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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003888

Winsford Central

Winsford Central is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,487 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
6,487

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,867

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,859.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

53.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

25.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

19.2%

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.

Woodhouse, Mansfield8,316 residents · 55.1% owned · 25.1% no carBricknell West, Kingston upon Hull, City of7,899 residents · 52.9% owned · 29.4% no carPemberton North, Wigan6,605 residents · 59.7% owned · 25.4% no carLeigh North, Wigan8,167 residents · 53.5% owned · 28.0% no carHonicknowle & Manadon, Plymouth9,179 residents · 50.4% owned · 26.3% no carWombwell North, Barnsley7,733 residents · 54.2% owned · 27.7% no car

Most similar within Cheshire West and Chester

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Blacon South, Cheshire West and Chester7,341 residents · 47.9% owned · 33.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Winsford Central

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

Tenure

Owned53.6%
1,536 households
Social rented25.7%
738 households
Private rented19.3%
554 households
Shared ownership0.8%
23 households
Lives rent free0.6%
16 households
Winsford Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached38.9%
1,115 households
Terraced29.8%
854 households
Detached16.2%
466 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement13.3%
381 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.8%
22 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.5%
15 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
14 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Winsford Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household45.7%
1,310 households
No cars or vans in household25.3%
727 households
2 cars or vans in household22.4%
643 households
3 or more cars or vans in household6.6%
189 households
Winsford Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms43.7%
1,254 households
2 bedrooms34.7%
995 households
4 or more bedrooms12.8%
367 households
1 bedroom8.8%
253 households
Winsford Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household60.8%
1,745 households
One-person household34.2%
982 households
Other household types5%
145 households
Winsford Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household34.3%
982 households
2 people in household32.8%
940 households
3 people in household17.3%
495 households
4 people in household10.7%
308 households
5 people in household3.1%
88 households
6 people in household1.3%
37 households
7 people in household0.3%
10 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
7 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Winsford Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.3%
1,125 residents
15–2917.3%
1,122 residents
30–4419.9%
1,290 residents
45–6428.5%
1,847 residents
65 and over17%
1,103 residents
Winsford Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.5%
6,255 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.6%
105 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.1%
73 residents
Other ethnic group0.5%
33 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.3%
18 residents
Winsford Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications26.4%
1,401 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above19.2%
1,017 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.9%
840 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.6%
829 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications13.9%
736 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.5%
342 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.5%
134 residents aged 16 and over
Winsford Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)59.5%
3,152 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive39.4%
2,088 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.1%
60 residents aged 16 and over
Winsford Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations20.3%
1,076 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations16.5%
873 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.7%
728 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed12.2%
644 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.5%
608 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8%
422 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.9%
417 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations6.2%
328 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students3.8%
202 residents aged 16 and over
Winsford Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health42.2%
2,737 residents
Good health33.3%
2,162 residents
Fair health15.8%
1,024 residents
Bad health6.1%
394 residents
Very bad health2.6%
170 residents
Winsford Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act76%
4,928 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act24%
1,559 residents
Winsford Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension38.4%
1,103 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.7%
1,023 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions19.1%
549 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions6.4%
184 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
10 households
Winsford Central · 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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