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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006036

Shrewsbury Sutton & Coleham

Shrewsbury Sutton & Coleham is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,574 residents in Shropshire. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Shropshire
6,574

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,241

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,177.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

66.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

20.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

37.7%

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.

Congleton Town, Cheshire East7,516 residents · 63.9% owned · 18.3% no carStone Town, Stafford11,081 residents · 63.5% owned · 19.0% no carOtley South, Leeds7,829 residents · 71.9% owned · 20.7% no carSt Neots Priory Park, Huntingdonshire6,284 residents · 61.8% owned · 22.1% no carSkipton Town & East, Craven6,676 residents · 70.5% owned · 19.5% no carStratford South West, Stratford-on-Avon8,865 residents · 67.7% owned · 19.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Shrewsbury Sutton & Coleham

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

Tenure

Owned66.3%
2,150 households
Private rented21.6%
701 households
Social rented11.4%
369 households
Shared ownership0.6%
19 households
Lives rent free0.1%
2 households
Shrewsbury Sutton & Coleham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached33.6%
1,089 households
Terraced30.3%
982 households
Detached21.7%
704 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement9.5%
308 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.1%
67 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.7%
55 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.1%
35 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Shrewsbury Sutton & Coleham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household46%
1,491 households
2 cars or vans in household26.2%
848 households
No cars or vans in household20.8%
673 households
3 or more cars or vans in household7.1%
229 households
Shrewsbury Sutton & Coleham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms37.2%
1,205 households
2 bedrooms29.7%
962 households
4 or more bedrooms21%
679 households
1 bedroom12.2%
395 households
Shrewsbury Sutton & Coleham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household57.2%
1,856 households
One-person household38.8%
1,258 households
Other household types3.9%
128 households
Shrewsbury Sutton & Coleham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household38.8%
1,258 households
2 people in household36%
1,165 households
3 people in household13.5%
436 households
4 people in household9.1%
295 households
5 people in household2.2%
70 households
6 people in household0.3%
9 households
7 people in household0.2%
6 households
8 or more people in household0%
1 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Shrewsbury Sutton & Coleham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1513.2%
866 residents
15–2915.1%
992 residents
30–4420.1%
1,323 residents
45–6428%
1,841 residents
65 and over23.6%
1,553 residents
Shrewsbury Sutton & Coleham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White95.7%
6,289 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.9%
125 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.7%
114 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.4%
25 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
22 residents
Shrewsbury Sutton & Coleham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above37.7%
2,133 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.7%
999 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14%
790 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications13.7%
776 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9%
508 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.6%
317 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.4%
134 residents aged 16 and over
Shrewsbury Sutton & Coleham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)60.2%
3,402 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive38.3%
2,166 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.5%
87 residents aged 16 and over
Shrewsbury Sutton & Coleham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations24.1%
1,363 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.3%
752 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.9%
732 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.1%
685 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11%
624 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations10.8%
609 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6%
340 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.4%
305 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.3%
245 residents aged 16 and over
Shrewsbury Sutton & Coleham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health46.1%
3,028 residents
Good health35.4%
2,325 residents
Fair health13.8%
906 residents
Bad health3.7%
242 residents
Very bad health1.1%
73 residents
Shrewsbury Sutton & Coleham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81.4%
5,349 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act18.6%
1,224 residents
Shrewsbury Sutton & Coleham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension55.1%
1,786 households
Household is deprived in one dimension30.4%
985 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions11.9%
386 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.6%
85 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
2 households
Shrewsbury Sutton & Coleham · 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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