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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006126

Hednesford South & Heath Hayes

Hednesford South & Heath Hayes is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,378 residents in Cannock Chase. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

8,378

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,559

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,252.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

74.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

12.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

24.3%

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.

Burntwood West, Lichfield9,774 residents · 71.1% owned · 14.4% no carKirkby Larwood & Kingsway, Ashfield9,430 residents · 77.8% owned · 13.4% no carForest Town & Newlands, Mansfield11,428 residents · 77.0% owned · 14.4% no carHucknall North & East, Ashfield10,626 residents · 73.6% owned · 16.6% no carMaltby West & Hellaby, Rotherham8,295 residents · 78.9% owned · 15.4% no carHeanor Gate & Aldercar, Amber Valley9,482 residents · 77.0% owned · 15.5% no car

Most similar within Cannock Chase

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Hednesford Central, Cannock Chase8,053 residents · 68.4% owned · 15.1% no carNorton Canes, Cannock Chase8,321 residents · 72.3% owned · 12.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Hednesford South & Heath Hayes

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

Tenure

Owned74.6%
2,656 households
Private rented15.7%
560 households
Social rented8.8%
314 households
Shared ownership0.6%
22 households
Lives rent free0.2%
7 households
Hednesford South & Heath Hayes · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached40%
1,423 households
Detached38.7%
1,377 households
Terraced11.9%
422 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement7.8%
279 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.7%
26 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.6%
21 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%
11 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Hednesford South & Heath Hayes · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household38.3%
1,364 households
2 cars or vans in household34.7%
1,236 households
3 or more cars or vans in household14.4%
512 households
No cars or vans in household12.6%
447 households
Hednesford South & Heath Hayes · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms47.1%
1,675 households
2 bedrooms24.6%
874 households
4 or more bedrooms20.3%
723 households
1 bedroom8.1%
287 households
Hednesford South & Heath Hayes · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household68%
2,418 households
One-person household27.8%
990 households
Other household types4.2%
150 households
Hednesford South & Heath Hayes · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household36.3%
1,291 households
1 person in household27.8%
990 households
3 people in household18%
639 households
4 people in household13.6%
485 households
5 people in household3%
106 households
6 people in household1.1%
38 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
5 households
7 people in household0.1%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Hednesford South & Heath Hayes · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.1%
1,348 residents
15–2916.7%
1,395 residents
30–4418.9%
1,582 residents
45–6428.2%
2,358 residents
65 and over20.2%
1,693 residents
Hednesford South & Heath Hayes · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.1%
8,132 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.2%
98 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.1%
90 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.5%
44 residents
Other ethnic group0.2%
15 residents
Hednesford South & Heath Hayes · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above24.3%
1,682 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications19.9%
1,376 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications19.6%
1,358 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16.2%
1,124 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.2%
777 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.3%
437 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.5%
173 residents aged 16 and over
Hednesford South & Heath Hayes · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)63.4%
4,393 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive35.2%
2,438 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.4%
95 residents aged 16 and over
Hednesford South & Heath Hayes · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.4%
1,416 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14%
969 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations13.8%
956 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.5%
869 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.5%
799 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations9.6%
664 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.1%
492 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.8%
468 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.2%
294 residents aged 16 and over
Hednesford South & Heath Hayes · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health45.5%
3,810 residents
Good health35.1%
2,938 residents
Fair health13.3%
1,112 residents
Bad health4.6%
387 residents
Very bad health1.6%
132 residents
Hednesford South & Heath Hayes · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80.6%
6,751 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19.4%
1,627 residents
Hednesford South & Heath Hayes · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension50.4%
1,795 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.2%
1,147 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions14.4%
512 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.8%
101 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
4 households
Hednesford South & Heath Hayes · 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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