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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002983

Meir Park

Meir Park is a Census neighbourhood of about 5,313 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
5,313

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,256

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,725.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

87.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

10.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

29.2%

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.

Newton Aycliffe North, County Durham8,715 residents · 79.1% owned · 11.6% no carBurton Stretton, East Staffordshire7,762 residents · 83.9% owned · 12.5% no carWest Hucknall, Ashfield7,633 residents · 85.7% owned · 13.6% no carDosthill & Two Gates, Tamworth7,339 residents · 82.9% owned · 10.8% no carHinckley East, Hinckley and Bosworth6,640 residents · 86.0% owned · 9.7% no carLong Eaton West, Erewash7,621 residents · 86.0% owned · 10.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Meir Park

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

Tenure

Owned87.4%
1,972 households
Private rented8.3%
187 households
Social rented4%
90 households
Shared ownership0.3%
6 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Meir Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached62.1%
1,401 households
Semi-detached30.9%
698 households
Terraced6.7%
151 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement0.2%
4 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.1%
2 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0%
0 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%
0 households
Meir Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household39.2%
884 households
2 cars or vans in household37.5%
845 households
3 or more cars or vans in household13.3%
299 households
No cars or vans in household10.1%
228 households
Meir Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms51%
1,153 households
4 or more bedrooms29.7%
672 households
2 bedrooms18.1%
409 households
1 bedroom1.1%
25 households
Meir Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household72.8%
1,642 households
One-person household23.8%
537 households
Other household types3.3%
75 households
Meir Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household41.6%
938 households
1 person in household23.8%
537 households
3 people in household17.2%
389 households
4 people in household12.2%
275 households
5 people in household4.1%
92 households
6 people in household0.7%
16 households
7 people in household0.3%
7 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Meir Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.8%
839 residents
15–2913.8%
736 residents
30–4417%
904 residents
45–6428.8%
1,533 residents
65 and over24.6%
1,309 residents
Meir Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White95.9%
5,094 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.3%
122 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1%
55 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.5%
28 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
14 residents
Meir Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above29.2%
1,291 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications19.5%
863 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.2%
805 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.4%
594 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.2%
451 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.4%
329 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2%
89 residents aged 16 and over
Meir Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)58%
2,567 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive40%
1,768 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2%
89 residents aged 16 and over
Meir Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22%
975 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations14.5%
640 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations13.3%
590 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.1%
537 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.7%
519 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.1%
402 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.7%
295 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.3%
236 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.2%
230 residents aged 16 and over
Meir Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health46.9%
2,490 residents
Good health35.6%
1,889 residents
Fair health12.8%
678 residents
Bad health3.7%
198 residents
Very bad health1.1%
58 residents
Meir Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81.4%
4,324 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act18.6%
989 residents
Meir Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension51.5%
1,162 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.5%
780 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions11.7%
265 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.1%
48 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
3 households
Meir Park · 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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