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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006180

Featherstone East & Essington

Featherstone East & Essington is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,950 residents in South Staffordshire. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

6,950

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,774

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

386.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

66.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

15.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

22.9%

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.

Mitcheldean, Drybrook & Ruardean, Forest of Dean7,908 residents · 76.3% owned · 11.8% no carStonebroom, Shirland & Wessington, North East Derbyshire8,081 residents · 67.0% owned · 13.9% no carPen-y-cae & Minera, Wrexham5,704 residents · 67.8% owned · 14.4% no carSandiacre & Stanton, Erewash8,903 residents · 73.1% owned · 16.7% no carEdwinstowe & Clipstone, Newark and Sherwood11,768 residents · 70.2% owned · 13.4% no carLaughton & Throapham, Rotherham7,501 residents · 70.7% owned · 15.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Featherstone East & Essington

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

Tenure

Owned66.9%
1,856 households
Social rented24.2%
671 households
Private rented7.9%
218 households
Shared ownership1%
29 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Featherstone East & Essington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached44.8%
1,244 households
Detached30.2%
837 households
Terraced14.6%
405 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement9.1%
252 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.8%
22 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
11 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.1%
4 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%
0 households
Featherstone East & Essington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household35.9%
995 households
2 cars or vans in household33.9%
941 households
No cars or vans in household15.6%
434 households
3 or more cars or vans in household14.6%
404 households
Featherstone East & Essington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms46.9%
1,301 households
2 bedrooms25%
693 households
4 or more bedrooms24%
666 households
1 bedroom4.1%
115 households
Featherstone East & Essington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household70.3%
1,952 households
One-person household25%
695 households
Other household types4.7%
131 households
Featherstone East & Essington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household36.4%
1,010 households
1 person in household25%
693 households
3 people in household18.3%
507 households
4 people in household13.7%
380 households
5 people in household4.6%
128 households
6 people in household1.4%
39 households
7 people in household0.4%
11 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
9 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Featherstone East & Essington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.6%
1,155 residents
15–2915.4%
1,069 residents
30–4416.7%
1,159 residents
45–6428.4%
1,974 residents
65 and over22.9%
1,591 residents
Featherstone East & Essington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White92.8%
6,451 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh3.2%
223 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.3%
157 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.2%
86 residents
Other ethnic group0.5%
34 residents
Featherstone East & Essington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications25%
1,426 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above22.9%
1,310 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.7%
954 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.9%
793 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.1%
693 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.8%
387 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
151 residents aged 16 and over
Featherstone East & Essington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)57%
3,258 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive41.5%
2,373 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.5%
86 residents aged 16 and over
Featherstone East & Essington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.8%
1,075 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.2%
755 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.2%
754 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations13.1%
746 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.7%
669 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed9.7%
555 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations9.1%
521 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.5%
374 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.6%
265 residents aged 16 and over
Featherstone East & Essington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health43.3%
3,007 residents
Good health33.6%
2,335 residents
Fair health16.1%
1,116 residents
Bad health5.6%
387 residents
Very bad health1.5%
105 residents
Featherstone East & Essington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act78.8%
5,475 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act21.2%
1,476 residents
Featherstone East & Essington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension45.3%
1,257 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.9%
914 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions17.2%
476 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.5%
124 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
4 households
Featherstone East & Essington · 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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