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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006031

Shrewsbury Greenfields

Shrewsbury Greenfields is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,956 residents in Shropshire. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Shropshire
7,956

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,840

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,827.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

55.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

24.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

35.3%

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.

Alphington & Marsh Barton, Exeter6,937 residents · 60.5% owned · 20.9% no carHolgate West, York8,931 residents · 61.8% owned · 32.1% no carMacclesfield East & Hurdsfield, Cheshire East8,421 residents · 61.6% owned · 23.8% no carSalisbury Churchfields, Wiltshire6,905 residents · 58.2% owned · 26.0% no carCongleton Town, Cheshire East7,516 residents · 63.9% owned · 18.3% no carGreenbank, Cheshire West and Chester5,845 residents · 59.2% owned · 18.3% no car

Most similar within Shropshire

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Shrewsbury Sutton & Coleham, Shropshire6,574 residents · 66.3% owned · 20.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Shrewsbury Greenfields

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

Tenure

Owned55.2%
2,121 households
Private rented26.7%
1,025 households
Social rented16.9%
648 households
Shared ownership1.1%
42 households
Lives rent free0.1%
4 households
Shrewsbury Greenfields · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced32.9%
1,265 households
Semi-detached31%
1,192 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement18.8%
723 households
Detached14.4%
554 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.7%
66 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.8%
29 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
13 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Shrewsbury Greenfields · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household48.7%
1,870 households
No cars or vans in household24.6%
943 households
2 cars or vans in household22%
845 households
3 or more cars or vans in household4.7%
181 households
Shrewsbury Greenfields · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms37.5%
1,440 households
3 bedrooms34.3%
1,316 households
1 bedroom14.4%
552 households
4 or more bedrooms13.9%
532 households
Shrewsbury Greenfields · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household54.5%
2,094 households
One-person household39.2%
1,507 households
Other household types6.2%
240 households
Shrewsbury Greenfields · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household39.2%
1,507 households
2 people in household35.3%
1,354 households
3 people in household12.7%
489 households
4 people in household9.8%
376 households
5 people in household1.8%
71 households
6 people in household0.9%
36 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
4 households
7 people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Shrewsbury Greenfields · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514%
1,117 residents
15–2918.1%
1,444 residents
30–4421.8%
1,737 residents
45–6427.7%
2,204 residents
65 and over18.3%
1,454 residents
Shrewsbury Greenfields · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White94.5%
7,520 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.4%
191 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.9%
152 residents
Other ethnic group0.8%
64 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.4%
29 residents
Shrewsbury Greenfields · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above35.3%
2,393 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.6%
1,260 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications16.1%
1,089 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.2%
892 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.6%
583 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.6%
377 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.7%
182 residents aged 16 and over
Shrewsbury Greenfields · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)63.1%
4,274 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive35.5%
2,403 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.5%
99 residents aged 16 and over
Shrewsbury Greenfields · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.4%
1,448 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations14.4%
975 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14.2%
959 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations11.7%
792 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.5%
777 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.8%
667 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6%
404 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.9%
397 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.3%
358 residents aged 16 and over
Shrewsbury Greenfields · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health47.6%
3,791 residents
Good health32.5%
2,585 residents
Fair health13.8%
1,095 residents
Bad health4.9%
391 residents
Very bad health1.2%
95 residents
Shrewsbury Greenfields · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80.9%
6,433 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19.1%
1,523 residents
Shrewsbury Greenfields · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension53.3%
2,045 households
Household is deprived in one dimension31.1%
1,194 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions12.4%
475 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.2%
121 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
5 households
Shrewsbury Greenfields · 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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