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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006159

Kidsgrove Central

Kidsgrove Central is a Census neighbourhood of about 5,709 residents in Newcastle-under-Lyme. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

5,709

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,492

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,171

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

63.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

21.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

19.4%

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.

Cannock North East, Cannock Chase7,308 residents · 58.6% owned · 21.9% no carGrange Farm & Ladybrook, Mansfield10,684 residents · 65.3% owned · 22.4% no carKirk Hallam, Erewash5,966 residents · 62.9% owned · 25.9% no carSutton Leach, St. Helens10,689 residents · 67.2% owned · 22.7% no carScunthorpe Lincoln Gardens, North Lincolnshire6,399 residents · 55.9% owned · 26.3% no carWorksop Kilton, Bassetlaw11,093 residents · 66.1% owned · 20.9% no car

Most similar within Newcastle-under-Lyme

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Kidsgrove West, Newcastle-under-Lyme8,638 residents · 65.5% owned · 18.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Kidsgrove Central

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

Tenure

Owned63.2%
1,576 households
Private rented18.4%
458 households
Social rented17.9%
447 households
Shared ownership0.4%
9 households
Lives rent free0.1%
2 households
Kidsgrove Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached69.5%
1,729 households
Detached11.8%
294 households
Terraced8.5%
211 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement7.9%
196 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.1%
27 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.7%
17 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.6%
15 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Kidsgrove Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.8%
1,091 households
2 cars or vans in household25.9%
645 households
No cars or vans in household21.8%
544 households
3 or more cars or vans in household8.4%
210 households
Kidsgrove Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms59.2%
1,473 households
2 bedrooms23.7%
589 households
1 bedroom9.8%
243 households
4 or more bedrooms7.4%
185 households
Kidsgrove Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household65.2%
1,622 households
One-person household31.5%
784 households
Other household types3.3%
83 households
Kidsgrove Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household34.8%
866 households
1 person in household31.5%
784 households
3 people in household17.5%
436 households
4 people in household11.4%
283 households
5 people in household3.3%
83 households
6 people in household1.2%
29 households
7 people in household0.2%
6 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Kidsgrove Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.4%
994 residents
15–2916%
915 residents
30–4418.2%
1,040 residents
45–6425.9%
1,476 residents
65 and over22.5%
1,282 residents
Kidsgrove Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97%
5,537 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.4%
82 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1%
58 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.3%
19 residents
Other ethnic group0.2%
14 residents
Kidsgrove Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications26.2%
1,222 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above19.4%
904 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.1%
751 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.4%
718 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.9%
600 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.5%
350 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
119 residents aged 16 and over
Kidsgrove Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)54.8%
2,554 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive43.5%
2,028 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.8%
82 residents aged 16 and over
Kidsgrove Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations19.4%
907 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations16.4%
765 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations15%
700 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.8%
503 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed9.5%
443 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations8.3%
386 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.9%
369 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations7.4%
347 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.2%
244 residents aged 16 and over
Kidsgrove Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health39.6%
2,259 residents
Good health36.5%
2,081 residents
Fair health16.8%
959 residents
Bad health6%
340 residents
Very bad health1.2%
70 residents
Kidsgrove Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act77%
4,398 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act23%
1,311 residents
Kidsgrove Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension39.4%
982 households
Household is deprived in one dimension36.1%
898 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions18.8%
467 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.5%
136 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
7 households
Kidsgrove 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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