Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006009

Cosford & Albrighton

Cosford & Albrighton is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,933 residents in Shropshire. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Shropshire

7,933

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,734

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

172.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

66.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

12.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

31.1%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Cosford & Albrighton

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

Tenure

Owned66.3%

1,813 households

Private rented21.7%

592 households

Social rented11.6%

316 households

Shared ownership0.3%

9 households

Lives rent free0.1%

4 households

Cosford & Albrighton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached43%

1,173 households

Detached35.2%

961 households

Terraced15.9%

435 households

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement2.7%

75 households

A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure1.5%

40 households

In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1%

28 households

Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.4%

11 households

Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.3%

8 households

Cosford & Albrighton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household40.7%

1,113 households

2 cars or vans in household32.9%

901 households

3 or more cars or vans in household14.2%

389 households

No cars or vans in household12.2%

334 households

Cosford & Albrighton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms50.6%

1,383 households

2 bedrooms23.9%

654 households

4 or more bedrooms22.1%

605 households

1 bedroom3.3%

91 households

Cosford & Albrighton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household66.3%

1,811 households

One-person household27.9%

762 households

Other household types5.9%

160 households

Cosford & Albrighton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household38.7%

1,057 households

1 person in household27.9%

762 households

3 people in household16.1%

439 households

4 people in household12.7%

348 households

5 people in household3%

81 households

6 people in household0.7%

19 households

8 or more people in household0.7%

19 households

7 people in household0.3%

7 households

0 people in household0%

0 households

Cosford & Albrighton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1511.5%

913 residents

15–2924.6%

1,955 residents

30–4417.3%

1,375 residents

45–6424.2%

1,921 residents

65 and over22.3%

1,769 residents

Cosford & Albrighton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White92.4%

7,331 residents

Other ethnic group3.9%

313 residents

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.5%

119 residents

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.5%

116 residents

Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.7%

55 residents

Cosford & Albrighton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above31.1%

2,167 residents aged 16 and over

Level 3 qualifications23.5%

1,635 residents aged 16 and over

Level 2 qualifications16.2%

1,130 residents aged 16 and over

No qualifications14.6%

1,014 residents aged 16 and over

Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.4%

515 residents aged 16 and over

Apprenticeship5.2%

364 residents aged 16 and over

Other qualifications2%

136 residents aged 16 and over

Cosford & Albrighton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)59.1%

4,112 residents aged 16 and over

Economically inactive37.3%

2,597 residents aged 16 and over

Economically active and a full-time student3.6%

252 residents aged 16 and over

Cosford & Albrighton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations25.5%

1,778 residents aged 16 and over

L7 Intermediate occupations14.8%

1,029 residents aged 16 and over

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.9%

967 residents aged 16 and over

L12 Semi-routine occupations9.4%

656 residents aged 16 and over

L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.1%

637 residents aged 16 and over

L15 Full-time students8.3%

580 residents aged 16 and over

L13 Routine occupations8.1%

564 residents aged 16 and over

L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.5%

386 residents aged 16 and over

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.3%

366 residents aged 16 and over

Cosford & Albrighton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health50.3%

3,988 residents

Good health32.3%

2,564 residents

Fair health12.2%

967 residents

Bad health3.8%

305 residents

Very bad health1.4%

110 residents

Cosford & Albrighton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82.5%

6,547 residents

Disabled under the Equality Act17.5%

1,386 residents

Cosford & Albrighton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension48.4%

1,324 households

Household is deprived in one dimension35.6%

973 households

Household is deprived in two dimensions13.9%

380 households

Household is deprived in three dimensions2%

56 households

Household is deprived in four dimensions0%

1 households

Cosford & Albrighton · 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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Evidence ledger

Source and date are part of the record.

All statistics on this pageONS · Census 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0
Neighbourhood nameHouse of Commons Library · MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence
GeographyONS Middle layer Super Output Area E02006009

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Cosford & Albrighton

Usual residents

Households

Residents per km²

Households owning their home

Households with no car or van

Adults with a degree or above

Neighbourhoods most like this one

Life in Cosford & Albrighton

Tenure

Accommodation type

Car or van availability

Number of bedrooms

Household composition

Household size

Age

Ethnic group

Highest qualification

Economic activity

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

General health

Disability

Household deprivation

Alike on the Census, which is not the same as alike to live in.

Source and date are part of the record.