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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006935

Thatto Heath

Thatto Heath is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,477 residents in St. Helens. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for St. Helens
7,477

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,288

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,327.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

48.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

33.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

20.5%

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.

Headland & West View, Hartlepool10,278 residents · 39.7% owned · 40.0% no carPorth West, Rhondda Cynon Taf5,450 residents · 61.2% owned · 29.2% no carStanley South, County Durham9,599 residents · 49.9% owned · 31.2% no carCotmanhay, Erewash7,027 residents · 49.4% owned · 30.2% no carThurnscoe, Barnsley9,517 residents · 51.3% owned · 28.3% no carConcord and Sulgrave, Sunderland9,356 residents · 41.0% owned · 43.7% no car

Most similar within St. Helens

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Broad Oak, St. Helens6,429 residents · 43.8% owned · 33.6% no carDerbyshire Hill, St. Helens6,710 residents · 44.2% owned · 34.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Thatto Heath

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

Tenure

Owned48.2%
1,586 households
Social rented36.7%
1,208 households
Private rented14.6%
481 households
Shared ownership0.3%
9 households
Lives rent free0.1%
4 households
Thatto Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced38.4%
1,263 households
Semi-detached38%
1,251 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement12.2%
402 households
Detached10.2%
334 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.5%
18 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
12 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.3%
9 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%
0 households
Thatto Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.7%
1,372 households
No cars or vans in household33.9%
1,115 households
2 cars or vans in household19.2%
633 households
3 or more cars or vans in household5.1%
169 households
Thatto Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms54.4%
1,789 households
2 bedrooms29.1%
958 households
4 or more bedrooms8.4%
277 households
1 bedroom8.1%
265 households
Thatto Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household61.9%
2,036 households
One-person household33.7%
1,107 households
Other household types4.4%
146 households
Thatto Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household33.7%
1,107 households
2 people in household33.4%
1,097 households
3 people in household16%
526 households
4 people in household11.2%
370 households
5 people in household4.1%
134 households
6 people in household1.1%
36 households
7 people in household0.4%
13 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
6 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Thatto Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518%
1,343 residents
15–2918.1%
1,352 residents
30–4418.6%
1,389 residents
45–6426.8%
2,007 residents
65 and over18.5%
1,384 residents
Thatto Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.2%
7,195 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.7%
127 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.9%
66 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.6%
47 residents
Other ethnic group0.5%
41 residents
Thatto Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications28.3%
1,714 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above20.5%
1,242 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.8%
955 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.6%
883 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.3%
744 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.7%
345 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.8%
168 residents aged 16 and over
Thatto Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)52%
3,148 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive46%
2,782 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2%
120 residents aged 16 and over
Thatto Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations21.1%
1,275 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations16.4%
990 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed14.5%
880 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations14%
848 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.6%
578 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers6.9%
415 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.6%
400 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6%
362 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations5%
303 residents aged 16 and over
Thatto Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health41%
3,065 residents
Good health32%
2,392 residents
Fair health17.2%
1,284 residents
Bad health7.2%
538 residents
Very bad health2.6%
196 residents
Thatto Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act73%
5,456 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act27%
2,019 residents
Thatto Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension34.7%
1,140 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34%
1,117 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions22.4%
737 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions8.4%
277 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.5%
16 households
Thatto Heath · 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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