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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006017

Ellesmere

Ellesmere is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,069 residents in Shropshire. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Shropshire
8,069

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,540

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

76

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

72.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

11.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

32.5%

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.

Langport & Long Sutton, South Somerset6,277 residents · 73.2% owned · 8.0% no carSturminster Newton & Stalbridge, Dorset10,439 residents · 70.3% owned · 11.1% no carCastle Cary & Kenton Mandeville, South Somerset9,088 residents · 73.3% owned · 8.5% no carStoford & the Cokers, South Somerset5,415 residents · 74.4% owned · 9.6% no carCaistor, Kelsey & Keelby, West Lindsey9,840 residents · 71.1% owned · 9.8% no carCannington, Combwich & Nether Stowey, Sedgemoor7,133 residents · 76.6% owned · 8.8% no car

Most similar within Shropshire

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Much Wenlock & Broseley, Shropshire11,877 residents · 65.9% owned · 11.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Ellesmere

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

Tenure

Owned72.1%
2,552 households
Private rented18.3%
649 households
Social rented9.2%
324 households
Shared ownership0.4%
14 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Ellesmere · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached47.9%
1,695 households
Semi-detached33.6%
1,188 households
Terraced11.9%
421 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement3.3%
117 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.2%
44 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1%
36 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.7%
26 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.4%
13 households
Ellesmere · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household38.9%
1,377 households
2 cars or vans in household34.7%
1,227 households
3 or more cars or vans in household14.7%
522 households
No cars or vans in household11.7%
414 households
Ellesmere · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms40.4%
1,430 households
4 or more bedrooms30%
1,061 households
2 bedrooms23%
814 households
1 bedroom6.7%
237 households
Ellesmere · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household65.5%
2,318 households
One-person household30.4%
1,075 households
Other household types4.2%
148 households
Ellesmere · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household40.1%
1,420 households
1 person in household30.4%
1,075 households
3 people in household14%
496 households
4 people in household10.4%
368 households
5 people in household3.6%
127 households
6 people in household1.1%
38 households
7 people in household0.3%
11 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Ellesmere · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514.2%
1,146 residents
15–2913.4%
1,080 residents
30–4414.8%
1,192 residents
45–6429.8%
2,401 residents
65 and over27.9%
2,247 residents
Ellesmere · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White98%
7,908 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.8%
64 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.7%
58 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
22 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%
16 residents
Ellesmere · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above32.5%
2,213 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications17.6%
1,200 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.7%
1,135 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.9%
1,010 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.7%
658 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.9%
401 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.7%
182 residents aged 16 and over
Ellesmere · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)54.5%
3,706 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive44.4%
3,018 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.2%
80 residents aged 16 and over
Ellesmere · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.1%
1,502 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers14.7%
997 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations13.9%
943 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations12%
816 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.9%
743 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.7%
726 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.4%
370 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.4%
368 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.9%
334 residents aged 16 and over
Ellesmere · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health46.5%
3,753 residents
Good health34.8%
2,804 residents
Fair health13.5%
1,093 residents
Bad health4.2%
335 residents
Very bad health1%
84 residents
Ellesmere · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81.9%
6,608 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act18.1%
1,462 residents
Ellesmere · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension48.7%
1,724 households
Household is deprived in one dimension36.5%
1,293 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions12.5%
444 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.2%
78 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
1 households
Ellesmere · 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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