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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002934

Apley & Leegomery

Apley & Leegomery is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,174 residents in Telford and Wrekin. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Telford and Wrekin
6,174

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,567

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,876.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

68.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

15.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

28.9%

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.

Canford Heath West, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole6,837 residents · 66.7% owned · 14.3% no carBradley & North Fixby, Kirklees5,601 residents · 76.3% owned · 17.8% no carRedhill, Gedling7,300 residents · 75.5% owned · 18.8% no carKimberley North & Watnall, Broxtowe9,160 residents · 74.7% owned · 16.1% no carAshdown, Hastings8,292 residents · 72.6% owned · 13.6% no carHigher Woodhill, Bury5,695 residents · 72.7% owned · 17.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Apley & Leegomery

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

Tenure

Owned68.4%
1,757 households
Private rented16.6%
427 households
Social rented14.2%
365 households
Shared ownership0.6%
16 households
Lives rent free0.1%
2 households
Apley & Leegomery · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached48%
1,231 households
Semi-detached29.8%
765 households
Terraced17.5%
449 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement4.1%
106 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.4%
11 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
4 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0%
1 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Apley & Leegomery · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.9%
1,074 households
2 cars or vans in household30.7%
787 households
No cars or vans in household15.8%
404 households
3 or more cars or vans in household11.7%
299 households
Apley & Leegomery · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms35.3%
905 households
4 or more bedrooms35.1%
900 households
2 bedrooms22.4%
574 households
1 bedroom7.3%
188 households
Apley & Leegomery · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household68%
1,746 households
One-person household26.8%
687 households
Other household types5.2%
134 households
Apley & Leegomery · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household36.2%
930 households
1 person in household26.7%
687 households
3 people in household17.6%
452 households
4 people in household12%
307 households
5 people in household5.1%
131 households
6 people in household1.6%
40 households
7 people in household0.6%
16 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
6 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Apley & Leegomery · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.8%
1,035 residents
15–2917.2%
1,063 residents
30–4418.1%
1,119 residents
45–6428.6%
1,763 residents
65 and over19.3%
1,194 residents
Apley & Leegomery · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White80.3%
4,956 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh12.1%
750 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3%
183 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.6%
162 residents
Other ethnic group2%
123 residents
Apley & Leegomery · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above28.9%
1,466 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.5%
938 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications18%
913 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.3%
773 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.9%
550 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.3%
267 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.1%
157 residents aged 16 and over
Apley & Leegomery · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)58.5%
2,963 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive39.6%
2,004 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.9%
96 residents aged 16 and over
Apley & Leegomery · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.2%
1,021 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations14.9%
753 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations13%
656 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.1%
612 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.9%
603 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9%
454 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.4%
374 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.2%
315 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.5%
276 residents aged 16 and over
Apley & Leegomery · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health45.8%
2,828 residents
Good health35%
2,162 residents
Fair health13.1%
810 residents
Bad health4.8%
298 residents
Very bad health1.2%
75 residents
Apley & Leegomery · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81.8%
5,053 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act18.2%
1,122 residents
Apley & Leegomery · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension49.7%
1,276 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.3%
830 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions14.6%
375 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.2%
81 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
5 households
Apley & Leegomery · 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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