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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002913

Colwall, Cradley & Wellington Heath

Colwall, Cradley & Wellington Heath is a Census neighbourhood of about 5,799 residents in Herefordshire, County of. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Herefordshire, County of
5,799

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,534

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

73.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

76.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

7.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

47.4%

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.

Marldon, Stoke Gabriel & Kingswear, South Hams7,705 residents · 79.2% owned · 7.2% no carBrockenhurst & Sway, New Forest7,390 residents · 80.9% owned · 8.5% no carUsk, Goytre & Llangybi Fawr, Monmouthshire8,313 residents · 78.2% owned · 8.2% no carSt Germans & St Mellion, Cornwall6,723 residents · 74.6% owned · 7.7% no carChild Okeford & Iwerne Minster, Dorset7,156 residents · 75.4% owned · 6.0% no carMoretonhampstead, Lustleigh & East Dartmoor, Teignbridge5,743 residents · 76.5% owned · 7.8% no car

Most similar within Herefordshire, County of

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Penyard, Llangarron & Goodrich, Herefordshire, County of11,761 residents · 78.2% owned · 6.1% no carShobdon, Luston & Bodenham, Herefordshire, County of8,834 residents · 74.6% owned · 6.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Colwall, Cradley & Wellington Heath

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

Tenure

Owned76.3%
1,934 households
Private rented12.9%
326 households
Social rented9.9%
250 households
Shared ownership0.9%
24 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Colwall, Cradley & Wellington Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached63.3%
1,604 households
Semi-detached22.5%
571 households
Terraced6.6%
167 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement3.3%
84 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.4%
35 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure1.3%
32 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.3%
32 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
8 households
Colwall, Cradley & Wellington Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

2 cars or vans in household39.3%
996 households
1 car or van in household34.6%
877 households
3 or more cars or vans in household18.3%
464 households
No cars or vans in household7.7%
196 households
Colwall, Cradley & Wellington Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

4 or more bedrooms38.5%
975 households
3 bedrooms36.8%
933 households
2 bedrooms19.1%
484 households
1 bedroom5.6%
141 households
Colwall, Cradley & Wellington Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household69.8%
1,770 households
One-person household25.8%
654 households
Other household types4.4%
111 households
Colwall, Cradley & Wellington Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household47.7%
1,208 households
1 person in household25.9%
655 households
3 people in household12.7%
322 households
4 people in household10%
253 households
5 people in household3%
77 households
6 people in household0.5%
12 households
7 people in household0.2%
4 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
2 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Colwall, Cradley & Wellington Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1511.8%
685 residents
15–2910.7%
619 residents
30–4412.3%
715 residents
45–6431.7%
1,837 residents
65 and over33.5%
1,945 residents
Colwall, Cradley & Wellington Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.8%
5,675 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.8%
48 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.8%
44 residents
Other ethnic group0.4%
26 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%
7 residents
Colwall, Cradley & Wellington Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above47.4%
2,396 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications13.9%
701 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications13.1%
664 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications11.3%
574 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.4%
373 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.1%
208 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.8%
143 residents aged 16 and over
Colwall, Cradley & Wellington Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)50.6%
2,558 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive48.4%
2,444 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1%
50 residents aged 16 and over
Colwall, Cradley & Wellington Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations24.1%
1,216 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.9%
1,058 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers17.1%
863 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.6%
483 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations9%
454 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations7.1%
358 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.1%
260 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.6%
182 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students3.6%
182 residents aged 16 and over
Colwall, Cradley & Wellington Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health46.4%
2,691 residents
Good health36.1%
2,093 residents
Fair health12.3%
711 residents
Bad health4.1%
235 residents
Very bad health1.2%
69 residents
Colwall, Cradley & Wellington Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81.3%
4,712 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act18.7%
1,086 residents
Colwall, Cradley & Wellington Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension55%
1,393 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.5%
823 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions10.6%
269 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.8%
46 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
2 households
Colwall, Cradley & Wellington Heath · 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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