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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006141

Burton Central

Burton Central is a Census neighbourhood of about 12,153 residents in East Staffordshire. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

12,153

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,892

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,755.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

40.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

33.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

21.0%

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.

Victoria & Isebrook, North Northamptonshire10,074 residents · 46.1% owned · 24.0% no carKettering Central East, North Northamptonshire9,201 residents · 39.6% owned · 30.4% no carTown East, Rugby7,141 residents · 48.9% owned · 25.2% no carBoston Central & North, Boston8,732 residents · 38.5% owned · 35.5% no carAgbrigg & Belle Isle, Wakefield8,990 residents · 39.9% owned · 35.2% no carWestgate, Ipswich10,199 residents · 38.7% owned · 34.5% no car

Most similar within East Staffordshire

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Burton Shobnall, East Staffordshire8,470 residents · 45.0% owned · 31.8% no carBurton Eton Park, East Staffordshire8,057 residents · 52.1% owned · 24.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Burton Central

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

Tenure

Private rented44.4%
2,170 households
Owned40.9%
2,003 households
Social rented13.7%
671 households
Shared ownership1%
47 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Burton Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced47.2%
2,308 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement18.6%
910 households
Semi-detached16.8%
822 households
Detached9.1%
444 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits3.1%
150 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse2.4%
118 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop2%
97 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.9%
45 households
Burton Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.4%
2,170 households
No cars or vans in household33.5%
1,638 households
2 cars or vans in household17.5%
858 households
3 or more cars or vans in household4.6%
225 households
Burton Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms37.2%
1,819 households
3 bedrooms36.7%
1,795 households
1 bedroom14.3%
698 households
4 or more bedrooms11.8%
579 households
Burton Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household55.6%
2,718 households
One-person household33.2%
1,624 households
Other household types11.2%
547 households
Burton Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household33.2%
1,623 households
2 people in household28.8%
1,410 households
3 people in household15.7%
770 households
4 people in household11.5%
560 households
5 people in household5.6%
274 households
6 people in household3%
146 households
8 or more people in household1.1%
56 households
7 people in household1%
51 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Burton Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1520.8%
2,533 residents
15–2923.3%
2,836 residents
30–4426.9%
3,266 residents
45–6419.8%
2,408 residents
65 and over9.1%
1,111 residents
Burton Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White65.1%
7,909 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh26.1%
3,167 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.4%
413 residents
Other ethnic group2.7%
334 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.7%
329 residents
Burton Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications27.3%
2,594 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above21%
1,990 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.1%
1,335 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14%
1,333 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.3%
1,170 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.2%
591 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications5%
476 residents aged 16 and over
Burton Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)65.7%
6,236 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive32.1%
3,045 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.2%
211 residents aged 16 and over
Burton Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations30.2%
2,862 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.5%
1,277 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations11.5%
1,091 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed10.5%
998 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.4%
796 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations7.9%
750 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students7.1%
677 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.5%
615 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations4.5%
426 residents aged 16 and over
Burton Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health47.9%
5,817 residents
Good health36%
4,371 residents
Fair health11.4%
1,389 residents
Bad health3.7%
447 residents
Very bad health1.1%
129 residents
Burton Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act86%
10,451 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act14%
1,702 residents
Burton Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension42%
2,056 households
Household is deprived in one dimension37.8%
1,850 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions15.9%
780 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4%
197 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
8 households
Burton Central · 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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