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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004954

Roebuck

Roebuck is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,130 residents in Stevenage. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,130

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,916

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,179.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

53.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

20.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

27.0%

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.

Eastleigh West, Eastleigh12,988 residents · 48.5% owned · 17.6% no carPriestwood, Bracknell Forest6,957 residents · 48.4% owned · 17.8% no carKingswood South, South Gloucestershire9,414 residents · 66.8% owned · 17.9% no carSnodland, Tonbridge and Malling11,829 residents · 63.9% owned · 13.5% no carStaple Tye & Latton Bush, Harlow7,846 residents · 52.7% owned · 20.9% no carWick & Toddington, Arun12,166 residents · 59.5% owned · 17.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Roebuck

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

Tenure

Owned53.4%
1,557 households
Social rented30%
876 households
Private rented12.1%
353 households
Shared ownership4.4%
128 households
Lives rent free0.1%
2 households
Roebuck · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced45.1%
1,314 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement20.8%
607 households
Semi-detached20.1%
587 households
Detached10.2%
298 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.6%
47 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.4%
42 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.7%
19 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Roebuck · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household40.6%
1,184 households
2 cars or vans in household29.5%
861 households
No cars or vans in household20.7%
602 households
3 or more cars or vans in household9.2%
267 households
Roebuck · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms48.8%
1,421 households
2 bedrooms22.3%
649 households
1 bedroom16.3%
476 households
4 or more bedrooms12.6%
367 households
Roebuck · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household63.8%
1,859 households
One-person household30.1%
878 households
Other household types6%
176 households
Roebuck · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household30.1%
878 households
2 people in household29.9%
872 households
3 people in household17.1%
498 households
4 people in household15.8%
461 households
5 people in household4.8%
140 households
6 people in household1.5%
43 households
7 people in household0.4%
12 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
10 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Roebuck · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519.8%
1,415 residents
15–2917%
1,215 residents
30–4423.1%
1,648 residents
45–6424.7%
1,764 residents
65 and over15.3%
1,088 residents
Roebuck · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White85.5%
6,099 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh5%
359 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African4.8%
339 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.7%
267 residents
Other ethnic group0.9%
66 residents
Roebuck · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above27%
1,522 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.7%
1,056 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications17.3%
974 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.6%
826 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications13.9%
784 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.7%
319 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.8%
160 residents aged 16 and over
Roebuck · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)65%
3,666 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive32.8%
1,849 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.3%
127 residents aged 16 and over
Roebuck · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations19.9%
1,120 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations13.3%
753 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.3%
751 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.7%
714 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations11.1%
624 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10%
566 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.2%
404 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.6%
375 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.9%
334 residents aged 16 and over
Roebuck · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health47.5%
3,385 residents
Good health34.1%
2,434 residents
Fair health13.2%
943 residents
Bad health4.3%
306 residents
Very bad health0.9%
62 residents
Roebuck · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81.9%
5,843 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act18.1%
1,287 residents
Roebuck · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension46.3%
1,349 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.4%
972 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions16%
466 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4%
117 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
9 households
Roebuck · 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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