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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006130

Norton Canes

Norton Canes is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,321 residents in Cannock Chase. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

8,321

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,523

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

548.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

72.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

12.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

22.1%

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.

Raunds, North Northamptonshire9,875 residents · 72.7% owned · 11.3% no carKirkby Larwood & Kingsway, Ashfield9,430 residents · 77.8% owned · 13.4% no carPolesworth, Warton & Austrey, North Warwickshire10,956 residents · 77.5% owned · 10.1% no carDonisthope & Blackfordby, North West Leicestershire8,722 residents · 74.9% owned · 9.8% no carHeanor Gate & Aldercar, Amber Valley9,482 residents · 77.0% owned · 15.5% no carIbstock & Ellistown, North West Leicestershire12,003 residents · 73.8% owned · 11.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Norton Canes

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

Tenure

Owned72.3%
2,547 households
Social rented15.4%
542 households
Private rented11.5%
404 households
Shared ownership0.7%
25 households
Lives rent free0.1%
5 households
Norton Canes · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached47.4%
1,671 households
Detached35.9%
1,265 households
Terraced10.4%
366 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement4.9%
174 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.5%
19 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
16 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.2%
8 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
5 households
Norton Canes · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household37.8%
1,331 households
2 cars or vans in household36.7%
1,294 households
3 or more cars or vans in household13.3%
469 households
No cars or vans in household12.2%
428 households
Norton Canes · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms52.8%
1,858 households
2 bedrooms21.6%
760 households
4 or more bedrooms18.3%
645 households
1 bedroom7.3%
258 households
Norton Canes · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household70.4%
2,483 households
One-person household25.7%
906 households
Other household types3.9%
136 households
Norton Canes · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household38.6%
1,358 households
1 person in household25.7%
906 households
3 people in household17.1%
602 households
4 people in household13.2%
466 households
5 people in household3.9%
136 households
6 people in household1%
36 households
7 people in household0.3%
10 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
6 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Norton Canes · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.6%
1,462 residents
15–2917.5%
1,454 residents
30–4419.7%
1,640 residents
45–6426.3%
2,188 residents
65 and over18.9%
1,574 residents
Norton Canes · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.6%
8,038 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.8%
147 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.8%
66 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.6%
46 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
23 residents
Norton Canes · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above22.1%
1,497 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications22.1%
1,495 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications19.1%
1,295 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16.3%
1,105 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.9%
805 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.1%
410 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.4%
164 residents aged 16 and over
Norton Canes · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)62.2%
4,214 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive36.2%
2,450 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.6%
108 residents aged 16 and over
Norton Canes · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations19.4%
1,314 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations15.2%
1,027 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14.7%
999 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.8%
796 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.9%
740 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations9.1%
619 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.7%
520 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.8%
461 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.4%
298 residents aged 16 and over
Norton Canes · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health44.5%
3,707 residents
Good health36.1%
3,002 residents
Fair health14%
1,161 residents
Bad health4.1%
342 residents
Very bad health1.3%
109 residents
Norton Canes · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81.6%
6,794 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act18.4%
1,528 residents
Norton Canes · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension48.6%
1,710 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.6%
1,147 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions15.5%
545 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.3%
117 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
2 households
Norton Canes · 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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