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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002946

Dawley & Aqueduct

Dawley & Aqueduct is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,581 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
7,581

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,491

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,509

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

59.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

19.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

20.9%

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.

Alfreton, Amber Valley7,346 residents · 61.6% owned · 24.8% no carSwadlincote Central, South Derbyshire7,449 residents · 67.7% owned · 19.9% no carSouth Normanton West, Bolsover7,842 residents · 62.9% owned · 19.8% no carLemington, Newcastle upon Tyne9,451 residents · 62.4% owned · 29.2% no carLeigh South East, Wigan7,386 residents · 63.3% owned · 23.8% no carRipley South & Loscoe, Amber Valley10,309 residents · 66.7% owned · 19.7% no car

Most similar within Telford and Wrekin

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Oakengates & Ketley, Telford and Wrekin10,465 residents · 58.4% owned · 21.1% no carSt George's, Telford and Wrekin5,855 residents · 57.3% owned · 22.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Dawley & Aqueduct

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

Tenure

Owned59.1%
2,063 households
Social rented20.4%
712 households
Private rented19.5%
681 households
Shared ownership0.8%
29 households
Lives rent free0.2%
6 households
Dawley & Aqueduct · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached40.7%
1,422 households
Detached26.5%
924 households
Terraced21.1%
735 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement10.5%
366 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.7%
24 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
9 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%
9 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Dawley & Aqueduct · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household45.1%
1,573 households
2 cars or vans in household27.3%
953 households
No cars or vans in household19.1%
666 households
3 or more cars or vans in household8.6%
299 households
Dawley & Aqueduct · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms43.4%
1,515 households
2 bedrooms32.9%
1,147 households
4 or more bedrooms15%
523 households
1 bedroom8.8%
306 households
Dawley & Aqueduct · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household62.2%
2,169 households
One-person household33.8%
1,180 households
Other household types4%
139 households
Dawley & Aqueduct · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household36.2%
1,262 households
1 person in household33.8%
1,180 households
3 people in household15.5%
542 households
4 people in household10.2%
355 households
5 people in household3.1%
108 households
6 people in household0.8%
28 households
7 people in household0.3%
10 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Dawley & Aqueduct · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516%
1,211 residents
15–2916.4%
1,246 residents
30–4418.5%
1,404 residents
45–6430.1%
2,284 residents
65 and over19%
1,438 residents
Dawley & Aqueduct · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White94.9%
7,197 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.9%
144 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.6%
125 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.2%
90 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
25 residents
Dawley & Aqueduct · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications23.1%
1,454 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above20.9%
1,316 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.9%
1,186 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16.3%
1,024 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.9%
747 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.2%
388 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.7%
169 residents aged 16 and over
Dawley & Aqueduct · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)59%
3,709 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive39.7%
2,493 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.3%
83 residents aged 16 and over
Dawley & Aqueduct · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations17.7%
1,111 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations16.2%
1,021 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations16%
1,005 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12%
757 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed9.1%
571 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations8.5%
534 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.3%
524 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations8.2%
513 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4%
250 residents aged 16 and over
Dawley & Aqueduct · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health40.9%
3,105 residents
Good health35.2%
2,669 residents
Fair health16.7%
1,263 residents
Bad health5.4%
410 residents
Very bad health1.8%
136 residents
Dawley & Aqueduct · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act77.5%
5,872 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act22.5%
1,708 residents
Dawley & Aqueduct · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension41%
1,430 households
Household is deprived in one dimension36%
1,257 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions17.6%
615 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.2%
181 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
8 households
Dawley & Aqueduct · 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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