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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002961

Cobridge & Central Forest

Cobridge & Central Forest is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,296 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
7,296

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,004

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,770.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

47.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

34.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

21.8%

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.

Agbrigg & Belle Isle, Wakefield8,990 residents · 39.9% owned · 35.2% no carCrosland Moor, Kirklees7,484 residents · 58.6% owned · 31.6% no carBeeston West & Cottingley, Leeds8,188 residents · 40.9% owned · 41.0% no carQueensgate, Burnley6,703 residents · 56.5% owned · 34.6% no carDaubhill & Fernhill Gate, Bolton7,481 residents · 53.8% owned · 29.1% no carRedditch Town & Abbeydale, Redditch7,018 residents · 39.0% owned · 32.9% no car

Most similar within Stoke-on-Trent

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Tunstall, Stoke-on-Trent7,457 residents · 46.0% owned · 38.1% no carLongport & Burslem Park, Stoke-on-Trent9,042 residents · 37.3% owned · 36.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Cobridge & Central Forest

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

Tenure

Owned47.3%
1,420 households
Private rented31.7%
951 households
Social rented19.9%
599 households
Shared ownership0.6%
18 households
Lives rent free0.5%
16 households
Cobridge & Central Forest · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced45.2%
1,357 households
Semi-detached33.9%
1,018 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement10.3%
308 households
Detached7.5%
225 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.4%
71 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.6%
17 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
7 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Cobridge & Central Forest · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.2%
1,298 households
No cars or vans in household34.8%
1,046 households
2 cars or vans in household17.3%
521 households
3 or more cars or vans in household4.6%
139 households
Cobridge & Central Forest · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms44.6%
1,341 households
3 bedrooms37.7%
1,133 households
1 bedroom11.8%
355 households
4 or more bedrooms5.8%
175 households
Cobridge & Central Forest · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household57.9%
1,739 households
One-person household35.2%
1,058 households
Other household types6.9%
208 households
Cobridge & Central Forest · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household35.2%
1,059 households
2 people in household27.9%
839 households
3 people in household15.9%
478 households
4 people in household10%
301 households
5 people in household6.1%
184 households
6 people in household3.1%
93 households
7 people in household0.9%
28 households
8 or more people in household0.8%
23 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Cobridge & Central Forest · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1521.8%
1,593 residents
15–2920.5%
1,496 residents
30–4423.5%
1,713 residents
45–6422.5%
1,639 residents
65 and over11.8%
859 residents
Cobridge & Central Forest · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White59.8%
4,362 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh26.8%
1,953 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African5.7%
417 residents
Other ethnic group4.6%
336 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3%
221 residents
Cobridge & Central Forest · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications28.9%
1,626 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above21.8%
1,228 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.1%
850 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications13.3%
746 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.6%
595 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.9%
334 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications4.3%
244 residents aged 16 and over
Cobridge & Central Forest · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)55.9%
3,143 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive41.7%
2,347 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.4%
134 residents aged 16 and over
Cobridge & Central Forest · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations22.6%
1,271 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed14.7%
825 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.7%
768 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations11.7%
658 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.5%
533 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.2%
519 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students8.5%
478 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.9%
332 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations4.2%
238 residents aged 16 and over
Cobridge & Central Forest · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health42.8%
3,124 residents
Good health35.8%
2,615 residents
Fair health14.3%
1,042 residents
Bad health5.4%
392 residents
Very bad health1.7%
123 residents
Cobridge & Central Forest · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81.3%
5,935 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act18.7%
1,362 residents
Cobridge & Central Forest · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension37.7%
1,134 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.7%
1,072 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions20.4%
612 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.9%
178 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
11 households
Cobridge & Central Forest · 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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