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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006008

Shifnal

Shifnal is a Census neighbourhood of about 10,459 residents in Shropshire. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Shropshire
10,459

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,521

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

175.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

68.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

12.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

35.6%

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.

Sherburn in Elmet & South Milford, Selby11,363 residents · 72.9% owned · 11.6% no carTowcester East & Paulerspury, West Northamptonshire10,048 residents · 68.3% owned · 11.8% no carSoutham, Stockton & Napton, Stratford-on-Avon11,031 residents · 70.6% owned · 10.9% no carBawtry, Austerfield & Hayfield, Doncaster6,967 residents · 73.6% owned · 12.2% no carBrampton, the Stukeleys and the Alconburys, Huntingdonshire11,548 residents · 70.6% owned · 9.8% no carEast Malling, West Malling & Trottiscliffe, Tonbridge and Malling12,405 residents · 71.1% owned · 9.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Shifnal

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

Tenure

Owned68%
3,075 households
Social rented16.2%
731 households
Private rented13.7%
618 households
Shared ownership2.1%
93 households
Lives rent free0.1%
4 households
Shifnal · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached39.6%
1,792 households
Semi-detached36.3%
1,641 households
Terraced15%
680 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement6.9%
311 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.9%
39 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.7%
31 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.5%
24 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
Shifnal · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household40%
1,807 households
2 cars or vans in household36.5%
1,652 households
No cars or vans in household12%
544 households
3 or more cars or vans in household11.4%
517 households
Shifnal · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms40%
1,808 households
4 or more bedrooms29.8%
1,345 households
2 bedrooms24.7%
1,115 households
1 bedroom5.6%
252 households
Shifnal · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household69.1%
3,124 households
One-person household27.3%
1,232 households
Other household types3.6%
163 households
Shifnal · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household39%
1,763 households
1 person in household27.2%
1,230 households
3 people in household16.4%
742 households
4 people in household12.6%
570 households
5 people in household3.5%
160 households
6 people in household0.9%
39 households
7 people in household0.2%
8 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
7 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Shifnal · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.9%
1,765 residents
15–2915.6%
1,634 residents
30–4420.2%
2,116 residents
45–6427.5%
2,877 residents
65 and over19.7%
2,065 residents
Shifnal · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White94.9%
9,927 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.1%
221 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.1%
218 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.6%
61 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
30 residents
Shifnal · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above35.6%
3,049 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications19%
1,625 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.5%
1,244 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications14.2%
1,215 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.4%
810 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.1%
434 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.3%
195 residents aged 16 and over
Shifnal · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)64.1%
5,491 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive34.8%
2,979 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.1%
98 residents aged 16 and over
Shifnal · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations25.6%
2,193 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.2%
1,390 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.1%
1,041 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.7%
916 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.4%
890 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations9%
775 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.9%
505 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.7%
489 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.3%
372 residents aged 16 and over
Shifnal · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health50.5%
5,280 residents
Good health33.7%
3,523 residents
Fair health11.7%
1,228 residents
Bad health3.1%
325 residents
Very bad health1%
103 residents
Shifnal · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act84.5%
8,835 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act15.5%
1,624 residents
Shifnal · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension56.7%
2,561 households
Household is deprived in one dimension29.8%
1,349 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions11.4%
517 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2%
91 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
2 households
Shifnal · 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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