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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003881

Greenbank

Greenbank is a Census neighbourhood of about 5,845 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
5,845

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,731

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,386.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

59.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

18.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

28.7%

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 carTyldesley North, Wigan8,192 residents · 62.6% owned · 22.0% no carHessle East & Anlaby South, East Riding of Yorkshire7,949 residents · 62.7% owned · 23.1% no carRetford South, Bassetlaw8,795 residents · 60.9% owned · 20.4% no carMacclesfield East & Hurdsfield, Cheshire East8,421 residents · 61.6% owned · 23.8% no carCongleton Town, Cheshire East7,516 residents · 63.9% owned · 18.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Greenbank

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

Tenure

Owned59.2%
1,618 households
Private rented24.9%
680 households
Social rented14.9%
408 households
Shared ownership0.8%
21 households
Lives rent free0.1%
4 households
Greenbank · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached37.9%
1,035 households
Terraced29.8%
812 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement16.1%
440 households
Detached13.5%
369 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.1%
31 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.7%
19 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.6%
17 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.2%
6 households
Greenbank · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household47.9%
1,307 households
2 cars or vans in household26.3%
719 households
No cars or vans in household18.3%
499 households
3 or more cars or vans in household7.5%
204 households
Greenbank · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms40.5%
1,106 households
2 bedrooms36.4%
992 households
4 or more bedrooms13%
356 households
1 bedroom10.1%
275 households
Greenbank · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household58.6%
1,598 households
One-person household37%
1,009 households
Other household types4.5%
122 households
Greenbank · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household37%
1,009 households
2 people in household33.3%
908 households
3 people in household15.1%
411 households
4 people in household9.8%
267 households
5 people in household3.6%
99 households
6 people in household0.9%
25 households
7 people in household0.3%
8 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
2 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Greenbank · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.4%
960 residents
15–2916.8%
981 residents
30–4420.8%
1,216 residents
45–6428.7%
1,681 residents
65 and over17.3%
1,009 residents
Greenbank · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White95.3%
5,571 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.9%
111 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.3%
78 residents
Other ethnic group0.9%
50 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.6%
36 residents
Greenbank · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above28.7%
1,382 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications19.9%
959 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications16.7%
805 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.1%
678 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.6%
556 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.3%
302 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
127 residents aged 16 and over
Greenbank · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)63.1%
3,030 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive35.6%
1,710 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.4%
65 residents aged 16 and over
Greenbank · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.7%
898 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations16.3%
782 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.6%
654 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.1%
582 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations10.7%
514 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.5%
457 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.6%
365 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.6%
364 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4%
193 residents aged 16 and over
Greenbank · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health45.1%
2,637 residents
Good health35%
2,048 residents
Fair health14.2%
830 residents
Bad health4.3%
252 residents
Very bad health1.3%
78 residents
Greenbank · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act79.8%
4,665 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act20.2%
1,180 residents
Greenbank · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension49%
1,338 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.6%
891 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions13.3%
363 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.8%
131 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
8 households
Greenbank · 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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