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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006197

Central Stafford

Central Stafford is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,443 residents in Stafford. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

9,443

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,884

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,027.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

37.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

33.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

32.4%

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.

Central Chesterfield & Stonegravels, Chesterfield9,584 residents · 44.6% owned · 31.9% no carYeovil Town, South Somerset7,215 residents · 44.4% owned · 31.0% no carCentral Warrington, Warrington11,239 residents · 47.8% owned · 31.2% no carHereford Central, Herefordshire, County of9,767 residents · 40.7% owned · 33.4% no carMorley Central, Leeds6,774 residents · 48.3% owned · 35.0% no carThorpe Hamlet & Mousehold South, Norwich5,562 residents · 40.5% owned · 33.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Central Stafford

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

Tenure

Private rented42.6%
2,082 households
Owned37.6%
1,834 households
Social rented19%
930 households
Shared ownership0.7%
36 households
Lives rent free0%
2 households
Central Stafford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced43.9%
2,144 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement28.5%
1,392 households
Semi-detached13.8%
675 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits5.1%
250 households
Detached3.4%
168 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse2.7%
132 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop2.3%
112 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.2%
12 households
Central Stafford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household47.8%
2,334 households
No cars or vans in household33.1%
1,617 households
2 cars or vans in household15.8%
771 households
3 or more cars or vans in household3.4%
164 households
Central Stafford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms38.3%
1,873 households
3 bedrooms29.8%
1,457 households
1 bedroom24.1%
1,176 households
4 or more bedrooms7.8%
381 households
Central Stafford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

One-person household48%
2,345 households
Single family household47.7%
2,327 households
Other household types4.3%
211 households
Central Stafford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household48%
2,345 households
2 people in household28.5%
1,392 households
3 people in household12.4%
604 households
4 people in household7.8%
381 households
5 people in household2.4%
116 households
6 people in household0.8%
37 households
7 people in household0.2%
11 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
8 or more people in household0%
0 households
Central Stafford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.4%
1,549 residents
15–2921.6%
2,036 residents
30–4426.1%
2,466 residents
45–6422%
2,078 residents
65 and over13.9%
1,310 residents
Central Stafford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White88.6%
8,362 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh4.8%
457 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.7%
255 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.5%
233 residents
Other ethnic group1.4%
136 residents
Central Stafford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above32.4%
2,525 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.9%
1,471 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications17.1%
1,336 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14%
1,096 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.9%
769 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.1%
399 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
205 residents aged 16 and over
Central Stafford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)66.3%
5,171 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive31.8%
2,484 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.9%
148 residents aged 16 and over
Central Stafford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations21%
1,635 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations17.6%
1,374 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.4%
1,045 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.1%
945 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations10.6%
827 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.6%
590 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.8%
531 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.4%
498 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.6%
359 residents aged 16 and over
Central Stafford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health45%
4,249 residents
Good health35.1%
3,318 residents
Fair health14%
1,318 residents
Bad health4.8%
456 residents
Very bad health1.1%
102 residents
Central Stafford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act79.5%
7,505 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act20.5%
1,938 residents
Central Stafford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension47.1%
2,300 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.3%
1,629 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions15%
733 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.3%
208 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
16 households
Central Stafford · 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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