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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006199

Rowley & Derrington

Rowley & Derrington is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,321 residents in Stafford. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

8,321

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,581

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

207.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

80.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

9.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

40.2%

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.

Ravenshead & Newstead, Gedling8,605 residents · 85.5% owned · 9.9% no carThe Fens, Elwick & Hart, Hartlepool12,688 residents · 84.3% owned · 10.2% no carMulbarton, Tasburgh & Saxlingham Nethergate, South Norfolk10,688 residents · 78.8% owned · 7.4% no carRolleston-on-Dove & Tutbury, East Staffordshire10,440 residents · 79.7% owned · 11.2% no carStamford Bridge & Sutton Upon Derwent, East Riding of Yorkshire9,684 residents · 83.3% owned · 8.2% no carScholar Green, Rode Heath & Brereton, Cheshire East11,541 residents · 81.1% owned · 6.2% no car

Most similar within Stafford

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Weston & Haywood, Stafford8,750 residents · 81.9% owned · 7.7% no carLittle Stoke & Milwich, Stafford8,118 residents · 82.4% owned · 7.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Rowley & Derrington

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

Tenure

Owned80.7%
2,891 households
Private rented12.5%
447 households
Social rented5.9%
211 households
Shared ownership0.9%
32 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Rowley & Derrington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached53.4%
1,911 households
Semi-detached30.4%
1,088 households
Terraced8.9%
318 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement5.4%
194 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.3%
46 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%
11 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
9 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
Rowley & Derrington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household40.2%
1,441 households
2 cars or vans in household36.7%
1,315 households
3 or more cars or vans in household13.7%
492 households
No cars or vans in household9.4%
336 households
Rowley & Derrington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

4 or more bedrooms40.7%
1,458 households
3 bedrooms39%
1,396 households
2 bedrooms16.1%
578 households
1 bedroom4.2%
150 households
Rowley & Derrington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household71.1%
2,545 households
One-person household25%
896 households
Other household types3.9%
138 households
Rowley & Derrington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household43.1%
1,542 households
1 person in household25%
896 households
3 people in household16.6%
595 households
4 people in household11.4%
409 households
5 people in household3%
107 households
6 people in household0.5%
17 households
7 people in household0.3%
9 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Rowley & Derrington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1513.5%
1,127 residents
15–2913.7%
1,141 residents
30–4415.9%
1,322 residents
45–6431.2%
2,595 residents
65 and over25.7%
2,135 residents
Rowley & Derrington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White93.1%
7,746 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh3.6%
303 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.7%
138 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1%
86 residents
Other ethnic group0.5%
45 residents
Rowley & Derrington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above40.2%
2,867 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.8%
1,201 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications13.4%
952 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12.7%
904 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.9%
633 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.2%
372 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.8%
199 residents aged 16 and over
Rowley & Derrington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)57.6%
4,104 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive40.7%
2,898 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.8%
126 residents aged 16 and over
Rowley & Derrington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations25.5%
1,822 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.1%
1,290 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.6%
897 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.2%
797 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations9.1%
648 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations8%
571 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.4%
387 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.1%
364 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5%
356 residents aged 16 and over
Rowley & Derrington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health47.1%
3,920 residents
Good health35.2%
2,928 residents
Fair health13.2%
1,096 residents
Bad health3.3%
277 residents
Very bad health1.2%
100 residents
Rowley & Derrington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81.6%
6,793 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act18.4%
1,528 residents
Rowley & Derrington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension56.7%
2,032 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.2%
1,154 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions9.7%
346 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.3%
48 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
3 households
Rowley & Derrington · 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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