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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003880

Weaverham

Weaverham is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,582 residents in Cheshire West and Chester. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Cheshire West and Chester
6,582

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,802

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

821.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

68.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

13.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

28.8%

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.

Coppull, Chorley8,300 residents · 72.7% owned · 14.6% no carKillamarsh, North East Derbyshire9,259 residents · 71.2% owned · 14.7% no carDarton & Kexborough, Barnsley7,574 residents · 77.5% owned · 14.5% no carGreat Wyrley, South Staffordshire7,508 residents · 70.7% owned · 16.0% no carSandiacre & Stanton, Erewash8,903 residents · 73.1% owned · 16.7% no carJohnstown North & Rhostyllen, Wrexham6,200 residents · 73.1% owned · 14.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Weaverham

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

Tenure

Owned68.9%
1,930 households
Social rented18.8%
527 households
Private rented11.7%
327 households
Shared ownership0.5%
15 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Weaverham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached51.7%
1,450 households
Terraced23.5%
660 households
Detached18.4%
517 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement5.2%
145 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.6%
17 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.4%
11 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%
1 households
Weaverham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household40.5%
1,136 households
2 cars or vans in household34.3%
961 households
No cars or vans in household13.3%
373 households
3 or more cars or vans in household11.8%
332 households
Weaverham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms56.1%
1,571 households
2 bedrooms23.2%
650 households
4 or more bedrooms17.1%
478 households
1 bedroom3.7%
103 households
Weaverham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household67.8%
1,899 households
One-person household28.1%
786 households
Other household types4.1%
114 households
Weaverham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household36.8%
1,031 households
1 person in household28.1%
786 households
3 people in household15.9%
444 households
4 people in household14%
393 households
5 people in household3.6%
101 households
6 people in household1.1%
32 households
7 people in household0.3%
8 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Weaverham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.4%
1,076 residents
15–2914.8%
977 residents
30–4417.4%
1,143 residents
45–6428%
1,843 residents
65 and over23.4%
1,542 residents
Weaverham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.2%
6,396 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.4%
94 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.9%
58 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.4%
26 residents
Other ethnic group0.1%
7 residents
Weaverham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above28.8%
1,558 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications20.1%
1,089 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.3%
936 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.2%
824 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.5%
571 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6%
326 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.1%
112 residents aged 16 and over
Weaverham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)56.7%
3,072 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive42%
2,274 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.3%
68 residents aged 16 and over
Weaverham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.7%
1,010 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations15.1%
815 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.1%
710 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.7%
633 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations11%
598 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.4%
563 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.7%
416 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.2%
391 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.1%
276 residents aged 16 and over
Weaverham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health43.6%
2,870 residents
Good health35.5%
2,338 residents
Fair health14.8%
971 residents
Bad health4.9%
321 residents
Very bad health1.2%
82 residents
Weaverham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act79.6%
5,237 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act20.4%
1,345 residents
Weaverham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension46.5%
1,304 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.7%
1,000 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions14.2%
398 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.3%
93 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
7 households
Weaverham · 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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