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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006014

Highley & Ditton Priors

Highley & Ditton Priors is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,910 residents in Shropshire. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Shropshire
9,910

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,127

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

49.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

72.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

8.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

30.3%

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.

Stanton & Barningham, West Suffolk6,839 residents · 75.7% owned · 9.3% no carHeathfield & Liverton, Teignbridge6,721 residents · 75.1% owned · 8.9% no carScarisbrick, Halsall & Haskayne, West Lancashire7,506 residents · 80.8% owned · 7.9% no carRufford & Banks, West Lancashire7,972 residents · 79.7% owned · 9.4% no carWeeley & Thorpe-le-Soken, Tendring7,913 residents · 85.2% owned · 10.6% no carBromyard & Bishop's Frome, Herefordshire, County of10,681 residents · 68.6% owned · 10.1% no car

Most similar within Shropshire

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Cleobury Mortimer, Burford & Ashford Carbonell, Shropshire8,917 residents · 75.5% owned · 8.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Highley & Ditton Priors

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

Tenure

Owned72.3%
2,985 households
Private rented16.8%
694 households
Social rented10.2%
421 households
Shared ownership0.6%
25 households
Lives rent free0%
2 households
Highley & Ditton Priors · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached51%
2,104 households
Semi-detached24.7%
1,021 households
Terraced13.8%
571 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure8.1%
334 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement0.9%
39 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
21 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.5%
20 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.4%
17 households
Highley & Ditton Priors · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household37.1%
1,529 households
2 cars or vans in household33.6%
1,385 households
3 or more cars or vans in household20.5%
844 households
No cars or vans in household8.9%
366 households
Highley & Ditton Priors · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms40.4%
1,666 households
2 bedrooms31.5%
1,300 households
4 or more bedrooms24.4%
1,007 households
1 bedroom3.7%
154 households
Highley & Ditton Priors · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household68.8%
2,837 households
One-person household25.9%
1,068 households
Other household types5.4%
221 households
Highley & Ditton Priors · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household42.3%
1,744 households
1 person in household25.9%
1,068 households
3 people in household15.3%
630 households
4 people in household10.4%
428 households
5 people in household3.4%
139 households
8 or more people in household1.3%
54 households
6 people in household1.3%
52 households
7 people in household0.3%
12 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Highley & Ditton Priors · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1513.4%
1,329 residents
15–2913.8%
1,364 residents
30–4412.9%
1,277 residents
45–6429.8%
2,959 residents
65 and over30.1%
2,984 residents
Highley & Ditton Priors · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White98.4%
9,752 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.7%
65 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.6%
58 residents
Other ethnic group0.2%
24 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%
12 residents
Highley & Ditton Priors · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above30.3%
2,567 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications20%
1,697 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.7%
1,412 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.6%
1,154 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.3%
870 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.4%
540 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.8%
239 residents aged 16 and over
Highley & Ditton Priors · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)54%
4,584 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive44.8%
3,803 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.1%
97 residents aged 16 and over
Highley & Ditton Priors · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.7%
1,751 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers18.9%
1,605 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations11.9%
1,010 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.4%
967 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.9%
928 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations10.6%
902 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.2%
526 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.5%
468 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students3.8%
322 residents aged 16 and over
Highley & Ditton Priors · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health44.4%
4,400 residents
Good health36.2%
3,587 residents
Fair health14.2%
1,412 residents
Bad health3.9%
388 residents
Very bad health1.2%
123 residents
Highley & Ditton Priors · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81%
8,028 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19%
1,882 residents
Highley & Ditton Priors · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension46%
1,898 households
Household is deprived in one dimension37.3%
1,540 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions14.3%
591 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.3%
94 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
4 households
Highley & Ditton Priors · 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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