vans in household10.3%
282 households
Poynton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms46.7%
1,280 households
4 or more bedrooms33.3%
913 households
2 bedrooms13.2%
362 households
1 bedroom6.7%
183 households
Poynton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household71.4%
1,956 households
One-person household25.8%
707 households
Other household types2.7%
75 households
Poynton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household38.2%
1,046 households
1 person in household25.8%
707 households
3 people in household16.6%
454 households
4 people in household15.2%
416 households
5 people in household3.4%
92 households
6 people in household0.5%
15 households
7 people in household0.1%
3 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Poynton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517%
1,091 residents
15–2912.5%
805 residents
30–4416.6%
1,067 residents
45–6426.9%
1,731 residents
65 and over27%
1,740 residents
Poynton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.1%
6,189 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.8%
114 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.3%
85 residents
Other ethnic group0.5%
34 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%
15 residents
Poynton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above43.4%
2,285 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.2%
851 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12.8%
671 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications11.8%
622 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8%
419 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.4%
283 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.5%
129 residents aged 16 and over
Poynton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)56%
2,947 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive42.1%
2,219 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.9%
99 residents aged 16 and over
Poynton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations26.1%
1,376 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.1%
1,112 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.8%
674 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.7%
562 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations9.1%
478 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations6.6%
349 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5%
261 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.9%
258 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.7%
193 residents aged 16 and over
Poynton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health52.8%
3,396 residents
Good health32.3%
2,081 residents
Fair health11%
710 residents
Bad health3.1%
198 residents
Very bad health0.7%
48 residents
Poynton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act85.1%
5,474 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act14.9%
961 residents
Poynton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension58.6%
1,606 households
Household is deprived in one dimension30.1%
825 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions10%
275 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.1%
30 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
3 households
Poynton West · 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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