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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002966

Shelton & Joiner's Square

Shelton & Joiner's Square is a Census neighbourhood of about 10,329 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
10,329

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,216

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,670.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

36.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

39.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

26.4%

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.

St Paul's, Cheltenham8,096 residents · 40.1% owned · 32.2% no carNew Zealand, Derby6,401 residents · 30.1% owned · 36.3% no carAspley, Longley & University, Kirklees8,124 residents · 38.6% owned · 40.1% no carPlungington & University, Preston12,439 residents · 45.1% owned · 35.7% no carSt Denys, Southampton7,923 residents · 33.8% owned · 33.8% no carPelham Bridge & South Common, Lincoln8,314 residents · 27.4% owned · 44.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Shelton & Joiner's Square

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

Tenure

Private rented39.6%
1,669 households
Owned36.7%
1,546 households
Social rented22.6%
952 households
Shared ownership0.9%
36 households
Lives rent free0.3%
13 households
Shelton & Joiner's Square · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced44.5%
1,876 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement27.7%
1,169 households
Semi-detached19.8%
834 households
Detached4.4%
184 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2%
83 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.9%
36 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.8%
32 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
Shelton & Joiner's Square · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43%
1,812 households
No cars or vans in household39.4%
1,663 households
2 cars or vans in household14.4%
608 households
3 or more cars or vans in household3.2%
133 households
Shelton & Joiner's Square · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms44%
1,855 households
3 bedrooms26.1%
1,103 households
1 bedroom15.6%
658 households
4 or more bedrooms14.3%
603 households
Shelton & Joiner's Square · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household44.4%
1,873 households
One-person household39.7%
1,676 households
Other household types15.9%
669 households
Shelton & Joiner's Square · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household39.7%
1,676 households
2 people in household26.4%
1,114 households
3 people in household15%
633 households
4 people in household9.8%
413 households
5 people in household4.9%
207 households
6 people in household2.3%
96 households
7 people in household1%
44 households
8 or more people in household0.8%
34 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Shelton & Joiner's Square · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.2%
1,677 residents
15–2937.3%
3,856 residents
30–4422.1%
2,279 residents
45–6415.6%
1,611 residents
65 and over8.8%
907 residents
Shelton & Joiner's Square · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White65.1%
6,721 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh22.4%
2,311 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African5.3%
549 residents
Other ethnic group3.8%
395 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.4%
352 residents
Shelton & Joiner's Square · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 3 qualifications27.4%
2,351 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above26.4%
2,264 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications19.6%
1,684 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications11.1%
952 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.7%
750 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.9%
336 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.8%
236 residents aged 16 and over
Shelton & Joiner's Square · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)46.9%
4,016 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive44.1%
3,781 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student9%
774 residents aged 16 and over
Shelton & Joiner's Square · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L15 Full-time students29.9%
2,561 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations17.6%
1,510 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations10.1%
865 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed9.7%
828 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations9.4%
810 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations7.5%
647 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.1%
612 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations4.4%
376 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.2%
364 residents aged 16 and over
Shelton & Joiner's Square · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health44.5%
4,597 residents
Good health36.7%
3,795 residents
Fair health13.4%
1,387 residents
Bad health4.1%
427 residents
Very bad health1.2%
123 residents
Shelton & Joiner's Square · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82%
8,465 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act18%
1,864 residents
Shelton & Joiner's Square · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension42.6%
1,795 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.8%
1,509 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions16.8%
708 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.5%
190 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
15 households
Shelton & Joiner's Square · 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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