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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002982

Newstead & Blurton South

Newstead & Blurton South is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,703 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
8,703

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,648

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,516.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

47.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

29.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

24.2%

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.

Atherton North, Wigan9,028 residents · 47.2% owned · 31.2% no carHucknall Westville, Ashfield8,873 residents · 63.0% owned · 21.8% no carLittle Hulton South, Salford7,272 residents · 48.5% owned · 28.6% no carWoodhouse, Mansfield8,316 residents · 55.1% owned · 25.1% no carScunthorpe Lakeside, North Lincolnshire8,825 residents · 52.6% owned · 26.7% no carLlanrumney South, Cardiff6,530 residents · 60.4% owned · 28.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Newstead & Blurton South

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

Tenure

Owned47.8%
1,742 households
Social rented38.9%
1,418 households
Private rented12.8%
466 households
Lives rent free0.5%
19 households
Shared ownership0.1%
3 households
Newstead & Blurton South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached56.4%
2,058 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement17.4%
635 households
Detached14.2%
517 households
Terraced10.3%
375 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.4%
52 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
10 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
2 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Newstead & Blurton South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household39.7%
1,449 households
No cars or vans in household29.1%
1,062 households
2 cars or vans in household25.3%
925 households
3 or more cars or vans in household5.9%
214 households
Newstead & Blurton South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms47.6%
1,737 households
2 bedrooms26.9%
982 households
4 or more bedrooms13.6%
496 households
1 bedroom11.9%
435 households
Newstead & Blurton South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household65.6%
2,394 households
One-person household29.9%
1,093 households
Other household types4.5%
165 households
Newstead & Blurton South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household32.5%
1,187 households
1 person in household29.9%
1,091 households
3 people in household17.1%
623 households
4 people in household13.6%
496 households
5 people in household4.7%
171 households
6 people in household1.6%
57 households
7 people in household0.5%
17 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
8 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Newstead & Blurton South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1522.3%
1,941 residents
15–2919.5%
1,695 residents
30–4423.7%
2,061 residents
45–6422.2%
1,933 residents
65 and over12.4%
1,076 residents
Newstead & Blurton South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White89%
7,746 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh5.5%
481 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.9%
253 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.9%
164 residents
Other ethnic group0.7%
59 residents
Newstead & Blurton South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications24.5%
1,623 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above24.2%
1,604 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16.5%
1,094 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.7%
1,044 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11%
732 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.7%
378 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.4%
162 residents aged 16 and over
Newstead & Blurton South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)58.7%
3,893 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive39.3%
2,608 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2%
136 residents aged 16 and over
Newstead & Blurton South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations21.3%
1,412 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations15.2%
1,009 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14.6%
971 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed10.2%
675 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.5%
632 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations7.9%
525 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students7.7%
511 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.1%
469 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.5%
433 residents aged 16 and over
Newstead & Blurton South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health44.6%
3,881 residents
Good health32.7%
2,845 residents
Fair health14.9%
1,296 residents
Bad health5.8%
507 residents
Very bad health2%
174 residents
Newstead & Blurton South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act77.2%
6,723 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act22.8%
1,980 residents
Newstead & Blurton South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension41%
1,497 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.7%
1,196 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions18.2%
665 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions7.8%
284 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
10 households
Newstead & Blurton South · 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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