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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006165

Porthill

Porthill is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,413 residents in Newcastle-under-Lyme. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,413

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,524

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,475.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

64.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

23.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

28.4%

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.

Greenbank, Cheshire West and Chester5,845 residents · 59.2% owned · 18.3% no carHessle East & Anlaby South, East Riding of Yorkshire7,949 residents · 62.7% owned · 23.1% no carHinckley Central, Hinckley and Bosworth9,117 residents · 59.6% owned · 23.4% no carMacclesfield East & Hurdsfield, Cheshire East8,421 residents · 61.6% owned · 23.8% no carYeadon West, Leeds5,649 residents · 56.6% owned · 25.7% no carAttleborough, Nuneaton and Bedworth7,648 residents · 60.9% owned · 21.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Porthill

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

Tenure

Owned64.4%
2,271 households
Private rented20.6%
725 households
Social rented14.3%
504 households
Shared ownership0.7%
24 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Porthill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced39.6%
1,395 households
Semi-detached30.8%
1,085 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement14.8%
520 households
Detached12%
424 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.5%
54 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.7%
25 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.5%
19 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Porthill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household45%
1,585 households
2 cars or vans in household24.7%
871 households
No cars or vans in household23.2%
817 households
3 or more cars or vans in household7.1%
251 households
Porthill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms39.7%
1,400 households
2 bedrooms37.4%
1,319 households
1 bedroom12.5%
441 households
4 or more bedrooms10.3%
364 households
Porthill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household58.6%
2,062 households
One-person household38%
1,339 households
Other household types3.4%
120 households
Porthill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household38%
1,339 households
2 people in household33.4%
1,176 households
3 people in household15.3%
539 households
4 people in household9.8%
344 households
5 people in household2.6%
92 households
6 people in household0.9%
30 households
7 people in household0.1%
3 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
2 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Porthill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.4%
1,138 residents
15–2917.5%
1,297 residents
30–4421.3%
1,578 residents
45–6426.2%
1,940 residents
65 and over19.7%
1,459 residents
Porthill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White94.4%
7,000 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.5%
185 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.7%
124 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.9%
64 residents
Other ethnic group0.6%
41 residents
Porthill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above28.4%
1,763 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications19.3%
1,200 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.8%
1,167 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.1%
874 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.3%
638 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.9%
426 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.2%
136 residents aged 16 and over
Porthill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)62.5%
3,875 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive35.4%
2,194 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.2%
135 residents aged 16 and over
Porthill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations19.8%
1,225 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations17.1%
1,058 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.6%
840 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.5%
839 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations9.3%
576 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.3%
514 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.8%
419 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.7%
414 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.1%
314 residents aged 16 and over
Porthill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health43.5%
3,227 residents
Good health36.5%
2,704 residents
Fair health13.9%
1,034 residents
Bad health4.5%
337 residents
Very bad health1.5%
111 residents
Porthill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act79.6%
5,898 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act20.4%
1,515 residents
Porthill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension49%
1,727 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33%
1,161 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions14%
494 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.7%
129 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
11 households
Porthill · 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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