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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003864

Alderley Edge & Chelford

Alderley Edge & Chelford is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,578 residents in Cheshire East. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Cheshire East
8,578

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,928

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

284.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

75.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

10.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

49.0%

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.

Leatherhead South & Ashtead South, Mole Valley6,260 residents · 74.5% owned · 14.3% no carBoston Spa & Bramham, Leeds7,621 residents · 76.9% owned · 12.6% no carWinsley, Westwood & Holt, Wiltshire5,945 residents · 78.5% owned · 9.8% no carStratford South East & Tiddington, Stratford-on-Avon8,337 residents · 75.5% owned · 11.8% no carShalford & Wanborough, Guildford8,127 residents · 73.7% owned · 7.6% no carMayals & Bishopston, Swansea5,788 residents · 87.9% 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 Alderley Edge & Chelford

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

Tenure

Owned75.9%
2,980 households
Private rented16.7%
655 households
Social rented7.1%
278 households
Shared ownership0.4%
15 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Alderley Edge & Chelford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached41.6%
1,635 households
Semi-detached22.4%
880 households
Terraced17.2%
675 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement15%
590 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.4%
55 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1%
41 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.8%
33 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
18 households
Alderley Edge & Chelford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household40.1%
1,575 households
2 cars or vans in household35.3%
1,386 households
3 or more cars or vans in household14.2%
559 households
No cars or vans in household10.4%
409 households
Alderley Edge & Chelford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

4 or more bedrooms39.2%
1,538 households
3 bedrooms29.2%
1,146 households
2 bedrooms25.2%
991 households
1 bedroom6.4%
253 households
Alderley Edge & Chelford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household63%
2,475 households
One-person household34.1%
1,339 households
Other household types2.9%
115 households
Alderley Edge & Chelford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household37.8%
1,484 households
1 person in household34.1%
1,339 households
3 people in household13.2%
519 households
4 people in household11.2%
439 households
5 people in household2.8%
109 households
6 people in household0.8%
30 households
7 people in household0.2%
9 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
8 or more people in household0%
0 households
Alderley Edge & Chelford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1513.5%
1,159 residents
15–2912.9%
1,105 residents
30–4415.5%
1,331 residents
45–6429.5%
2,533 residents
65 and over28.6%
2,456 residents
Alderley Edge & Chelford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White93%
7,974 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh3.1%
270 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.6%
220 residents
Other ethnic group0.8%
67 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.5%
47 residents
Alderley Edge & Chelford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above49%
3,599 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.5%
1,067 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12.8%
943 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications10.7%
782 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications6.8%
496 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.7%
270 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.5%
185 residents aged 16 and over
Alderley Edge & Chelford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)53.9%
3,955 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive45%
3,305 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.1%
81 residents aged 16 and over
Alderley Edge & Chelford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations25.4%
1,868 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations25.4%
1,866 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers15.1%
1,107 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.8%
720 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations6.4%
468 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.9%
433 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.6%
335 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations4.4%
323 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3%
222 residents aged 16 and over
Alderley Edge & Chelford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health56%
4,803 residents
Good health28.8%
2,468 residents
Fair health10.6%
911 residents
Bad health2.9%
247 residents
Very bad health1.7%
150 residents
Alderley Edge & Chelford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act84.6%
7,258 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act15.4%
1,320 residents
Alderley Edge & Chelford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension63.6%
2,500 households
Household is deprived in one dimension27%
1,059 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions7.9%
312 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.5%
57 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
0 households
Alderley Edge & Chelford · 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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