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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002969

Boothen & Penkhull

Boothen & Penkhull is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,443 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
9,443

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,324

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,791.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

44.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

37.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

26.5%

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.

Leigh Central, Wigan7,358 residents · 45.4% owned · 37.5% no carChanterlands Avenue, Kingston upon Hull, City of7,262 residents · 52.3% owned · 36.8% no carTonge, Bolton9,178 residents · 54.7% owned · 30.7% no carBarnsley Town & Park Road, Barnsley12,091 residents · 45.7% owned · 35.2% no carCrewe Town & Victoria Avenue, Cheshire East7,983 residents · 42.3% owned · 34.6% no carFailsworth West, Oldham6,787 residents · 47.4% owned · 36.8% no car

Most similar within Stoke-on-Trent

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Northwood, Stoke-on-Trent7,091 residents · 44.6% owned · 37.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Boothen & Penkhull

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

Tenure

Owned44.1%
1,907 households
Private rented36%
1,556 households
Social rented19.1%
827 households
Shared ownership0.6%
25 households
Lives rent free0.2%
9 households
Boothen & Penkhull · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced53.5%
2,316 households
Semi-detached21.8%
941 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement13.9%
602 households
Detached4.9%
212 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits3.4%
146 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.4%
60 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.1%
49 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Boothen & Penkhull · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.1%
1,907 households
No cars or vans in household37.6%
1,624 households
2 cars or vans in household14.4%
624 households
3 or more cars or vans in household3.9%
169 households
Boothen & Penkhull · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms51.6%
2,231 households
3 bedrooms27.8%
1,203 households
1 bedroom13.3%
576 households
4 or more bedrooms7.3%
314 households
Boothen & Penkhull · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household52.5%
2,268 households
One-person household40.1%
1,734 households
Other household types7.4%
321 households
Boothen & Penkhull · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household40.1%
1,734 households
2 people in household31.4%
1,360 households
3 people in household14.1%
610 households
4 people in household9.3%
402 households
5 people in household3.3%
144 households
6 people in household1.1%
49 households
7 people in household0.3%
15 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
12 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Boothen & Penkhull · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.6%
1,570 residents
15–2925.8%
2,436 residents
30–4422%
2,076 residents
45–6422.7%
2,147 residents
65 and over12.9%
1,214 residents
Boothen & Penkhull · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White81.5%
7,695 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh8.8%
833 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African4.9%
460 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3%
279 residents
Other ethnic group1.9%
179 residents
Boothen & Penkhull · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above26.5%
2,054 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications22.1%
1,714 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications19.4%
1,508 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12.7%
985 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.6%
819 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.5%
425 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.3%
258 residents aged 16 and over
Boothen & Penkhull · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)57.9%
4,492 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive38%
2,946 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student4.1%
322 residents aged 16 and over
Boothen & Penkhull · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations22.7%
1,759 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.6%
1,131 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students12.6%
981 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12%
935 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.1%
784 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed9%
699 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.9%
612 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations6%
468 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.1%
396 residents aged 16 and over
Boothen & Penkhull · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health43%
4,061 residents
Good health35.5%
3,351 residents
Fair health14.8%
1,394 residents
Bad health5.2%
487 residents
Very bad health1.6%
150 residents
Boothen & Penkhull · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act79.9%
7,547 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act20.1%
1,896 residents
Boothen & Penkhull · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension40.9%
1,768 households
Household is deprived in one dimension36%
1,558 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions17.2%
744 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.5%
238 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
16 households
Boothen & Penkhull · 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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