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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004661

Cam

Cam is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,521 residents in Stroud. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

8,521

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,824

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

721

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

74.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

12.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

32.1%

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.

Wickersley South, Bramley South & Whiston, Rotherham11,524 residents · 75.4% owned · 16.5% no carKilburn & Horsley, Amber Valley7,324 residents · 75.9% owned · 12.6% no carBorrowash & Ockbrook, Erewash7,167 residents · 77.2% owned · 14.2% no carWilthorpe & Barugh Green, Barnsley11,663 residents · 76.6% owned · 16.2% no carLeek South & Cheddleton, Staffordshire Moorlands10,619 residents · 84.3% owned · 10.0% no carKimberley North & Watnall, Broxtowe9,160 residents · 74.7% owned · 16.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Cam

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

Tenure

Owned74%
2,831 households
Social rented14.9%
568 households
Private rented9.4%
359 households
Shared ownership1.5%
57 households
Lives rent free0.2%
9 households
Cam · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached38.6%
1,476 households
Detached36.6%
1,400 households
Terraced15.3%
584 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement7.7%
296 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.9%
34 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.5%
20 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
8 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
7 households
Cam · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household37.4%
1,431 households
2 cars or vans in household34.6%
1,323 households
3 or more cars or vans in household15.9%
610 households
No cars or vans in household12.1%
463 households
Cam · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms42.3%
1,617 households
4 or more bedrooms26.1%
1,000 households
2 bedrooms23.7%
905 households
1 bedroom7.9%
303 households
Cam · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household67%
2,561 households
One-person household29.6%
1,131 households
Other household types3.4%
129 households
Cam · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household39.7%
1,519 households
1 person in household29.6%
1,131 households
3 people in household14.6%
560 households
4 people in household11.8%
451 households
5 people in household3.1%
117 households
6 people in household1%
38 households
7 people in household0.1%
5 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
2 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Cam · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.2%
1,295 residents
15–2913.5%
1,151 residents
30–4415.6%
1,332 residents
45–6429.7%
2,529 residents
65 and over26%
2,214 residents
Cam · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White98.1%
8,362 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1%
83 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.4%
30 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.3%
28 residents
Other ethnic group0.2%
17 residents
Cam · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above32.1%
2,299 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.4%
1,248 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications16.6%
1,186 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.5%
1,035 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.1%
725 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.8%
485 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.4%
175 residents aged 16 and over
Cam · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)58.1%
4,153 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive40.7%
2,914 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.2%
86 residents aged 16 and over
Cam · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.9%
1,568 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.3%
1,022 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.1%
936 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13%
933 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations11.9%
853 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.9%
782 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.8%
414 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.7%
405 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students3.3%
238 residents aged 16 and over
Cam · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health45.2%
3,852 residents
Good health35.9%
3,061 residents
Fair health13.5%
1,150 residents
Bad health4.4%
374 residents
Very bad health1%
83 residents
Cam · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81.3%
6,931 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act18.7%
1,590 residents
Cam · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension51%
1,952 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.4%
1,277 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions12.9%
493 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.5%
96 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
6 households
Cam · 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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