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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006160

Kidsgrove West

Kidsgrove West is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,638 residents in Newcastle-under-Lyme. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

8,638

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,818

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,993.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

65.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

18.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

21.5%

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.

Ripley South & Loscoe, Amber Valley10,309 residents · 66.7% owned · 19.7% no carHigh Green & Burncross, Sheffield10,217 residents · 70.8% owned · 20.9% no carSwinton South, Rotherham6,228 residents · 67.8% owned · 17.4% no carKimberworth, Rotherham8,580 residents · 70.6% owned · 20.5% no carCaldicot South, Monmouthshire8,035 residents · 65.4% owned · 19.1% no carBrinsworth, Rotherham9,048 residents · 71.0% owned · 20.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Kidsgrove West

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

Tenure

Owned65.5%
2,500 households
Social rented22.5%
858 households
Private rented11.2%
427 households
Shared ownership0.8%
31 households
Lives rent free0.1%
2 households
Kidsgrove West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached57.4%
2,194 households
Detached20.4%
778 households
Terraced16.5%
631 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement4.7%
179 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
19 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.3%
13 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
4 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Kidsgrove West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.4%
1,697 households
2 cars or vans in household28.5%
1,087 households
No cars or vans in household18.9%
722 households
3 or more cars or vans in household8.2%
314 households
Kidsgrove West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms57.6%
2,200 households
2 bedrooms27.5%
1,051 households
4 or more bedrooms8.4%
321 households
1 bedroom6.5%
248 households
Kidsgrove West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household65.1%
2,488 households
One-person household30.2%
1,154 households
Other household types4.7%
178 households
Kidsgrove West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household36.8%
1,407 households
1 person in household30.3%
1,157 households
3 people in household16.8%
641 households
4 people in household11.4%
436 households
5 people in household3.3%
125 households
6 people in household1%
38 households
7 people in household0.3%
12 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
7 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Kidsgrove West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.4%
1,507 residents
15–2916%
1,384 residents
30–4418.8%
1,620 residents
45–6425.7%
2,217 residents
65 and over22.1%
1,912 residents
Kidsgrove West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.8%
8,366 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.2%
105 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.1%
92 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.6%
49 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
27 residents
Kidsgrove West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications25.8%
1,822 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above21.5%
1,521 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.1%
1,210 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.5%
1,022 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.9%
841 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.8%
479 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.3%
164 residents aged 16 and over
Kidsgrove West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)57.8%
4,080 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive40.8%
2,879 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.3%
94 residents aged 16 and over
Kidsgrove West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations18.8%
1,324 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.8%
1,183 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations15.1%
1,067 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.2%
859 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9%
636 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8.7%
613 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.8%
550 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations7%
492 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.6%
326 residents aged 16 and over
Kidsgrove West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health42.8%
3,695 residents
Good health35.1%
3,030 residents
Fair health15.2%
1,316 residents
Bad health5.3%
456 residents
Very bad health1.6%
141 residents
Kidsgrove West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act78.9%
6,818 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act21.1%
1,818 residents
Kidsgrove West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension43%
1,642 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.7%
1,327 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions18.3%
698 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.7%
143 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
10 households
Kidsgrove West · 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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