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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006029

Shrewsbury Harlescott Grange

Shrewsbury Harlescott Grange is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,183 residents in Shropshire. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Shropshire
8,183

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,278

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,896.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

56.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

23.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

18.6%

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.

Higher Irlam, Salford9,698 residents · 65.2% owned · 21.9% no carAdwick le Street & Woodlands, Doncaster10,862 residents · 60.2% owned · 24.3% no carBrinsworth, Rotherham9,048 residents · 71.0% owned · 20.7% no carThornaby Mandale, Stockton-on-Tees7,147 residents · 57.2% owned · 25.3% no carWharton, Cheshire West and Chester6,559 residents · 62.8% owned · 20.2% no carLiswerry & Uskmouth, Newport11,763 residents · 59.2% owned · 22.5% no car

Most similar within Shropshire

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Shrewsbury Monkmoor, Shropshire8,654 residents · 60.8% owned · 21.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Shrewsbury Harlescott Grange

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

Tenure

Owned56.9%
1,864 households
Social rented30.1%
986 households
Private rented12.4%
405 households
Shared ownership0.6%
21 households
Lives rent free0.1%
2 households
Shrewsbury Harlescott Grange · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached61.8%
2,026 households
Terraced27.5%
903 households
Detached5.9%
195 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement4.1%
136 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
9 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.2%
8 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%
0 households
Shrewsbury Harlescott Grange · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.3%
1,421 households
2 cars or vans in household25.2%
825 households
No cars or vans in household23.2%
759 households
3 or more cars or vans in household8.3%
273 households
Shrewsbury Harlescott Grange · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms67.1%
2,199 households
2 bedrooms12.4%
408 households
4 or more bedrooms12.1%
395 households
1 bedroom8.4%
276 households
Shrewsbury Harlescott Grange · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household66.8%
2,187 households
One-person household27.1%
887 households
Other household types6.2%
202 households
Shrewsbury Harlescott Grange · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household34.3%
1,124 households
1 person in household27.1%
887 households
3 people in household17.4%
571 households
4 people in household12.4%
405 households
5 people in household5.3%
174 households
6 people in household1.7%
55 households
8 or more people in household1.4%
45 households
7 people in household0.5%
18 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Shrewsbury Harlescott Grange · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1520.1%
1,645 residents
15–2918.6%
1,518 residents
30–4419.4%
1,589 residents
45–6424.7%
2,021 residents
65 and over17.2%
1,410 residents
Shrewsbury Harlescott Grange · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.4%
7,893 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.7%
138 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.1%
94 residents
Other ethnic group0.6%
49 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%
10 residents
Shrewsbury Harlescott Grange · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications22.5%
1,442 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above18.6%
1,191 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications18%
1,153 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17%
1,092 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.2%
783 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship9.1%
585 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
169 residents aged 16 and over
Shrewsbury Harlescott Grange · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)59.7%
3,825 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive39%
2,502 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.3%
83 residents aged 16 and over
Shrewsbury Harlescott Grange · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations19.8%
1,271 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations18.6%
1,193 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.7%
941 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.2%
784 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.8%
566 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8.4%
537 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.4%
473 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.2%
332 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations5%
319 residents aged 16 and over
Shrewsbury Harlescott Grange · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health44.2%
3,619 residents
Good health35.5%
2,901 residents
Fair health14.1%
1,153 residents
Bad health4.9%
399 residents
Very bad health1.4%
111 residents
Shrewsbury Harlescott Grange · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80.2%
6,565 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19.8%
1,618 residents
Shrewsbury Harlescott Grange · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension42.2%
1,383 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.8%
1,142 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions17.3%
568 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.5%
180 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
5 households
Shrewsbury Harlescott Grange · 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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