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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002976

Hollybush & Blurton North

Hollybush & Blurton North is a Census neighbourhood of about 5,970 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
5,970

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,386

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,397.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

70.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

19.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

20.1%

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.

Chaddesden North, Derby7,421 residents · 73.4% owned · 19.1% no carBradwell, Newcastle-under-Lyme7,867 residents · 65.6% owned · 19.6% no carWrockwardine Wood & Trench, Telford and Wrekin6,779 residents · 64.3% owned · 18.3% no carChaddesden Park, Derby9,030 residents · 69.7% owned · 21.8% no carAston, Rotherham8,928 residents · 68.6% owned · 20.1% no carRuncorn Halton Road, Halton7,325 residents · 67.0% owned · 20.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Hollybush & Blurton North

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

Tenure

Owned70%
1,670 households
Social rented19.5%
466 households
Private rented10.2%
243 households
Lives rent free0.2%
4 households
Shared ownership0.1%
3 households
Hollybush & Blurton North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached84.5%
2,017 households
Detached9.3%
222 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement3.5%
84 households
Terraced2.1%
50 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
10 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.2%
4 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%
1 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Hollybush & Blurton North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household45.2%
1,080 households
2 cars or vans in household26.7%
638 households
No cars or vans in household19.7%
470 households
3 or more cars or vans in household8.3%
199 households
Hollybush & Blurton North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms70.6%
1,684 households
2 bedrooms22%
524 households
4 or more bedrooms5.7%
135 households
1 bedroom1.8%
43 households
Hollybush & Blurton North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household69.8%
1,668 households
One-person household24.8%
592 households
Other household types5.4%
128 households
Hollybush & Blurton North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household34.6%
827 households
1 person in household24.8%
592 households
3 people in household19%
454 households
4 people in household13.5%
322 households
5 people in household5.5%
132 households
6 people in household1.6%
37 households
7 people in household0.6%
15 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
8 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Hollybush & Blurton North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519.6%
1,170 residents
15–2916.9%
1,010 residents
30–4419%
1,134 residents
45–6425.8%
1,541 residents
65 and over18.7%
1,119 residents
Hollybush & Blurton North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White92.6%
5,529 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh3.2%
193 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.9%
115 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.6%
96 residents
Other ethnic group0.6%
37 residents
Hollybush & Blurton North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications24.1%
1,137 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above20.1%
950 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.1%
808 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16.4%
777 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12%
565 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.8%
370 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.5%
119 residents aged 16 and over
Hollybush & Blurton North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)57.8%
2,726 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive40.3%
1,900 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2%
93 residents aged 16 and over
Hollybush & Blurton North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations21%
994 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations15.7%
744 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations15.6%
739 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.5%
543 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8.7%
411 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.2%
388 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations8.1%
382 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.9%
280 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations5.2%
244 residents aged 16 and over
Hollybush & Blurton North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health42.7%
2,552 residents
Good health35.5%
2,118 residents
Fair health14.9%
890 residents
Bad health5.3%
316 residents
Very bad health1.6%
94 residents
Hollybush & Blurton North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act78.3%
4,675 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act21.7%
1,295 residents
Hollybush & Blurton North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension43.1%
1,028 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.5%
847 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions17%
406 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.1%
98 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
7 households
Hollybush & Blurton North · 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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