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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006119

Rugeley Town

Rugeley Town is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,188 residents in Cannock Chase. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

8,188

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,591

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,212.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

56.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

26.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

18.6%

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.

Biddulph Central, Staffordshire Moorlands7,993 residents · 59.8% owned · 20.4% no carHolywell & Bagillt, Flintshire10,752 residents · 58.7% owned · 21.9% no carSutton Forest Side & New Cross, Ashfield10,279 residents · 54.9% owned · 26.8% no carScunthorpe Lincoln Gardens, North Lincolnshire6,399 residents · 55.9% owned · 26.3% no carBedworth Town, Nuneaton and Bedworth6,947 residents · 58.9% owned · 28.4% no carWheatley & Ovenden West, Calderdale7,780 residents · 56.2% owned · 31.6% no car

Most similar within Cannock Chase

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Cannock North East, Cannock Chase7,308 residents · 58.6% owned · 21.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Rugeley Town

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

Tenure

Owned56.1%
2,016 households
Private rented22.2%
798 households
Social rented21.2%
761 households
Shared ownership0.3%
11 households
Lives rent free0.1%
5 households
Rugeley Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached37%
1,327 households
Terraced24.7%
886 households
Detached19.3%
694 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement12.8%
458 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop2.3%
81 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.8%
64 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.7%
61 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.6%
20 households
Rugeley Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household40.3%
1,446 households
No cars or vans in household26%
935 households
2 cars or vans in household24.8%
891 households
3 or more cars or vans in household8.9%
319 households
Rugeley Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms53.2%
1,910 households
2 bedrooms19.7%
708 households
1 bedroom15.3%
551 households
4 or more bedrooms11.8%
422 households
Rugeley Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household61.1%
2,192 households
One-person household34.1%
1,224 households
Other household types4.8%
174 households
Rugeley Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household34.1%
1,224 households
2 people in household32.5%
1,167 households
3 people in household16.3%
586 households
4 people in household10.9%
391 households
5 people in household4.5%
161 households
6 people in household1.1%
39 households
7 people in household0.4%
14 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
7 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Rugeley Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.5%
1,430 residents
15–2918%
1,476 residents
30–4418.5%
1,514 residents
45–6427.1%
2,222 residents
65 and over18.9%
1,546 residents
Rugeley Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.5%
7,906 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.5%
121 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.3%
109 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.4%
33 residents
Other ethnic group0.2%
20 residents
Rugeley Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications26.3%
1,757 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above18.6%
1,244 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.2%
1,146 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16%
1,068 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.9%
862 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.9%
394 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3%
201 residents aged 16 and over
Rugeley Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)57.6%
3,845 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive40.6%
2,709 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.8%
117 residents aged 16 and over
Rugeley Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations20.8%
1,386 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations16.2%
1,082 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations15.3%
1,023 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed10%
664 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.4%
626 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations8.5%
570 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.4%
560 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations6.5%
431 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.9%
330 residents aged 16 and over
Rugeley Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health40.7%
3,329 residents
Good health35%
2,865 residents
Fair health16.2%
1,329 residents
Bad health6.3%
516 residents
Very bad health1.8%
148 residents
Rugeley Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act77.2%
6,324 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act22.8%
1,864 residents
Rugeley Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension39.5%
1,420 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.9%
1,217 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions20.4%
732 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions6%
216 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
6 households
Rugeley 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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