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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006179

Featherstone West, Coven & Shareshill

Featherstone West, Coven & Shareshill is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,538 residents in South Staffordshire. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

9,538

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,856

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

567.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

81.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

10.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

23.3%

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.

Hatfield East, Doncaster8,839 residents · 81.2% owned · 13.0% no carWeeley & Thorpe-le-Soken, Tendring7,913 residents · 85.2% owned · 10.6% no carBelton, Great Yarmouth5,588 residents · 82.3% owned · 10.2% no carSheppey East, Swale9,633 residents · 72.9% owned · 12.0% no carStourport Areley Kings, Wyre Forest5,903 residents · 71.3% owned · 16.4% no carBewdley East & Upper Arley, Wyre Forest6,757 residents · 74.3% owned · 11.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Featherstone West, Coven & Shareshill

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

Tenure

Owned81.8%
2,335 households
Private rented9.7%
277 households
Social rented8%
228 households
Shared ownership0.6%
16 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Featherstone West, Coven & Shareshill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached43.2%
1,235 households
Detached37.6%
1,075 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure8%
229 households
Terraced6.9%
196 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement3.6%
102 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
8 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.2%
6 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
5 households
Featherstone West, Coven & Shareshill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household37.6%
1,074 households
2 cars or vans in household36.9%
1,054 households
3 or more cars or vans in household15.5%
444 households
No cars or vans in household10%
285 households
Featherstone West, Coven & Shareshill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms40.8%
1,166 households
2 bedrooms28.8%
823 households
4 or more bedrooms25.4%
725 households
1 bedroom5%
142 households
Featherstone West, Coven & Shareshill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household69.4%
1,980 households
One-person household27.4%
781 households
Other household types3.3%
94 households
Featherstone West, Coven & Shareshill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household40.7%
1,164 households
1 person in household27.4%
783 households
3 people in household15.3%
438 households
4 people in household12.9%
368 households
5 people in household2.6%
73 households
6 people in household0.8%
22 households
7 people in household0.3%
8 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Featherstone West, Coven & Shareshill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 159%
861 residents
15–2922.4%
2,138 residents
30–4423.1%
2,202 residents
45–6426.8%
2,551 residents
65 and over18.7%
1,783 residents
Featherstone West, Coven & Shareshill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White85.7%
8,173 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh5.6%
534 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.3%
410 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African3.9%
371 residents
Other ethnic group0.5%
48 residents
Featherstone West, Coven & Shareshill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above23.3%
2,011 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications21.8%
1,881 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.1%
1,475 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.6%
1,348 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.4%
984 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.9%
596 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.7%
322 residents aged 16 and over
Featherstone West, Coven & Shareshill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically inactive56.5%
4,871 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active (excluding full-time students)42.4%
3,653 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.1%
92 residents aged 16 and over
Featherstone West, Coven & Shareshill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations17.4%
1,503 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.8%
1,449 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed13.1%
1,126 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12.3%
1,058 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.4%
897 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10%
864 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations8.7%
748 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations8.1%
698 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students3.2%
274 residents aged 16 and over
Featherstone West, Coven & Shareshill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health39.2%
3,735 residents
Good health38.7%
3,692 residents
Fair health16.2%
1,542 residents
Bad health4.5%
429 residents
Very bad health1.5%
140 residents
Featherstone West, Coven & Shareshill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act76.3%
7,273 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act23.7%
2,262 residents
Featherstone West, Coven & Shareshill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension49.6%
1,418 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.9%
967 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions13.9%
397 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.5%
71 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
3 households
Featherstone West, Coven & Shareshill · 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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