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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003868

Macclesfield East & Hurdsfield

Macclesfield East & Hurdsfield is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,421 residents in Cheshire East. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Cheshire East
8,421

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,040

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,844.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

61.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

23.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

34.9%

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.

Porthill, Newcastle-under-Lyme7,413 residents · 64.4% owned · 23.2% no carStourbridge Town & Old Quarter, Dudley8,168 residents · 61.6% owned · 24.0% no carPudsey South East, Leeds7,535 residents · 62.9% owned · 23.5% no carGreenbank, Cheshire West and Chester5,845 residents · 59.2% owned · 18.3% no carGlossop, High Peak10,153 residents · 61.8% owned · 24.7% no carSouthowram & Siddal, Calderdale7,931 residents · 63.8% owned · 24.3% no car

Most similar within Cheshire East

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Congleton Town, Cheshire East7,516 residents · 63.9% owned · 18.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Macclesfield East & Hurdsfield

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

Tenure

Owned61.6%
2,487 households
Social rented22.2%
896 households
Private rented15.4%
623 households
Shared ownership0.7%
29 households
Lives rent free0.1%
5 households
Macclesfield East & Hurdsfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced39%
1,578 households
Semi-detached29.6%
1,197 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement15.4%
623 households
Detached12.8%
518 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.6%
64 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.8%
34 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
15 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.3%
14 households
Macclesfield East & Hurdsfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household46.6%
1,884 households
No cars or vans in household23.8%
962 households
2 cars or vans in household22.8%
922 households
3 or more cars or vans in household6.7%
272 households
Macclesfield East & Hurdsfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms37.1%
1,500 households
2 bedrooms37%
1,493 households
1 bedroom13.4%
541 households
4 or more bedrooms12.5%
506 households
Macclesfield East & Hurdsfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household56.7%
2,290 households
One-person household39.9%
1,612 households
Other household types3.4%
138 households
Macclesfield East & Hurdsfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household39.9%
1,612 households
2 people in household31.8%
1,286 households
3 people in household14.1%
568 households
4 people in household10.2%
410 households
5 people in household2.9%
118 households
6 people in household0.9%
38 households
7 people in household0.1%
5 households
8 or more people in household0%
2 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Macclesfield East & Hurdsfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.5%
1,393 residents
15–2914.7%
1,241 residents
30–4421.4%
1,799 residents
45–6427.3%
2,300 residents
65 and over20%
1,688 residents
Macclesfield East & Hurdsfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White94.4%
7,950 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.1%
173 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.7%
143 residents
Other ethnic group1.2%
99 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.7%
55 residents
Macclesfield East & Hurdsfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above34.9%
2,424 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.1%
1,190 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications17%
1,184 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.9%
967 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.2%
640 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.6%
392 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.2%
150 residents aged 16 and over
Macclesfield East & Hurdsfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)61.6%
4,280 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive36.7%
2,551 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.7%
116 residents aged 16 and over
Macclesfield East & Hurdsfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.4%
1,487 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations14.1%
978 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.8%
962 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.1%
911 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11%
767 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.4%
650 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.8%
476 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.3%
435 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.1%
283 residents aged 16 and over
Macclesfield East & Hurdsfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health45.7%
3,852 residents
Good health35%
2,945 residents
Fair health13.5%
1,134 residents
Bad health4.6%
386 residents
Very bad health1.2%
104 residents
Macclesfield East & Hurdsfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80.1%
6,748 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19.9%
1,673 residents
Macclesfield East & Hurdsfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension48.9%
1,976 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.5%
1,352 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions14.1%
571 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.4%
136 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
3 households
Macclesfield East & Hurdsfield · 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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