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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006034

Shrewsbury Copthorne & Bowbrook

Shrewsbury Copthorne & Bowbrook is a Census neighbourhood of about 10,662 residents in Shropshire. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Shropshire
10,662

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,699

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,087.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

70.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

12.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

43.6%

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.

Lichfield West & South, Lichfield10,403 residents · 73.7% owned · 12.2% no carMarket Harborough South & Little Bowden, Harborough9,381 residents · 72.4% owned · 14.0% no carMacclesfield Upton Priory & Greenside, Cheshire East7,667 residents · 73.2% owned · 13.0% no carPortishead South, North Somerset8,183 residents · 77.0% owned · 12.3% no carChristchurch Park, Ipswich8,388 residents · 65.2% owned · 21.3% no carMacclesfield Bollinbrook, Cheshire East7,325 residents · 78.1% owned · 14.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Shrewsbury Copthorne & Bowbrook

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

Tenure

Owned70.3%
3,302 households
Private rented19%
895 households
Social rented9.6%
453 households
Shared ownership1%
47 households
Lives rent free0%
2 households
Shrewsbury Copthorne & Bowbrook · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached46.2%
2,169 households
Semi-detached28.3%
1,329 households
Terraced15%
706 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement6.6%
309 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse2.6%
120 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.2%
57 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.1%
4 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
Shrewsbury Copthorne & Bowbrook · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.3%
2,080 households
2 cars or vans in household33.3%
1,566 households
No cars or vans in household12.8%
602 households
3 or more cars or vans in household9.6%
449 households
Shrewsbury Copthorne & Bowbrook · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

4 or more bedrooms35.6%
1,673 households
3 bedrooms29.7%
1,396 households
2 bedrooms23.1%
1,083 households
1 bedroom11.6%
545 households
Shrewsbury Copthorne & Bowbrook · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household64.7%
3,038 households
One-person household31.1%
1,463 households
Other household types4.2%
197 households
Shrewsbury Copthorne & Bowbrook · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household36.4%
1,708 households
1 person in household31.1%
1,463 households
3 people in household14%
658 households
4 people in household13.9%
653 households
5 people in household3.9%
182 households
6 people in household0.6%
26 households
7 people in household0.1%
6 households
8 or more people in household0%
1 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Shrewsbury Copthorne & Bowbrook · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.2%
1,833 residents
15–2915.9%
1,692 residents
30–4419%
2,026 residents
45–6427.3%
2,913 residents
65 and over20.6%
2,199 residents
Shrewsbury Copthorne & Bowbrook · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White91.1%
9,707 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh5.8%
619 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.6%
173 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1%
105 residents
Other ethnic group0.5%
57 residents
Shrewsbury Copthorne & Bowbrook · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above43.6%
3,793 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.2%
1,491 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.7%
1,191 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications10.5%
915 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.7%
669 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5%
433 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.3%
201 residents aged 16 and over
Shrewsbury Copthorne & Bowbrook · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)60.8%
5,285 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive37.1%
3,219 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.1%
184 residents aged 16 and over
Shrewsbury Copthorne & Bowbrook · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations26.7%
2,319 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations18%
1,568 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.2%
1,151 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.5%
825 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations9.3%
808 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations7.7%
669 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.1%
533 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.2%
451 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.3%
370 residents aged 16 and over
Shrewsbury Copthorne & Bowbrook · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health53.3%
5,684 residents
Good health31.9%
3,399 residents
Fair health11.1%
1,183 residents
Bad health2.9%
314 residents
Very bad health0.8%
82 residents
Shrewsbury Copthorne & Bowbrook · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act85.2%
9,082 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act14.8%
1,580 residents
Shrewsbury Copthorne & Bowbrook · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension59.6%
2,800 households
Household is deprived in one dimension29.1%
1,365 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions9.1%
429 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2%
93 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
10 households
Shrewsbury Copthorne & Bowbrook · 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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