Photo: Rodhullandemu · CC BY-SA 4.0Half of Greasby is over 51.4, older than 91% of UK towns
26% of adults have never married or formed a civil partnership; across England’s towns the figure is 39%. Shared households of unrelated adults account for 1.5%. Lower than in just over four fifths of UK towns: 24% of households have dependent children. Greasby’s 4,064 households held 9,175 residents at the 2021 Census.
What the Census says about Greasby’s people
Older than most towns
Half of Greasby’s residents are under 51.4 and half over, against 44.4 in the typical UK town. 30% are 65 or over, against 18% across England’s towns. Ages ↓
Fewer people than in 2011
ONS mid-year estimates put Greasby at 9,600 in 2011 and 9,400 in 2024, down 2%, against 10% for England: slower growth than in 92% of UK towns. Since 2011 ↓
Many carers
1,024 residents gave unpaid care to someone with an illness, disability or old age in 2021, 12% of those 5 and over: more than in 94% of UK towns. Relationships & caring ↓
Written from the data on this page: ONS Census 2021 (output areas summed to the 2022 built-up area) and ONS mid-year population estimates.
Greasby changed by −2% from 2011 to 2024, slower than 92% of UK towns
ONS mid-year estimates, each year indexed to mid-2011 = 100. Greasby’s figure is the small areas (2021 LSOAs) that make up the town.
People, mid-2011 = 100
Change by age, 2011 to 2024
About 9,600 people in 2011; 9,400 in 2024.
Growth was strongest among the 65 and over (+30%) and weakest among the 16 to 29 (−19%).
Residents aged 65 and over make up 30% in Greasby, more than in 90% of UK towns
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
Just over one in ten residents are aged 15 to 24 across England’s towns, against 8.6% in Greasby. By way of comparison, 18% of residents are 65 or over across England’s towns.
Median age of UK towns of 2,500+
■ Greasby, 51.4. The typical town is 44.4.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 91 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
5.7% of residents lived at another address a year earlier, below 98% of UK towns
What adults did at the 2021 Census (the ONS’s NS-SEC classes), and where residents lived a year earlier.
Adults by occupation class · residents 16 and over
Address a year before the Census
Residents who lived somewhere else a year earlier. The bar runs to 25%.
Across England’s towns, a third of adults are in managerial and professional jobs and 24% in routine or semi-routine work; Greasby has 41% and 17%. More full-time students than in 55% of UK towns: 4.9%. Against that, 11% of residents lived at another address a year earlier across England’s towns.
Smaller households than 58% of UK towns: 2.3 people on average
Household make-up at the 2021 Census. Each square is 1% of households.
Against Merseyside’s towns and England’s towns
People per household
England’s towns.
29% of households are one person living alone; across England’s towns the figure is 30%.
Households in terraced houses: 3.6%, a lower share than 99% of UK towns
Accommodation type and cars or vans per household, Census 2021. Owning and renting are on Cost of living.
Type of home
Cars or vans · share of households
Households without a car or van: 12% here and 24% across England’s towns. In Greasby, 6.4% of households live in a flat or apartment. On households in detached houses, Greasby sits higher than 67% of UK towns: 35%.
Only 3.8% of residents were born outside the UK in Greasby
Country of birth, year of arrival and main language, Census 2021.
Born outside the UK, by region · share of all residents; the bar runs to 25%
When those born abroad arrived
Main language · residents aged 3 and over
The share of residents whose main language is English tops 87% of UK towns: 99%. Typically, 18% of residents were born outside the UK across England’s towns. Among residents born abroad, the largest groups were born in the Middle East and Asia (1.4%) and in EU countries (1.1%).
A larger share of residents who describe themselves as Christian than 98% of UK towns: 64%
How residents described themselves at the 2021 Census. Lines join the lowest and highest of the three figures.
Ethnic groups other than White British · all residents
White British, not charted: 95% of Greasby · Merseyside’s towns 87% · England’s towns 73%.
Religion · all residents
95% of residents describe themselves as White British; across England’s towns the figure is 73%. The benchmark for residents who describe themselves as Christian across England’s towns: 46%. Across Greasby, 30% of residents said they have no religion.
Greasby sits above 94% of UK towns for unpaid carers (12%)
Legal partnership status (residents 16 and over) and unpaid care (residents 5 and over), Census 2021.
Partnership status · residents 16 and over
Unpaid care given · share of residents 5 and over
Some 291 people give 50 hours or more of unpaid care a week. Unpaid carers: 8.7% across England’s towns, for comparison. On married adults and civil partners, Greasby sits higher than 91% of UK towns: 56%.
A degree-level qualification for 37% of adults
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
Degree-level qualifications are held by 37% of adults in Greasby (England’s towns: 34%), and no qualification by 13% (England’s towns: 18%).
43rd highest median age among 482 UK towns of 6,000 to 12,000
Median age, Census 2021. Hover a dot for its students and residents born abroad; click for its page.
Ages run from 28.4 in Tidworth to 65.3 in Barton on Sea. Nearest to Greasby in age: Keyworth (51.2), Ashley (51.2), Ledbury (51.7) and Sandown (51.7).
Older than Greasby: 2 of the 7 towns nearby
Nearby built-up areas coloured by median age, Census 2021. Tap a town for its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Homes with children |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greasby | 9,175 | — | 51.4 | 30% | 24% |
| Meols | 5,023 | 2.4 mi | 51 | 27% | 27% |
| West Kirby | 13,383 | 2.4 mi | 50.4 | 28% | 25% |
| Caldy | 1,227 | 2.5 mi | 55.4 | 34% | 24% |
| Birkenhead | 109,854 | 2.6 mi | 40.9 | 19% | 28% |
| Hoylake | 5,311 | 2.8 mi | 50 | 27% | 22% |
| Heswall | 29,082 | 2.8 mi | 52.2 | 31% | 23% |
| Wallasey | 85,619 | 3.5 mi | 43.2 | 20% | 27% |
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What this data can and can’t tell you
- “Merseyside’s towns” and “England’s towns” mean their built-up areas. Census comparisons pool every built-up area in Merseyside (or England), summed the same way as Greasby’s figures, so households in open countryside are left out. The population trend compares with the whole county and nation.
- Estimates since 2021 are modelled. The ONS builds mid-year estimates from the Census, births, deaths and migration records. Greasby’s trend uses the small areas (2021 LSOAs) with most of their people inside it: 9,419 people in 2021, against 9,175 in the built-up area.
- Small counts are blurred. The ONS adds small random changes to Census counts to protect privacy, so the same total differs a little between tables, and the shares of a small town can move by a point or two.
Questions about Greasby’s residents
What is the population of Greasby?
The 2021 Census counted 9,175 people in Greasby’s built-up area. The ONS estimates the same small areas held 9,400 people in mid-2024, 2% fewer than in 2011.
What is the average age in Greasby?
The median age was 51.4 at the 2021 Census, older than 91% of UK towns. 8.6% of residents were 15 to 24 and 30% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Greasby?
95% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 87% across Merseyside’s towns. 3.8% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Greasby?
30% said they had no religion and 64% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0.3% were Muslim and 4.4% didn’t answer.
Is Greasby good for families?
24% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Greasby’s schools page.
Sources: ONS Census 2021, output areas summed to the ONS 2022 built-up area (TS002, TS003, TS004, TS007A, TS008, TS015, TS017, TS019, TS021, TS029, TS030, TS039, TS044, TS045, TS062, TS067) · ONS mid-year population estimates for 2021 LSOAs, mid-2011 to mid-2024. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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