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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006118

Rugeley North & Etchinghill

Rugeley North & Etchinghill is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,406 residents in Cannock Chase. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,406

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,164

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

426.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

84.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

9.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

26.0%

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.

Anston & Woodsetts, Rotherham8,514 residents · 80.3% owned · 14.0% no carKidsgrove East, Newcastle-under-Lyme8,095 residents · 88.3% owned · 8.2% no carRossington, Doncaster6,010 residents · 80.6% owned · 14.2% no carCheadle South & Upper Tean, Staffordshire Moorlands8,410 residents · 87.0% owned · 8.8% no carBlythe Bridge, Forsbrook & Caverswall, Staffordshire Moorlands7,849 residents · 84.8% owned · 9.9% no carBurntwood Chase Terrace & Hammerwich, Lichfield9,639 residents · 85.9% owned · 10.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Rugeley North & Etchinghill

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

Tenure

Owned84.6%
2,678 households
Private rented12.5%
395 households
Social rented2.3%
74 households
Shared ownership0.4%
14 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Rugeley North & Etchinghill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached48.4%
1,532 households
Semi-detached38.2%
1,210 households
Terraced9.5%
301 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement3.3%
104 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%
8 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.2%
7 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.1%
3 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Rugeley North & Etchinghill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household40%
1,266 households
2 cars or vans in household36%
1,139 households
3 or more cars or vans in household14.6%
462 households
No cars or vans in household9.4%
299 households
Rugeley North & Etchinghill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms59.8%
1,892 households
4 or more bedrooms24%
761 households
2 bedrooms14.5%
458 households
1 bedroom1.7%
54 households
Rugeley North & Etchinghill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household73.1%
2,312 households
One-person household23%
729 households
Other household types3.9%
123 households
Rugeley North & Etchinghill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household43.9%
1,390 households
1 person in household23.1%
730 households
3 people in household16.4%
518 households
4 people in household12.1%
384 households
5 people in household3.5%
110 households
6 people in household0.9%
27 households
7 people in household0.2%
5 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
2 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Rugeley North & Etchinghill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1513.7%
1,013 residents
15–2914.6%
1,083 residents
30–4415.4%
1,142 residents
45–6429.4%
2,181 residents
65 and over26.9%
1,992 residents
Rugeley North & Etchinghill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.2%
7,203 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.2%
88 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.9%
67 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.5%
34 residents
Other ethnic group0.2%
17 residents
Rugeley North & Etchinghill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above26%
1,643 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.8%
1,189 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications18.8%
1,186 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.3%
968 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.6%
730 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.5%
411 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.9%
183 residents aged 16 and over
Rugeley North & Etchinghill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)56.8%
3,586 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive41.5%
2,623 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.7%
106 residents aged 16 and over
Rugeley North & Etchinghill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.5%
1,357 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.8%
873 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations12.6%
796 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.4%
782 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.8%
681 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations10.4%
658 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations8.1%
514 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.8%
367 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.5%
284 residents aged 16 and over
Rugeley North & Etchinghill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health43.1%
3,194 residents
Good health38.3%
2,835 residents
Fair health14%
1,037 residents
Bad health3.5%
259 residents
Very bad health1.1%
81 residents
Rugeley North & Etchinghill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82.3%
6,097 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act17.7%
1,309 residents
Rugeley North & Etchinghill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension51.1%
1,617 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.9%
1,136 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions11.4%
360 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.7%
53 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
1 households
Rugeley North & Etchinghill · 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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