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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005331

Poulton North & Carleton East

Poulton North & Carleton East is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,317 residents in Wyre. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

8,317

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,946

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,965

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

70.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

18.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

35.9%

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.

Heswall, Wirral7,521 residents · 71.9% owned · 17.4% no carSandbach Heath, Cheshire East5,590 residents · 70.3% owned · 17.6% no carNantwich South West, Cheshire East7,084 residents · 66.1% owned · 18.7% no carUpton West, Wirral8,071 residents · 74.7% owned · 18.2% no carWallasey Village, Wirral7,614 residents · 74.4% owned · 20.0% no carAshgate & Brockwell, Chesterfield7,741 residents · 75.4% owned · 18.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Poulton North & Carleton East

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

Tenure

Owned70.5%
2,782 households
Private rented20.6%
814 households
Social rented7.7%
305 households
Shared ownership1%
41 households
Lives rent free0.1%
4 households
Poulton North & Carleton East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached37.6%
1,482 households
Detached25.8%
1,017 households
Terraced17%
669 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement16.7%
657 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.5%
58 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1%
40 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.5%
18 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
4 households
Poulton North & Carleton East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.9%
1,773 households
2 cars or vans in household28%
1,105 households
No cars or vans in household18.9%
746 households
3 or more cars or vans in household8.2%
322 households
Poulton North & Carleton East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms36.8%
1,453 households
2 bedrooms32%
1,262 households
4 or more bedrooms22%
869 households
1 bedroom9.2%
362 households
Poulton North & Carleton East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household60.2%
2,374 households
One-person household36.7%
1,448 households
Other household types3.1%
124 households
Poulton North & Carleton East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household36.7%
1,448 households
2 people in household36.6%
1,442 households
3 people in household14.4%
566 households
4 people in household9.2%
364 households
5 people in household2.3%
89 households
6 people in household0.7%
26 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
5 households
7 people in household0.1%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Poulton North & Carleton East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514.4%
1,200 residents
15–2913.8%
1,145 residents
30–4416.9%
1,405 residents
45–6427%
2,243 residents
65 and over27.9%
2,322 residents
Poulton North & Carleton East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.8%
8,048 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.4%
115 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.3%
108 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
24 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%
20 residents
Poulton North & Carleton East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above35.9%
2,523 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.6%
1,164 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications15.5%
1,087 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.4%
1,014 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.4%
658 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.3%
439 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications1.9%
136 residents aged 16 and over
Poulton North & Carleton East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)53.5%
3,759 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive44.4%
3,120 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2%
143 residents aged 16 and over
Poulton North & Carleton East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.5%
1,648 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations15.5%
1,087 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations14%
984 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12%
840 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations9.3%
654 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations8.4%
586 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.4%
518 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.2%
362 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.8%
338 residents aged 16 and over
Poulton North & Carleton East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health48.6%
4,038 residents
Good health31.3%
2,607 residents
Fair health13.6%
1,127 residents
Bad health5%
417 residents
Very bad health1.5%
128 residents
Poulton North & Carleton East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act79.5%
6,613 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act20.5%
1,704 residents
Poulton North & Carleton East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension52.6%
2,074 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.1%
1,267 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions12.3%
486 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.9%
115 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
3 households
Poulton North & Carleton East · 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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