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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006181

Bilbrook

Bilbrook is a Census neighbourhood of about 5,560 residents in South Staffordshire. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

5,560

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,551

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

957.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

61.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

19.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

28.7%

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.

Rastrick West, Calderdale7,986 residents · 67.4% owned · 22.1% no carRetford East, Bassetlaw8,821 residents · 65.7% owned · 21.2% no carAldridge Central, Walsall6,920 residents · 65.4% owned · 24.5% no carThrockley & Newburn, Newcastle upon Tyne10,746 residents · 58.6% owned · 29.1% no carTewkesbury West & Twyning, Tewkesbury10,664 residents · 63.6% owned · 20.6% no carColeford, Forest of Dean10,854 residents · 67.5% owned · 16.0% no car

Most similar within South Staffordshire

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Wombourne Inner, South Staffordshire7,121 residents · 61.9% owned · 18.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Bilbrook

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

Tenure

Owned61%
1,555 households
Social rented28.3%
723 households
Private rented10%
254 households
Shared ownership0.6%
15 households
Lives rent free0.2%
4 households
Bilbrook · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached44.7%
1,142 households
Detached18.7%
477 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement18.2%
465 households
Terraced13.6%
347 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure2%
50 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.6%
42 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.1%
28 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%
1 households
Bilbrook · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.1%
1,126 households
2 cars or vans in household27.4%
698 households
No cars or vans in household19.9%
508 households
3 or more cars or vans in household8.6%
220 households
Bilbrook · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms41.9%
1,069 households
2 bedrooms32.1%
820 households
4 or more bedrooms14.7%
375 households
1 bedroom11.3%
289 households
Bilbrook · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household63.2%
1,615 households
One-person household33.6%
857 households
Other household types3.2%
82 households
Bilbrook · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household36.5%
933 households
1 person in household33.6%
857 households
3 people in household15.2%
389 households
4 people in household10.2%
260 households
5 people in household3.2%
81 households
6 people in household0.9%
23 households
7 people in household0.3%
7 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Bilbrook · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.3%
904 residents
15–2914%
780 residents
30–4417.8%
990 residents
45–6426.8%
1,491 residents
65 and over25.1%
1,396 residents
Bilbrook · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White91.2%
5,070 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh3.9%
218 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.4%
191 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.9%
49 residents
Other ethnic group0.6%
31 residents
Bilbrook · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above28.7%
1,324 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications21.1%
970 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.8%
773 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14%
643 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.1%
464 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.1%
328 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.3%
106 residents aged 16 and over
Bilbrook · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)54%
2,489 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive44.7%
2,062 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.3%
58 residents aged 16 and over
Bilbrook · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.9%
963 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations13.6%
626 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.7%
587 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.6%
581 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations11.5%
531 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.4%
435 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8.4%
386 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.3%
291 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.5%
207 residents aged 16 and over
Bilbrook · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health42.6%
2,367 residents
Good health35.5%
1,973 residents
Fair health15.5%
863 residents
Bad health5.1%
285 residents
Very bad health1.3%
72 residents
Bilbrook · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act79.4%
4,413 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act20.6%
1,147 residents
Bilbrook · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension43.8%
1,120 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.8%
916 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions15.7%
401 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.4%
113 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
6 households
Bilbrook · 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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