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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006166

May Bank

May Bank is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,980 residents in Newcastle-under-Lyme. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

6,980

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,145

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,649.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

80.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

14.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

32.0%

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.

Lostock Hall, South Ribble7,531 residents · 81.3% owned · 12.4% no carWillerby, East Riding of Yorkshire7,195 residents · 80.3% owned · 14.4% no carBilton, Harrogate9,030 residents · 79.1% owned · 15.4% no carGreenhill, Wyre Forest7,069 residents · 81.4% owned · 10.6% no carHaslam Park, Preston6,677 residents · 84.0% owned · 14.9% no carRoyton North, Oldham5,674 residents · 81.6% owned · 15.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in May Bank

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

Tenure

Owned80.3%
2,525 households
Private rented15.5%
486 households
Social rented4%
125 households
Shared ownership0.3%
8 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
May Bank · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached60.1%
1,891 households
Terraced26.3%
826 households
Detached7.7%
242 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement4.1%
129 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.4%
44 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
9 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%
1 households
May Bank · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.5%
1,369 households
2 cars or vans in household31.4%
988 households
No cars or vans in household14.6%
459 households
3 or more cars or vans in household10.5%
329 households
May Bank · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms57%
1,793 households
2 bedrooms24.9%
784 households
4 or more bedrooms13.3%
419 households
1 bedroom4.7%
149 households
May Bank · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household66.7%
2,102 households
One-person household30.3%
954 households
Other household types3%
94 households
May Bank · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household39.4%
1,239 households
1 person in household30.3%
954 households
3 people in household15.1%
476 households
4 people in household11.2%
351 households
5 people in household3%
94 households
6 people in household0.9%
27 households
7 people in household0.1%
2 households
8 or more people in household0%
1 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
May Bank · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1513.9%
970 residents
15–2916%
1,116 residents
30–4418.6%
1,300 residents
45–6429%
2,021 residents
65 and over22.5%
1,574 residents
May Bank · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White95.3%
6,652 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.2%
154 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.9%
130 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
23 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.3%
22 residents
May Bank · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above32%
1,893 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications19.6%
1,159 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications14.6%
866 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.3%
845 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.6%
566 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.7%
457 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.3%
137 residents aged 16 and over
May Bank · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)61%
3,614 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive36.7%
2,173 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.3%
139 residents aged 16 and over
May Bank · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.6%
1,397 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations14.2%
841 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations12.6%
744 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations11.9%
707 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.2%
661 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.3%
549 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.9%
347 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.8%
341 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.7%
335 residents aged 16 and over
May Bank · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health46.8%
3,268 residents
Good health35.8%
2,502 residents
Fair health13.2%
918 residents
Bad health3.3%
233 residents
Very bad health0.8%
59 residents
May Bank · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82.4%
5,752 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act17.6%
1,228 residents
May Bank · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension56.1%
1,764 households
Household is deprived in one dimension31.6%
994 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions10.7%
335 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.6%
50 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
2 households
May Bank · 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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