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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006200

Highfields & Burton Manor

Highfields & Burton Manor is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,733 residents in Stafford. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,733

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,466

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,432.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

47.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

28.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

21.4%

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.

Blacon South, Cheshire West and Chester7,341 residents · 47.9% owned · 33.6% no carTaunton Holway & Lambrook, Somerset West and Taunton8,396 residents · 42.7% owned · 26.9% no carBurton Stapenhill, East Staffordshire8,193 residents · 51.6% owned · 29.1% no carSeven Stars, South Ribble6,336 residents · 50.6% owned · 25.2% no carEfford, Laira & Crabtree, Plymouth9,206 residents · 55.5% owned · 26.5% no carBlackheath, Sandwell8,736 residents · 58.3% owned · 27.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Highfields & Burton Manor

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

Tenure

Owned47.4%
1,642 households
Social rented38.7%
1,340 households
Private rented12.8%
442 households
Shared ownership1%
34 households
Lives rent free0.2%
8 households
Highfields & Burton Manor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached42.6%
1,474 households
Terraced25.4%
881 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement18.4%
639 households
Detached12.2%
423 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.7%
23 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 warehouse0.1%
4 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Highfields & Burton Manor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.4%
1,502 households
No cars or vans in household28.1%
975 households
2 cars or vans in household22.5%
778 households
3 or more cars or vans in household6%
209 households
Highfields & Burton Manor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms52.8%
1,829 households
2 bedrooms29.5%
1,023 households
1 bedroom10.4%
360 households
4 or more bedrooms7.3%
252 households
Highfields & Burton Manor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household62.3%
2,156 households
One-person household33.8%
1,172 households
Other household types3.9%
135 households
Highfields & Burton Manor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household33.8%
1,172 households
2 people in household33.4%
1,156 households
3 people in household16.1%
558 households
4 people in household11.4%
395 households
5 people in household3.9%
134 households
6 people in household0.9%
32 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
10 households
7 people in household0.2%
7 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Highfields & Burton Manor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519.2%
1,486 residents
15–2917.5%
1,350 residents
30–4419.6%
1,514 residents
45–6425.9%
2,005 residents
65 and over17.8%
1,375 residents
Highfields & Burton Manor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White93.3%
7,216 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.9%
225 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.7%
135 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.6%
121 residents
Other ethnic group0.5%
38 residents
Highfields & Burton Manor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications22.7%
1,399 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above21.4%
1,316 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.7%
1,091 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications17.1%
1,053 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.2%
749 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.6%
343 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.3%
203 residents aged 16 and over
Highfields & Burton Manor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)56.7%
3,488 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive41.2%
2,535 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2%
126 residents aged 16 and over
Highfields & Burton Manor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations20.8%
1,280 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations16.7%
1,030 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations16%
986 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.9%
671 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed9.9%
608 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.2%
445 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7%
432 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.7%
351 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations5.7%
348 residents aged 16 and over
Highfields & Burton Manor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health40.8%
3,157 residents
Good health36%
2,781 residents
Fair health16%
1,236 residents
Bad health5.3%
409 residents
Very bad health1.9%
150 residents
Highfields & Burton Manor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act77.5%
5,992 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act22.5%
1,741 residents
Highfields & Burton Manor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension39.8%
1,379 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.9%
1,242 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions18.6%
646 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.5%
190 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
7 households
Highfields & Burton Manor · 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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