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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004656

Stroud Town

Stroud Town is a Census neighbourhood of about 11,348 residents in Stroud. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

11,348

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,360

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,703.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

62.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

21.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

39.7%

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.

St Neots Priory Park, Huntingdonshire6,284 residents · 61.8% owned · 22.1% no carShrewsbury Sutton & Coleham, Shropshire6,574 residents · 66.3% owned · 20.8% no carCongleton Town, Cheshire East7,516 residents · 63.9% owned · 18.3% no carStourbridge Town & Old Quarter, Dudley8,168 residents · 61.6% owned · 24.0% no carFrome North West, Mendip8,795 residents · 52.0% owned · 23.0% no carStone Town, Stafford11,081 residents · 63.5% owned · 19.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Stroud Town

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

Tenure

Owned62%
3,325 households
Private rented20.1%
1,078 households
Social rented16.6%
892 households
Shared ownership1.1%
59 households
Lives rent free0.1%
6 households
Stroud Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached35.7%
1,915 households
Terraced22%
1,181 households
Detached18.7%
1,000 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement15.5%
833 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse3.3%
177 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.9%
154 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.8%
95 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
6 households
Stroud Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.8%
2,347 households
2 cars or vans in household25.6%
1,373 households
No cars or vans in household21.5%
1,152 households
3 or more cars or vans in household9.1%
490 households
Stroud Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms36.9%
1,981 households
2 bedrooms28.8%
1,545 households
4 or more bedrooms18.1%
972 households
1 bedroom16.1%
864 households
Stroud Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household55.9%
2,996 households
One-person household38.8%
2,078 households
Other household types5.3%
286 households
Stroud Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household38.8%
2,078 households
2 people in household32.9%
1,766 households
3 people in household13.8%
741 households
4 people in household10.3%
550 households
5 people in household3%
160 households
6 people in household0.8%
43 households
7 people in household0.3%
15 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
8 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Stroud Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.2%
1,728 residents
15–2916.2%
1,838 residents
30–4418.7%
2,123 residents
45–6430.3%
3,440 residents
65 and over19.5%
2,212 residents
Stroud Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White94.4%
10,715 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.8%
320 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.4%
163 residents
Other ethnic group0.7%
84 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.6%
66 residents
Stroud Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above39.7%
3,776 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.2%
1,636 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.2%
1,254 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications13.2%
1,252 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.3%
882 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.3%
507 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2%
194 residents aged 16 and over
Stroud Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)62.5%
5,937 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive35.8%
3,399 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.8%
167 residents aged 16 and over
Stroud Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.3%
2,116 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers14.5%
1,381 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations13%
1,231 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.3%
1,165 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations11.5%
1,093 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.7%
917 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.1%
582 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.7%
537 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.1%
480 residents aged 16 and over
Stroud Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health45.4%
5,150 residents
Good health35.4%
4,016 residents
Fair health14.7%
1,667 residents
Bad health3.6%
408 residents
Very bad health0.9%
106 residents
Stroud Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80.8%
9,170 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19.2%
2,177 residents
Stroud Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension51.6%
2,765 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.4%
1,788 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions11.8%
630 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.1%
166 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
12 households
Stroud Town · 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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