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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006120

Rugeley South & Brereton

Rugeley South & Brereton is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,287 residents in Cannock Chase. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

9,287

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,921

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,527.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

68.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

18.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

20.7%

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.

Dinnington, Rotherham8,030 residents · 67.9% owned · 20.0% no carWalsall Wood, Walsall6,402 residents · 64.0% owned · 19.2% no carBolehall, Tamworth7,337 residents · 71.9% owned · 19.1% no carHatfield West, Doncaster8,310 residents · 66.7% owned · 20.6% no carSwadlincote West, South Derbyshire8,687 residents · 69.4% owned · 16.0% no carCudworth Village, Barnsley6,293 residents · 63.5% owned · 22.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Rugeley South & Brereton

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

Tenure

Owned68.7%
2,695 households
Private rented17.7%
693 households
Social rented12.8%
501 households
Shared ownership0.6%
25 households
Lives rent free0.2%
7 households
Rugeley South & Brereton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached52.8%
2,069 households
Detached20.1%
787 households
Terraced19.7%
773 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement6%
235 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.6%
23 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.5%
19 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
13 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Rugeley South & Brereton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.4%
1,624 households
2 cars or vans in household30.3%
1,190 households
No cars or vans in household18%
706 households
3 or more cars or vans in household10.2%
401 households
Rugeley South & Brereton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms58.8%
2,306 households
2 bedrooms19.6%
767 households
4 or more bedrooms15%
588 households
1 bedroom6.6%
260 households
Rugeley South & Brereton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household67.6%
2,650 households
One-person household27.6%
1,083 households
Other household types4.7%
186 households
Rugeley South & Brereton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household35.8%
1,403 households
1 person in household27.7%
1,085 households
3 people in household17.6%
691 households
4 people in household12.6%
493 households
5 people in household4.9%
193 households
6 people in household1%
39 households
7 people in household0.3%
13 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
6 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Rugeley South & Brereton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.1%
1,685 residents
15–2916.8%
1,558 residents
30–4419.2%
1,784 residents
45–6426.5%
2,464 residents
65 and over19.3%
1,794 residents
Rugeley South & Brereton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.2%
9,026 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.1%
99 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1%
96 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.4%
37 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
28 residents
Rugeley South & Brereton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications23.6%
1,767 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above20.7%
1,552 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.4%
1,378 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.4%
1,156 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.7%
949 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.3%
475 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.8%
209 residents aged 16 and over
Rugeley South & Brereton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)60.4%
4,520 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive37.8%
2,833 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.8%
132 residents aged 16 and over
Rugeley South & Brereton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations18.6%
1,394 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.8%
1,255 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations15.8%
1,182 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.3%
769 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.5%
713 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations9%
674 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8%
596 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations7.4%
553 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.7%
350 residents aged 16 and over
Rugeley South & Brereton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health43.3%
4,023 residents
Good health34.5%
3,200 residents
Fair health15.1%
1,403 residents
Bad health5.3%
491 residents
Very bad health1.8%
170 residents
Rugeley South & Brereton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act79.3%
7,366 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act20.7%
1,921 residents
Rugeley South & Brereton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension43.2%
1,693 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.4%
1,388 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions17.5%
687 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.8%
150 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
4 households
Rugeley South & Brereton · 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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