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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006164

Chesterton & Knutton

Chesterton & Knutton is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,230 residents in Newcastle-under-Lyme. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,230

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,100

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,616

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

48.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

28.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

16.8%

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.

Edlington, Doncaster7,785 residents · 56.6% owned · 29.0% no carBlacon South, Cheshire West and Chester7,341 residents · 47.9% owned · 33.6% no carMalinslee, Telford and Wrekin8,336 residents · 39.6% owned · 30.5% no carSomercotes & Pye Bridge, Amber Valley7,475 residents · 46.7% owned · 30.2% no carHeanor South & Shipley Park, Amber Valley8,006 residents · 51.8% owned · 27.7% no carLongton West & Sandford Hill, Stoke-on-Trent10,980 residents · 57.4% owned · 28.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Chesterton & Knutton

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

Tenure

Owned48.1%
1,492 households
Social rented31.6%
981 households
Private rented19.9%
617 households
Lives rent free0.2%
6 households
Shared ownership0.1%
4 households
Chesterton & Knutton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached50.9%
1,579 households
Terraced31.9%
991 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement8.7%
271 households
Detached6.4%
198 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.1%
35 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.6%
19 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%
8 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Chesterton & Knutton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household46.9%
1,454 households
No cars or vans in household28.5%
885 households
2 cars or vans in household19.1%
591 households
3 or more cars or vans in household5.5%
170 households
Chesterton & Knutton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms51%
1,581 households
2 bedrooms33.6%
1,041 households
1 bedroom10.2%
317 households
4 or more bedrooms5.2%
161 households
Chesterton & Knutton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household62.3%
1,931 households
One-person household32.6%
1,012 households
Other household types5.1%
157 households
Chesterton & Knutton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household32.6%
1,012 households
2 people in household32.1%
996 households
3 people in household17.5%
544 households
4 people in household11.4%
354 households
5 people in household4.1%
126 households
6 people in household1.5%
46 households
7 people in household0.4%
12 households
8 or more people in household0.4%
11 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Chesterton & Knutton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519.2%
1,389 residents
15–2918.7%
1,352 residents
30–4420.4%
1,476 residents
45–6424.5%
1,770 residents
65 and over17.2%
1,244 residents
Chesterton & Knutton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White95.6%
6,910 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.8%
133 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.2%
86 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.1%
82 residents
Other ethnic group0.2%
18 residents
Chesterton & Knutton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications29.6%
1,702 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above16.8%
968 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.4%
942 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.9%
911 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.1%
698 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.5%
376 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
148 residents aged 16 and over
Chesterton & Knutton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)56.8%
3,267 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive41.1%
2,361 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.1%
119 residents aged 16 and over
Chesterton & Knutton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations25.9%
1,488 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations16.4%
944 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.4%
714 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.1%
581 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed9.9%
569 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.3%
479 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.9%
396 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.1%
350 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations3.9%
224 residents aged 16 and over
Chesterton & Knutton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health40.1%
2,899 residents
Good health34.1%
2,464 residents
Fair health17%
1,232 residents
Bad health6.9%
496 residents
Very bad health1.9%
139 residents
Chesterton & Knutton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act75.9%
5,489 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act24.1%
1,741 residents
Chesterton & Knutton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension36.7%
1,138 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.8%
1,079 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions21.7%
672 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions6.7%
207 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
4 households
Chesterton & Knutton · 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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