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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006194

Doxey & Holmcroft

Doxey & Holmcroft is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,383 residents in Stafford. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

8,383

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,624

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,206.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

60.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

19.6%

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.

Sawley, Erewash9,388 residents · 69.5% owned · 19.5% no carHinckley Clarendon Park, Hinckley and Bosworth6,229 residents · 64.7% owned · 20.4% no carEarl Shilton, Hinckley and Bosworth10,630 residents · 67.4% owned · 14.4% no carBirstall, Kirklees9,671 residents · 62.6% owned · 22.9% no carLong Eaton North, Erewash7,764 residents · 66.0% owned · 20.1% no carStamford North, South Kesteven9,242 residents · 60.2% owned · 20.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Doxey & Holmcroft

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

Tenure

Owned60.6%
2,195 households
Social rented24.7%
894 households
Private rented13.2%
477 households
Shared ownership1.5%
55 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Doxey & Holmcroft · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached52.8%
1,912 households
Detached18.9%
684 households
Terraced18.8%
682 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement7.7%
278 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.9%
34 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
18 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%
10 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.2%
6 households
Doxey & Holmcroft · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.9%
1,626 households
2 cars or vans in household27.8%
1,009 households
No cars or vans in household19.6%
710 households
3 or more cars or vans in household7.7%
280 households
Doxey & Holmcroft · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms48.7%
1,766 households
2 bedrooms28.8%
1,045 households
4 or more bedrooms15.4%
557 households
1 bedroom7.1%
257 households
Doxey & Holmcroft · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household67.1%
2,431 households
One-person household29.3%
1,063 households
Other household types3.6%
130 households
Doxey & Holmcroft · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household36.4%
1,319 households
1 person in household29.3%
1,063 households
3 people in household17.5%
635 households
4 people in household11.6%
421 households
5 people in household3.8%
137 households
6 people in household0.9%
31 households
7 people in household0.3%
12 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Doxey & Holmcroft · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519%
1,593 residents
15–2916.6%
1,394 residents
30–4420.5%
1,716 residents
45–6425.4%
2,127 residents
65 and over18.5%
1,552 residents
Doxey & Holmcroft · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White92.4%
7,746 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.8%
236 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.7%
228 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.5%
122 residents
Other ethnic group0.6%
52 residents
Doxey & Holmcroft · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above28.7%
1,923 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications19.3%
1,289 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.9%
1,197 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.4%
962 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.1%
742 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.9%
392 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.9%
191 residents aged 16 and over
Doxey & Holmcroft · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)61.5%
4,119 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive36.6%
2,453 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.8%
123 residents aged 16 and over
Doxey & Holmcroft · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20%
1,338 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations17.4%
1,164 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.7%
918 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.1%
808 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations10%
667 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.7%
514 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.6%
506 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.7%
452 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.9%
330 residents aged 16 and over
Doxey & Holmcroft · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health45.2%
3,791 residents
Good health35.2%
2,955 residents
Fair health14.1%
1,182 residents
Bad health4.3%
364 residents
Very bad health1.1%
91 residents
Doxey & Holmcroft · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80.5%
6,754 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19.5%
1,631 residents
Doxey & Holmcroft · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension48.2%
1,749 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.9%
1,266 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions13.2%
479 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.4%
122 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
9 households
Doxey & Holmcroft · 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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