Notice: Except for number of residents and population pyramid, the figures for Bowdon 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 34 OAs that correspond to Bowdon 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 Bowdon, according to the Mid 2022 population estimates, 19.7% of the population were aged 15 years and under, 55.5% were aged 16 to 64 years and 24.8% were aged 65 years and over. The equivalent figures for Trafford were 20.9%, 61.4% and 17.7% respectively.
- The below figures for Bowdon are according to the Census 2021. 25.9% of the households were one-person households, 55.7% were single family households and 18.4% were other household types. The equivalent figures for Trafford were 29.5%, 56.3% and 14.2% respectively.
- 18.1% of the residents were of a non-white ethnicity. The equivalent figure for Trafford was 22.2%.
- 10.9% of the residents had no qualifications. The equivalent figure for Trafford was 14%.
- 78.1% 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%.
- 79.2% of the households were whole houses (detached, semi-detached, or terraced). The equivalent figure for Trafford was 79.8%.
- 8.1% of the residents were disabled with day-to-day activities limited a little whilst 6.1% 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 Bowdon, 61.7% of the households were not deprived in any dimension, 28.5% of the households were deprived in one dimension, 8.4% of the households were deprived in two dimensions and 1.5% of the households were deprived in three or four dimensions. The equivalent figure for Trafford were 53.9%, 30.9%, 8.4% and 3.1%.
Bowdon Population
10,937
residents in Bowdon
4,304
households in Bowdon
Bowdon ethnic diversity compared to Trafford and other wards
Bowdon Languages and Country of birth
5.3%
Main language is not English
6.9% in Trafford
13.8%
Non-UK born
14.9% in Trafford
Bowdon Qualifications and Socio-economic category
Bowdon Tenure and Accommodation Type
Bowdon Health and Disability
3.8%
has Very bad or Bad health
4.7% in Trafford
14.3%
disabled under the Equality Act
16.1% in Trafford