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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006045

Ludlow Town

Ludlow Town is a Census neighbourhood of about 10,714 residents in Shropshire. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Shropshire
10,714

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,103

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

805.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

62.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

20.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

29.0%

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.

Beccles, East Suffolk8,213 residents · 60.3% owned · 21.0% no carMalvern Link, Malvern Hills6,301 residents · 65.4% owned · 20.4% no carBridport North, Dorset6,415 residents · 66.5% owned · 18.8% no carWymondham West, South Norfolk5,463 residents · 65.7% owned · 18.9% no carHorncastle, East Lindsey7,554 residents · 65.0% owned · 17.6% no carAppledore & Northam North, Torridge5,981 residents · 68.9% owned · 18.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Ludlow Town

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

Tenure

Owned62.3%
3,177 households
Private rented18.2%
929 households
Social rented18%
917 households
Shared ownership1.6%
80 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Ludlow Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced30.5%
1,557 households
Semi-detached29.3%
1,495 households
Detached28.8%
1,468 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement7.4%
375 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.2%
63 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.2%
62 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.9%
48 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.7%
34 households
Ludlow Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household48.2%
2,458 households
2 cars or vans in household22.7%
1,156 households
No cars or vans in household20.6%
1,049 households
3 or more cars or vans in household8.6%
440 households
Ludlow Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms41%
2,093 households
2 bedrooms30.4%
1,553 households
4 or more bedrooms18%
920 households
1 bedroom10.5%
536 households
Ludlow Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household58.5%
2,983 households
One-person household38.6%
1,968 households
Other household types2.9%
149 households
Ludlow Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household38.6%
1,968 households
2 people in household36.8%
1,875 households
3 people in household11.3%
579 households
4 people in household8.7%
446 households
5 people in household3.1%
160 households
6 people in household0.7%
37 households
7 people in household0.6%
33 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Ludlow Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1513.4%
1,433 residents
15–2914.1%
1,513 residents
30–4414%
1,504 residents
45–6426.2%
2,808 residents
65 and over32.3%
3,459 residents
Ludlow Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.8%
10,475 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.2%
124 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.6%
60 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
34 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%
20 residents
Ludlow Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above29%
2,665 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications19.7%
1,814 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.5%
1,518 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16.2%
1,487 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.8%
900 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.9%
539 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.9%
266 residents aged 16 and over
Ludlow Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)50.4%
4,632 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive48.4%
4,442 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.2%
113 residents aged 16 and over
Ludlow Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.8%
1,724 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14.9%
1,371 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations14.6%
1,339 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers13.1%
1,203 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.8%
993 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations10.4%
960 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.7%
708 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.3%
577 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students3.4%
314 residents aged 16 and over
Ludlow Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health40.6%
4,348 residents
Good health35.9%
3,851 residents
Fair health16.8%
1,800 residents
Bad health5.1%
549 residents
Very bad health1.5%
166 residents
Ludlow Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act77%
8,245 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act23%
2,469 residents
Ludlow Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension46.2%
2,359 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.3%
1,800 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions14.4%
733 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.9%
201 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
9 households
Ludlow Town · 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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