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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003863

South Knutsford & Bexton

South Knutsford & Bexton is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,829 residents in Cheshire East. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Cheshire East
6,829

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,977

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,192.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

78.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

12.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

54.2%

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.

Charlton Park, Cheltenham6,387 residents · 83.7% owned · 11.0% no carBowdon, Trafford7,756 residents · 75.4% owned · 13.5% no carMarlow West & North, Buckinghamshire9,111 residents · 72.1% owned · 12.0% no carHarrogate West & Pannal Ash, Harrogate11,054 residents · 80.8% owned · 10.8% no carKnowle, Solihull9,730 residents · 83.6% owned · 9.8% no carDore & Whirlow, Sheffield10,484 residents · 85.6% owned · 11.3% no car

Most similar within Cheshire East

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Wilmslow Town, Cheshire East6,863 residents · 76.0% owned · 12.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in South Knutsford & Bexton

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

Tenure

Owned78%
2,322 households
Private rented15.4%
458 households
Social rented6.3%
189 households
Shared ownership0.2%
7 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
South Knutsford & Bexton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached47.2%
1,408 households
Semi-detached20.5%
612 households
Terraced17.3%
516 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement12.6%
377 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.1%
33 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1%
29 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
5 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
South Knutsford & Bexton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

2 cars or vans in household38.4%
1,144 households
1 car or van in household37.8%
1,126 households
No cars or vans in household12.1%
362 households
3 or more cars or vans in household11.7%
348 households
South Knutsford & Bexton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

4 or more bedrooms45.8%
1,365 households
3 bedrooms28.6%
853 households
2 bedrooms18.1%
539 households
1 bedroom7.5%
223 households
South Knutsford & Bexton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household66.2%
1,975 households
One-person household30.1%
899 households
Other household types3.7%
109 households
South Knutsford & Bexton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household37%
1,103 households
1 person in household30.2%
899 households
4 people in household14.8%
441 households
3 people in household12.6%
376 households
5 people in household4.6%
137 households
6 people in household0.7%
21 households
7 people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
8 or more people in household0%
0 households
South Knutsford & Bexton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.2%
1,174 residents
15–2911.4%
782 residents
30–4416.4%
1,117 residents
45–6428.7%
1,961 residents
65 and over26.3%
1,797 residents
South Knutsford & Bexton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White94.6%
6,462 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.6%
180 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.8%
120 residents
Other ethnic group0.6%
40 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.4%
27 residents
South Knutsford & Bexton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above54.2%
3,020 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications13.2%
738 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications11.9%
662 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications10.3%
577 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications5.6%
314 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.1%
171 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications1.7%
95 residents aged 16 and over
South Knutsford & Bexton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)55.9%
3,121 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive42.5%
2,370 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.6%
88 residents aged 16 and over
South Knutsford & Bexton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations27.4%
1,530 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations26.2%
1,461 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12.4%
694 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.1%
565 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations6.7%
372 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations5.2%
289 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5%
277 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4.4%
246 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations2.6%
144 residents aged 16 and over
South Knutsford & Bexton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health57.7%
3,938 residents
Good health30.1%
2,055 residents
Fair health9.7%
660 residents
Bad health2.2%
148 residents
Very bad health0.4%
29 residents
South Knutsford & Bexton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act87%
5,939 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act13%
890 residents
South Knutsford & Bexton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension63.4%
1,890 households
Household is deprived in one dimension28.3%
843 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions7%
209 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.3%
38 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
0 households
South Knutsford & Bexton · 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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