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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002034

Stourbridge Town & Old Quarter

Stourbridge Town & Old Quarter is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,168 residents in Dudley. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Dudley
8,168

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,900

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,557

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

61.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

24.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

36.0%

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.

Congleton Town, Cheshire East7,516 residents · 63.9% owned · 18.3% no carMacclesfield East & Hurdsfield, Cheshire East8,421 residents · 61.6% owned · 23.8% no carPudsey South East, Leeds7,535 residents · 62.9% owned · 23.5% no carStone Town, Stafford11,081 residents · 63.5% owned · 19.0% no carShrewsbury Sutton & Coleham, Shropshire6,574 residents · 66.3% owned · 20.8% no carKnaresborough Central, Harrogate6,996 residents · 61.3% owned · 25.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Stourbridge Town & Old Quarter

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

Tenure

Owned61.6%
2,401 households
Private rented19.3%
754 households
Social rented18.8%
732 households
Shared ownership0.2%
7 households
Lives rent free0.2%
6 households
Stourbridge Town & Old Quarter · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached32.3%
1,260 households
Terraced26.6%
1,036 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement19%
740 households
Detached14.2%
554 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits4%
155 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse2.3%
91 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.6%
64 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Stourbridge Town & Old Quarter · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.1%
1,721 households
2 cars or vans in household24.7%
965 households
No cars or vans in household24%
937 households
3 or more cars or vans in household7.1%
278 households
Stourbridge Town & Old Quarter · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms39.6%
1,542 households
2 bedrooms30.8%
1,202 households
1 bedroom15.9%
619 households
4 or more bedrooms13.7%
535 households
Stourbridge Town & Old Quarter · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household57.5%
2,239 households
One-person household39.6%
1,543 households
Other household types3%
115 households
Stourbridge Town & Old Quarter · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household39.6%
1,543 households
2 people in household32.7%
1,276 households
3 people in household13.4%
523 households
4 people in household9.9%
388 households
5 people in household3%
116 households
6 people in household0.9%
35 households
7 people in household0.4%
14 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Stourbridge Town & Old Quarter · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.6%
1,272 residents
15–2916.5%
1,351 residents
30–4420.9%
1,703 residents
45–6427.2%
2,221 residents
65 and over19.8%
1,619 residents
Stourbridge Town & Old Quarter · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White92.1%
7,524 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh4.1%
335 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.9%
155 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.3%
104 residents
Other ethnic group0.6%
50 residents
Stourbridge Town & Old Quarter · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above36%
2,455 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications18.1%
1,236 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.1%
1,168 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.6%
925 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.1%
555 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.7%
317 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.3%
156 residents aged 16 and over
Stourbridge Town & Old Quarter · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)60.1%
4,093 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive38.6%
2,629 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.3%
90 residents aged 16 and over
Stourbridge Town & Old Quarter · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.1%
1,574 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.4%
913 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.5%
849 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.7%
796 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations11%
750 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.9%
672 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8.2%
562 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.3%
362 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.9%
335 residents aged 16 and over
Stourbridge Town & Old Quarter · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health47%
3,840 residents
Good health33.5%
2,739 residents
Fair health13.5%
1,101 residents
Bad health4.8%
395 residents
Very bad health1.2%
94 residents
Stourbridge Town & Old Quarter · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80.7%
6,595 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19.3%
1,573 residents
Stourbridge Town & Old Quarter · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension48.9%
1,908 households
Household is deprived in one dimension31.9%
1,244 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions15.4%
601 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.5%
137 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
10 households
Stourbridge Town & Old Quarter · 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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