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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002952

Goldenhill & Sandyford

Goldenhill & Sandyford is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,555 residents in Stoke-on-Trent. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Stoke-on-Trent
7,555

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,091

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,802.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

63.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

22.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

21.7%

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.

Earlsheaton & Chickenley, Kirklees10,151 residents · 60.6% owned · 25.2% no carCrewe North East, Cheshire East8,851 residents · 57.4% owned · 23.0% no carWombwell South, Barnsley9,590 residents · 61.7% owned · 21.7% no carHawbush, Dudley8,881 residents · 59.1% owned · 20.8% no carCamp Hill, Nuneaton and Bedworth9,599 residents · 55.6% owned · 22.6% no carNew Broughton & Bryn Cefn, Wrexham7,674 residents · 62.3% owned · 17.6% no car

Most similar within Stoke-on-Trent

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Smallthorne & Sneyd Green, Stoke-on-Trent8,461 residents · 59.8% owned · 26.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Goldenhill & Sandyford

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

Tenure

Owned63.4%
1,959 households
Social rented20.8%
644 households
Private rented15.2%
471 households
Lives rent free0.5%
15 households
Shared ownership0.1%
2 households
Goldenhill & Sandyford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached43.8%
1,352 households
Terraced33.4%
1,031 households
Detached18.3%
565 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement3.5%
109 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.5%
16 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.3%
8 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
8 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%
0 households
Goldenhill & Sandyford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.9%
1,325 households
2 cars or vans in household28.6%
885 households
No cars or vans in household22.1%
682 households
3 or more cars or vans in household6.4%
199 households
Goldenhill & Sandyford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms48.1%
1,488 households
2 bedrooms34%
1,052 households
4 or more bedrooms12%
372 households
1 bedroom5.8%
179 households
Goldenhill & Sandyford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household67.7%
2,093 households
One-person household28.8%
891 households
Other household types3.4%
106 households
Goldenhill & Sandyford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household33%
1,019 households
1 person in household28.8%
891 households
3 people in household17.5%
541 households
4 people in household13.8%
428 households
5 people in household4.9%
152 households
6 people in household1.4%
42 households
7 people in household0.4%
13 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Goldenhill & Sandyford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1521.4%
1,617 residents
15–2916.7%
1,263 residents
30–4423.3%
1,759 residents
45–6422.8%
1,723 residents
65 and over15.9%
1,199 residents
Goldenhill & Sandyford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White87.8%
6,637 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh7.1%
538 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.2%
167 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2%
149 residents
Other ethnic group0.9%
67 residents
Goldenhill & Sandyford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications25.7%
1,505 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above21.7%
1,266 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.8%
1,039 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.9%
872 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.4%
609 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.4%
430 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.2%
126 residents aged 16 and over
Goldenhill & Sandyford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)60.7%
3,554 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive37.3%
2,184 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.9%
113 residents aged 16 and over
Goldenhill & Sandyford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations22.2%
1,297 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations15.2%
890 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14%
817 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.1%
648 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed10.4%
610 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.1%
471 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.1%
414 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations6.6%
387 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.4%
315 residents aged 16 and over
Goldenhill & Sandyford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health44.3%
3,350 residents
Good health34.7%
2,624 residents
Fair health13.6%
1,029 residents
Bad health5.6%
425 residents
Very bad health1.7%
126 residents
Goldenhill & Sandyford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act79.8%
6,029 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act20.2%
1,526 residents
Goldenhill & Sandyford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension44.1%
1,363 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.6%
1,071 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions16.7%
517 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.3%
132 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
8 households
Goldenhill & Sandyford · 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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