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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002979

Florence

Florence is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,117 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
6,117

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,163

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

6,614.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

56.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

27.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

19.0%

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.

Pellon West & Highroad Well, Calderdale8,604 residents · 56.7% owned · 31.1% no carGreat Horton & Brackenhill, Bradford7,318 residents · 48.1% owned · 39.8% no carAccrington West, Hyndburn13,414 residents · 51.1% owned · 33.4% no carBuckley Wells & Fishpool, Bury7,779 residents · 56.7% owned · 28.8% no carKingsway, Rochdale11,640 residents · 51.1% owned · 30.9% no carKeighley Oakworth Road & West Lane, Bradford9,643 residents · 52.4% owned · 38.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Florence

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

Tenure

Owned56.3%
1,217 households
Private rented30%
649 households
Social rented12.7%
274 households
Shared ownership0.7%
16 households
Lives rent free0.3%
7 households
Florence · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced48.3%
1,045 households
Semi-detached35.5%
768 households
Detached9.3%
202 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement4.6%
100 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.2%
27 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.6%
12 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.4%
8 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Florence · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.7%
945 households
No cars or vans in household27.6%
598 households
2 cars or vans in household21.4%
463 households
3 or more cars or vans in household7.3%
157 households
Florence · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms42.9%
927 households
3 bedrooms41.1%
889 households
4 or more bedrooms11%
237 households
1 bedroom5%
109 households
Florence · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household59.6%
1,287 households
One-person household30.3%
654 households
Other household types10.1%
219 households
Florence · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household30.3%
655 households
2 people in household27%
583 households
3 people in household12.9%
279 households
4 people in household11.8%
255 households
5 people in household8.2%
178 households
6 people in household4.8%
103 households
7 people in household2.8%
60 households
8 or more people in household2.3%
50 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Florence · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1524.8%
1,515 residents
15–2920.6%
1,258 residents
30–4422.2%
1,357 residents
45–6419.7%
1,206 residents
65 and over12.7%
777 residents
Florence · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White47.7%
2,916 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh43.7%
2,672 residents
Other ethnic group4.8%
295 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.2%
135 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.5%
94 residents
Florence · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications33%
1,488 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above19%
856 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.6%
657 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications13.6%
614 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12%
540 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.3%
194 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.5%
158 residents aged 16 and over
Florence · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)51.2%
2,306 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive46.3%
2,085 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.6%
115 residents aged 16 and over
Florence · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed18.9%
852 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations17.7%
798 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.7%
619 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers13.7%
618 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations10.1%
455 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students8.5%
385 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations8.1%
367 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.2%
234 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations4%
181 residents aged 16 and over
Florence · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health43.5%
2,664 residents
Good health35.5%
2,171 residents
Fair health14.1%
864 residents
Bad health5.2%
321 residents
Very bad health1.6%
98 residents
Florence · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82.5%
5,045 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act17.5%
1,073 residents
Florence · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension36.8%
797 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.6%
749 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions20.8%
450 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions7.4%
159 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
8 households
Florence · 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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