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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002955

Tunstall

Tunstall is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,457 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
7,457

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,045

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,016.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

46.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

38.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

18.8%

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.

Fernhill & Pimhole, Bury11,350 residents · 43.8% owned · 39.1% no carMasbrough & Bradgate, Rotherham7,207 residents · 36.9% owned · 41.8% no carHyde South, Tameside10,543 residents · 51.1% owned · 32.4% no carQueensgate, Burnley6,703 residents · 56.5% owned · 34.6% no carFarnworth North, Bolton6,524 residents · 52.1% owned · 31.8% no carChadderton South East, Oldham6,876 residents · 39.2% owned · 37.5% no car

Most similar within Stoke-on-Trent

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Cobridge & Central Forest, Stoke-on-Trent7,296 residents · 47.3% owned · 34.8% no carLongport & Burslem Park, Stoke-on-Trent9,042 residents · 37.3% owned · 36.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Tunstall

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

Tenure

Owned46%
1,401 households
Private rented38.2%
1,164 households
Social rented15.2%
463 households
Lives rent free0.3%
9 households
Shared ownership0.3%
8 households
Tunstall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced53.6%
1,632 households
Semi-detached24%
730 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement9.4%
286 households
Detached8.3%
254 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.7%
83 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.3%
39 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.6%
19 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Tunstall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.2%
1,255 households
No cars or vans in household38.1%
1,159 households
2 cars or vans in household16.4%
500 households
3 or more cars or vans in household4.3%
131 households
Tunstall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms46.7%
1,422 households
3 bedrooms33.4%
1,017 households
1 bedroom10.8%
329 households
4 or more bedrooms9.1%
277 households
Tunstall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household55.6%
1,691 households
One-person household37.3%
1,134 households
Other household types7.2%
218 households
Tunstall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household37.2%
1,134 households
2 people in household27.1%
825 households
3 people in household13.5%
410 households
4 people in household10%
306 households
5 people in household6.4%
194 households
6 people in household2.8%
86 households
7 people in household1.5%
46 households
8 or more people in household1.4%
44 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Tunstall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1524.1%
1,795 residents
15–2919.9%
1,486 residents
30–4422.8%
1,703 residents
45–6421.8%
1,628 residents
65 and over11.3%
843 residents
Tunstall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White59.6%
4,438 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh31.1%
2,318 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African3.9%
287 residents
Other ethnic group3.1%
228 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.4%
180 residents
Tunstall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications30%
1,669 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above18.8%
1,046 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.7%
877 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.1%
784 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.2%
682 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.9%
326 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.4%
187 residents aged 16 and over
Tunstall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)54.4%
3,031 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive43.7%
2,433 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.9%
108 residents aged 16 and over
Tunstall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations22.1%
1,233 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed17.3%
965 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14.2%
793 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations10.8%
604 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.4%
580 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations8.6%
479 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.7%
372 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.3%
350 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations3.5%
197 residents aged 16 and over
Tunstall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health43.6%
3,253 residents
Good health34.7%
2,591 residents
Fair health14.5%
1,079 residents
Bad health5.8%
429 residents
Very bad health1.4%
105 residents
Tunstall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80.1%
5,971 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19.9%
1,484 residents
Tunstall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension36.1%
1,101 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension35.8%
1,091 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions19.9%
608 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions7.6%
231 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.6%
17 households
Tunstall · 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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