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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006201

Weeping Cross & Brocton

Weeping Cross & Brocton is a Census neighbourhood of about 12,118 residents in Stafford. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

12,118

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,096

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

810.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

88.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

8.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

42.1%

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.

Codsall, South Staffordshire7,142 residents · 85.7% owned · 7.9% no carKirk Ella, East Riding of Yorkshire7,874 residents · 90.6% owned · 9.1% no carMolescroft, East Riding of Yorkshire9,851 residents · 85.5% owned · 10.7% no carPoynton West, Cheshire East6,436 residents · 80.9% owned · 10.3% no carAllestree North, Derby6,182 residents · 86.4% owned · 10.9% no carCleadon & East Boldon, South Tyneside5,792 residents · 92.8% owned · 10.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Weeping Cross & Brocton

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

Tenure

Owned88.7%
4,521 households
Private rented9%
459 households
Social rented1.8%
91 households
Shared ownership0.5%
25 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Weeping Cross & Brocton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached51.9%
2,646 households
Semi-detached44%
2,242 households
Terraced2%
103 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement1.4%
73 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
11 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.2%
11 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
7 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
3 households
Weeping Cross & Brocton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

2 cars or vans in household39.9%
2,035 households
1 car or van in household38.4%
1,957 households
3 or more cars or vans in household13%
664 households
No cars or vans in household8.7%
442 households
Weeping Cross & Brocton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms52%
2,649 households
4 or more bedrooms33.3%
1,697 households
2 bedrooms13.7%
698 households
1 bedroom1.1%
54 households
Weeping Cross & Brocton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household73.6%
3,750 households
One-person household23.4%
1,194 households
Other household types3%
153 households
Weeping Cross & Brocton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household40.6%
2,071 households
1 person in household23.4%
1,194 households
3 people in household16.1%
819 households
4 people in household15.5%
791 households
5 people in household3.7%
188 households
6 people in household0.5%
25 households
7 people in household0.1%
5 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Weeping Cross & Brocton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.6%
2,014 residents
15–2912.3%
1,493 residents
30–4416.4%
1,985 residents
45–6427%
3,274 residents
65 and over27.7%
3,352 residents
Weeping Cross & Brocton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White91.8%
11,118 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh4.5%
546 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.9%
231 residents
Other ethnic group1.1%
134 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.7%
86 residents
Weeping Cross & Brocton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above42.1%
4,184 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.6%
1,653 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.6%
1,358 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications10.9%
1,086 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.4%
837 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.6%
561 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.7%
271 residents aged 16 and over
Weeping Cross & Brocton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)54.6%
5,435 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive43.2%
4,300 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.2%
218 residents aged 16 and over
Weeping Cross & Brocton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations28.3%
2,811 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.5%
1,836 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations14.5%
1,447 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations8.8%
876 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.4%
840 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations6.9%
690 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.4%
541 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.1%
506 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4%
401 residents aged 16 and over
Weeping Cross & Brocton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health50%
6,058 residents
Good health34.9%
4,231 residents
Fair health11.7%
1,416 residents
Bad health2.7%
324 residents
Very bad health0.7%
89 residents
Weeping Cross & Brocton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act85.2%
10,321 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act14.8%
1,796 residents
Weeping Cross & Brocton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension59.2%
3,020 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32%
1,629 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions8.1%
413 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions0.7%
36 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
0 households
Weeping Cross & Brocton · 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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