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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006043

Craven Arms & Broadstone

Craven Arms & Broadstone is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,716 residents in Shropshire. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Shropshire
6,716

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,948

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

27.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

62.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

10.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

31.8%

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.

Hartland Coast, Torridge6,447 residents · 71.8% owned · 7.9% no carLlanfair Caereinion & Caersws, Powys6,151 residents · 75.4% owned · 7.7% no carAbermule, Churchstoke & Kerry, Powys5,790 residents · 74.8% owned · 5.9% no carTenbury Wells, Mamble & Clifton, Malvern Hills8,420 residents · 71.5% owned · 9.2% no carKington, Eardisley & Staunton, Herefordshire, County of7,850 residents · 66.8% owned · 9.6% no carKirkby Stephen, Tebay & Brough, Eden7,724 residents · 72.7% owned · 9.3% no car

Most similar within Shropshire

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Bishop's Castle, Brockton & Chirbury, Shropshire5,650 residents · 68.3% owned · 8.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Craven Arms & Broadstone

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

Tenure

Owned62.4%
1,839 households
Private rented25.5%
752 households
Social rented11.4%
337 households
Shared ownership0.6%
19 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Craven Arms & Broadstone · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached52.1%
1,535 households
Semi-detached28.6%
844 households
Terraced12.7%
375 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement3.4%
99 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.8%
25 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.8%
25 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.7%
22 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.7%
22 households
Craven Arms & Broadstone · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

2 cars or vans in household35.3%
1,042 households
1 car or van in household34.6%
1,019 households
3 or more cars or vans in household19.6%
578 households
No cars or vans in household10.5%
310 households
Craven Arms & Broadstone · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms46.6%
1,374 households
4 or more bedrooms27.2%
803 households
2 bedrooms21.5%
633 households
1 bedroom4.7%
139 households
Craven Arms & Broadstone · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household68%
2,005 households
One-person household26.6%
784 households
Other household types5.5%
161 households
Craven Arms & Broadstone · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household43.8%
1,292 households
1 person in household26.6%
785 households
3 people in household13%
382 households
4 people in household11.1%
326 households
5 people in household4%
119 households
6 people in household1.2%
34 households
7 people in household0.3%
8 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Craven Arms & Broadstone · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514.3%
959 residents
15–2912.9%
865 residents
30–4413.9%
937 residents
45–6430.6%
2,054 residents
65 and over28.3%
1,904 residents
Craven Arms & Broadstone · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.6%
6,488 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.7%
117 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1%
67 residents
Other ethnic group0.5%
31 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%
15 residents
Craven Arms & Broadstone · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above31.8%
1,817 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications17.5%
999 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.8%
960 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.2%
866 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.2%
584 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.7%
326 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.7%
156 residents aged 16 and over
Craven Arms & Broadstone · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)56.9%
3,245 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive42.2%
2,408 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1%
55 residents aged 16 and over
Craven Arms & Broadstone · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers20.3%
1,158 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations19.4%
1,106 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations12.4%
709 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.2%
698 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.9%
681 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.8%
561 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.5%
314 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.2%
299 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students3.2%
182 residents aged 16 and over
Craven Arms & Broadstone · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health44.5%
2,988 residents
Good health35.9%
2,409 residents
Fair health14.4%
970 residents
Bad health4%
269 residents
Very bad health1.2%
79 residents
Craven Arms & Broadstone · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81.4%
5,471 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act18.6%
1,249 residents
Craven Arms & Broadstone · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension48.1%
1,419 households
Household is deprived in one dimension37.1%
1,095 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions12%
355 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.6%
77 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
3 households
Craven Arms & Broadstone · 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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