Notice: The figures for Ashton upon Mersey ward presented in this report are Census 2021 data aggregated according to the ONS best-fit Output Area (OA) to Ward lookup. This is because Trafford’s wards changed in 2023 and ONS published ward level data for the 2021 wards. The 33 OAs that correspond to Ashton upon Mersey and how they fit to the ward can be seen on the Best-fit OA to ward maps. Additionally, Census data is subject to disclosure control methods e.g. record swapping and data perturbation, more likely affecting small counts such as the OA figures. Therefore, the proportions presented here are indicative and not exact.
Summary
- In Ashton upon Mersey, according to the Census 2021, 20.5% of the population were aged 15 years and under, 59.7% were aged 16 to 64 years and 19.8% were aged 65 years and over. The equivalent figures for Trafford were 20.8%, 61.6% and 17.6% respectively.
- 31.1% of the households were one-person households, 56% were single family households and 13% were other household types. The equivalent figures for Trafford were 29.5%, 56.3% and 14.2% respectively.
- 12.1% of the residents were of a non-white ethnicity. The equivalent figure for Trafford was 22.2%.
- 11.7% of the residents had no qualifications. The equivalent figure for Trafford was 14%.
- 75.1% of the households own their property they live in, either outright or with a mortgage or loan. The equivalent figure for Trafford was 69.6%.
- 76.7% of the households were whole houses (detached, semi-detached, or terraced). The equivalent figure for Trafford was 79.8%.
- 9% of the residents were disabled with day-to-day activities limited a little whilst 6.5% of the residents were disable with day-to-day activities limited a lot. The equivalent figure for Trafford were 9.2% and 6.8%.
- The census included numbers on households deprived in four dimension: education, employment, health and disability, and housing. In Ashton upon Mersey, 58.5% of the households were not deprived in any dimension, 28.9% of the households were deprived in one dimension, 10.4% of the households were deprived in two dimensions and 2.2% of the households were deprived in three or four dimensions. The equivalent figure for Trafford were 53.9%, 30.9%, 10.4% and 3.1%.
Ashton upon Mersey Population
10,342
residents in Ashton upon Mersey
4,326
households in Ashton upon Mersey
Ashton upon Mersey ethnic diversity compared to Trafford and other wards
Ashton upon Mersey Languages and Country of birth
4.5%
Main language is not English
6.9% in Trafford
10.8%
Non-UK born
14.9% in Trafford
Ashton upon Mersey Qualifications and Socio-economic category
Ashton upon Mersey Tenure and Accommodation Type
Ashton upon Mersey Health and Disability
4.5%
has Very bad or Bad health
4.7% in Trafford
15.5%
disabled under the Equality Act
16.1% in Trafford