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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002963

Northwood

Northwood is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,091 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
7,091

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,413

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

6,124

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

44.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

37.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

19.4%

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.

Leigh Central, Wigan7,358 residents · 45.4% owned · 37.5% no carWitton, Mill Hill & Hollin Bank, Blackburn with Darwen10,490 residents · 40.6% owned · 42.2% no carHeywood Town, Rochdale10,321 residents · 44.6% owned · 37.1% no carFailsworth West, Oldham6,787 residents · 47.4% owned · 36.8% no carCastleford Town, Wakefield8,669 residents · 59.0% owned · 32.0% no carCentral Darlington & Pierremont, Darlington11,484 residents · 44.0% owned · 40.2% no car

Most similar within Stoke-on-Trent

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Boothen & Penkhull, Stoke-on-Trent9,443 residents · 44.1% owned · 37.6% no carLongport & Burslem Park, Stoke-on-Trent9,042 residents · 37.3% owned · 36.8% no carFenton, Stoke-on-Trent7,955 residents · 48.0% owned · 34.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Northwood

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

Tenure

Owned44.6%
1,521 households
Private rented34.6%
1,181 households
Social rented20.1%
687 households
Shared ownership0.4%
14 households
Lives rent free0.3%
10 households
Northwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced63%
2,151 households
Semi-detached16.3%
557 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement10.6%
363 households
Detached5.4%
185 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.7%
91 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.1%
36 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.8%
29 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Northwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household45.2%
1,541 households
No cars or vans in household37.6%
1,284 households
2 cars or vans in household14%
479 households
3 or more cars or vans in household3.2%
109 households
Northwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms59%
2,015 households
3 bedrooms24.7%
842 households
1 bedroom12.4%
424 households
4 or more bedrooms3.9%
133 households
Northwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household53.5%
1,826 households
One-person household41%
1,401 households
Other household types5.5%
187 households
Northwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household41.1%
1,401 households
2 people in household32%
1,092 households
3 people in household14%
476 households
4 people in household7.8%
267 households
5 people in household3.1%
106 households
6 people in household1.4%
48 households
8 or more people in household0.4%
14 households
7 people in household0.2%
8 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Northwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.5%
1,244 residents
15–2919.6%
1,393 residents
30–4423.8%
1,685 residents
45–6425.8%
1,826 residents
65 and over13.3%
942 residents
Northwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White78%
5,534 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh11.1%
787 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African3.9%
279 residents
Other ethnic group3.7%
264 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.2%
229 residents
Northwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications27.5%
1,591 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above19.4%
1,122 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.2%
936 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.4%
830 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.6%
669 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.5%
436 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.3%
191 residents aged 16 and over
Northwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)59.5%
3,439 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive38.9%
2,247 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.5%
89 residents aged 16 and over
Northwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations23.3%
1,347 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations15.2%
875 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed13.3%
767 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.3%
708 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.6%
611 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.9%
516 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.8%
391 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.6%
326 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations4%
231 residents aged 16 and over
Northwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health41.7%
2,956 residents
Good health35.2%
2,493 residents
Fair health15.4%
1,092 residents
Bad health5.6%
395 residents
Very bad health2.2%
153 residents
Northwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act78%
5,529 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act22%
1,562 residents
Northwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension36.8%
1,256 households
Household is deprived in one dimension36.6%
1,250 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions19.7%
674 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions6.4%
217 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.5%
16 households
Northwood · 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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