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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002954

Norton

Norton is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,311 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
8,311

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,598

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,481.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

59.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

23.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

19.5%

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.

Huthwaite, Ashfield6,696 residents · 57.8% owned · 24.1% no carPemberton North, Wigan6,605 residents · 59.7% owned · 25.4% no carEdlington, Doncaster7,785 residents · 56.6% owned · 29.0% no carHoyland, Barnsley7,913 residents · 60.6% owned · 23.2% no carRoyston East & Carlton, Barnsley5,923 residents · 64.9% owned · 21.7% no carAbbott Road & Pleasley Hill, Mansfield8,906 residents · 62.9% owned · 23.4% no car

Most similar within Stoke-on-Trent

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Townsend & Eaton Park, Stoke-on-Trent8,647 residents · 64.6% owned · 25.6% no carGreat Chell & Packmoor, Stoke-on-Trent7,845 residents · 69.6% owned · 19.4% no carLittle Chell & Stanfield, Stoke-on-Trent9,232 residents · 57.6% owned · 28.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Norton

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

Tenure

Owned59.6%
2,144 households
Social rented26.7%
959 households
Private rented13.2%
475 households
Lives rent free0.4%
16 households
Shared ownership0.1%
4 households
Norton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached59.2%
2,132 households
Terraced17.9%
643 households
Detached15.4%
554 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement6.7%
242 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.5%
18 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%
1 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Norton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.5%
1,601 households
2 cars or vans in household25.1%
904 households
No cars or vans in household23.3%
838 households
3 or more cars or vans in household7.1%
257 households
Norton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms52.8%
1,902 households
2 bedrooms34.7%
1,248 households
4 or more bedrooms6.3%
228 households
1 bedroom6.1%
221 households
Norton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household64.7%
2,330 households
One-person household31.4%
1,132 households
Other household types3.8%
138 households
Norton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household34.5%
1,241 households
1 person in household31.5%
1,132 households
3 people in household16.2%
583 households
4 people in household11.3%
406 households
5 people in household4.4%
158 households
6 people in household1.6%
56 households
7 people in household0.5%
18 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Norton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519.9%
1,650 residents
15–2916.6%
1,383 residents
30–4417.7%
1,470 residents
45–6426.6%
2,212 residents
65 and over19.2%
1,596 residents
Norton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White93.2%
7,747 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.2%
186 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.2%
185 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.7%
140 residents
Other ethnic group0.7%
56 residents
Norton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications26.2%
1,722 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above19.5%
1,280 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.3%
1,074 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.8%
1,041 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.6%
763 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship8%
529 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
168 residents aged 16 and over
Norton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)55.9%
3,678 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive42.4%
2,791 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.6%
108 residents aged 16 and over
Norton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations21.6%
1,422 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations16.5%
1,087 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.9%
916 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.2%
737 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed9.4%
620 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.8%
582 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.2%
475 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations5.8%
381 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.4%
357 residents aged 16 and over
Norton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health42.2%
3,507 residents
Good health34.9%
2,900 residents
Fair health15.1%
1,252 residents
Bad health6.2%
514 residents
Very bad health1.7%
138 residents
Norton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act77.2%
6,414 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act22.8%
1,897 residents
Norton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension38.9%
1,400 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.9%
1,291 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions19.6%
704 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.5%
199 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
5 households
Norton · 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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