Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002981

Meir South & Lightwood

Meir South & Lightwood is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,594 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

8,594

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,330

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,350

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

60.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

22.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

22.6%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Meir South & Lightwood

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

Tenure

Owned60.1%

2,000 households

Social rented27.4%

911 households

Private rented12.2%

407 households

Lives rent free0.2%

8 households

Shared ownership0.1%

4 households

Meir South & Lightwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached53.3%

1,776 households

Detached29.7%

990 households

Terraced9.2%

308 households

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement7.2%

241 households

Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.2%

8 households

Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%

3 households

A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%

2 households

In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.1%

2 households

Meir South & Lightwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household39.8%

1,326 households

2 cars or vans in household27.2%

905 households

No cars or vans in household22.5%

750 households

3 or more cars or vans in household10.5%

349 households

Meir South & Lightwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms47.1%

1,568 households

2 bedrooms28.3%

944 households

4 or more bedrooms18.1%

602 households

1 bedroom6.5%

216 households

Meir South & Lightwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household68.2%

2,272 households

One-person household26.1%

869 households

Other household types5.7%

191 households

Meir South & Lightwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household31.9%

1,062 households

1 person in household26.1%

869 households

3 people in household17.6%

585 households

4 people in household14.2%

472 households

5 people in household6%

201 households

6 people in household2.6%

88 households

7 people in household0.9%

31 households

8 or more people in household0.7%

22 households

0 people in household0%

0 households

Meir South & Lightwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1523.1%

1,987 residents

15–2918.4%

1,581 residents

30–4418.9%

1,625 residents

45–6425.6%

2,200 residents

65 and over14%

1,199 residents

Meir South & Lightwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White82.2%

7,067 residents

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh12.9%

1,105 residents

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2%

175 residents

Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.7%

149 residents

Other ethnic group1.2%

100 residents

Meir South & Lightwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications25.3%

1,638 residents aged 16 and over

Level 4 qualifications or above22.6%

1,465 residents aged 16 and over

Level 3 qualifications17.1%

1,112 residents aged 16 and over

Level 2 qualifications15.7%

1,019 residents aged 16 and over

Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.8%

703 residents aged 16 and over

Apprenticeship6.1%

395 residents aged 16 and over

Other qualifications2.4%

155 residents aged 16 and over

Meir South & Lightwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)57%

3,694 residents aged 16 and over

Economically inactive40.8%

2,647 residents aged 16 and over

Economically active and a full-time student2.2%

144 residents aged 16 and over

Meir South & Lightwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations19.6%

1,271 residents aged 16 and over

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations15.2%

983 residents aged 16 and over

L12 Semi-routine occupations13.7%

890 residents aged 16 and over

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed11%

711 residents aged 16 and over

L7 Intermediate occupations10.4%

676 residents aged 16 and over

L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.9%

579 residents aged 16 and over

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations7.7%

502 residents aged 16 and over

L15 Full-time students7.3%

474 residents aged 16 and over

L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.1%

397 residents aged 16 and over

Meir South & Lightwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health45%

3,864 residents

Good health33.7%

2,900 residents

Fair health14.3%

1,229 residents

Bad health5.4%

463 residents

Very bad health1.6%

138 residents

Meir South & Lightwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80.3%

6,899 residents

Disabled under the Equality Act19.7%

1,695 residents

Meir South & Lightwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension42%

1,398 households

Household is deprived in one dimension34.1%

1,135 households

Household is deprived in two dimensions18.6%

618 households

Household is deprived in three dimensions5.1%

170 households

Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%

9 households

Meir South & Lightwood · 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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Evidence ledger

Source and date are part of the record.

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GeographyONS Middle layer Super Output Area E02002981

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Meir South & Lightwood

Usual residents

Households

Residents per km²

Households owning their home

Households with no car or van

Adults with a degree or above

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Life in Meir South & Lightwood

Tenure

Accommodation type

Car or van availability

Number of bedrooms

Household composition

Household size

Age

Ethnic group

Highest qualification

Economic activity

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

General health

Disability

Household deprivation

Alike on the Census, which is not the same as alike to live in.

Source and date are part of the record.