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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003870

Central Macclesfield

Central Macclesfield is a Census neighbourhood of about 10,422 residents in Cheshire East. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Cheshire East
10,422

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,370

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,637.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

55.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

25.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

40.1%

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.

Taunton North Town, Somerset West and Taunton11,305 residents · 52.5% owned · 24.8% no carGlossop, High Peak10,153 residents · 61.8% owned · 24.7% no carSalisbury Town North & Milford, Wiltshire6,156 residents · 55.8% owned · 26.4% no carSowerby Bridge, Calderdale9,059 residents · 59.0% owned · 27.5% no carSalisbury Churchfields, Wiltshire6,905 residents · 58.2% owned · 26.0% no carCentral Colchester, Colchester11,314 residents · 45.9% owned · 34.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Central Macclesfield

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

Tenure

Owned55.7%
2,991 households
Private rented34%
1,825 households
Social rented9.4%
506 households
Shared ownership0.8%
45 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Central Macclesfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced50.4%
2,708 households
Semi-detached20.3%
1,088 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement11.1%
594 households
Detached7.9%
427 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse4.8%
259 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits3.5%
190 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.9%
103 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
Central Macclesfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household47.7%
2,563 households
No cars or vans in household25.5%
1,369 households
2 cars or vans in household21.3%
1,146 households
3 or more cars or vans in household5.4%
292 households
Central Macclesfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms44%
2,361 households
3 bedrooms28.3%
1,520 households
1 bedroom15.8%
846 households
4 or more bedrooms12%
643 households
Central Macclesfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household52.7%
2,832 households
One-person household43.1%
2,315 households
Other household types4.2%
223 households
Central Macclesfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household43.1%
2,315 households
2 people in household34.4%
1,848 households
3 people in household12.5%
669 households
4 people in household7.7%
411 households
5 people in household1.9%
100 households
6 people in household0.4%
19 households
7 people in household0.1%
6 households
8 or more people in household0%
1 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Central Macclesfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1513.5%
1,406 residents
15–2918.6%
1,939 residents
30–4423.9%
2,486 residents
45–6427.8%
2,898 residents
65 and over16.2%
1,693 residents
Central Macclesfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White91.7%
9,555 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh3.8%
396 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2%
212 residents
Other ethnic group1.3%
138 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.2%
121 residents
Central Macclesfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above40.1%
3,581 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.7%
1,581 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications14%
1,247 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12.9%
1,154 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.1%
726 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.2%
468 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2%
180 residents aged 16 and over
Central Macclesfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)68.2%
6,097 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive30.3%
2,707 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.5%
134 residents aged 16 and over
Central Macclesfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.3%
2,085 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations15.4%
1,375 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.9%
1,068 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.4%
1,020 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations11.1%
995 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10%
895 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.6%
590 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.2%
554 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4%
357 residents aged 16 and over
Central Macclesfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health46.6%
4,859 residents
Good health35.7%
3,717 residents
Fair health13.2%
1,373 residents
Bad health3.7%
389 residents
Very bad health0.8%
84 residents
Central Macclesfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81.9%
8,538 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act18.1%
1,881 residents
Central Macclesfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension54.4%
2,925 households
Household is deprived in one dimension30.5%
1,639 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions12%
644 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.9%
154 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
10 households
Central Macclesfield · 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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