ALMOST 40 per cent of households in Grappenhall and Thelwall are now considered to be 'deprived.'

That's according to the latest data made available by the Office for National Statistics.

39.3 per cent of Grappenhall's 4,000 households now fall under the category of 'deprived in one dimension' or more.

The dimensions used to measure deprivation by the ONS include: education, health, employment status, and housing.

At the ONS' latest count, there were 9,600 residents of Grappenhall and Thelwall, with 84 per cent of them being of 'working age' - that is, over the age of 16.

In terms of the employment rate in the area, 59 per cent of working-age residents are in employment, which is two per cent higher than the national average of 57 per cent.

The area has an unemployment rate of two per cent - which is lower than the national average - of working-age adults.

This rate does not include those who are retired or unable to work, as they are considered to be 'economically inactive.'

Regarding the rate of economically inactive people in Grappenhall and Thelwall, 38.9 per cent of over-16s are considered to fall into this category - the average for England and Wales is 39 per cent.

More than two-in-five workers in Lymm told the ONS that they work mostly from home - a trend that has continued from the Covid-19 pandemic.

Nearly 10 per cent of homes in the ward have no cars or vans associated, meaning they rely completely on Warrington's public transport networks.

More than 5 per cent of residents are in possession of a second home, either in the UK or abroad.

In terms of qualifications, 12.1 per cent of the area's working-age population do not have any formally recognised qualifications - this equates to roughly 977 residents.

On the flip side, almost 41 per cent of working-age residents have a Level 4 qualification or higher, which makes Grappenhall and Thelwall the fourth most-educated area in the whole of Warrington.

All information has been taken from the ONS' breakdown of the 2021 census data.

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