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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006203

Mosspit & Silkmore Lane

Mosspit & Silkmore Lane is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,685 residents in Stafford. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,685

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,418

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,340

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

56.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

21.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

26.5%

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.

Ashton-on-Ribble & Larches, Preston10,809 residents · 59.4% owned · 25.7% no carLeyland South West, South Ribble6,123 residents · 64.1% owned · 22.7% no carHoneywell, Barnsley10,209 residents · 63.7% owned · 23.9% no carAttleborough, Nuneaton and Bedworth7,648 residents · 60.9% owned · 21.2% no carOakengates & Ketley, Telford and Wrekin10,465 residents · 58.4% owned · 21.1% no carBuglawton, Cheshire East7,589 residents · 59.2% owned · 19.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Mosspit & Silkmore Lane

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

Tenure

Owned56.6%
1,935 households
Social rented29%
991 households
Private rented13.5%
460 households
Shared ownership0.8%
28 households
Lives rent free0.1%
4 households
Mosspit & Silkmore Lane · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached38.9%
1,329 households
Detached22.2%
760 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement19.8%
677 households
Terraced17.1%
586 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.5%
52 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
8 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 households
Mosspit & Silkmore Lane · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.1%
1,473 households
2 cars or vans in household27.2%
931 households
No cars or vans in household21.7%
743 households
3 or more cars or vans in household7.9%
270 households
Mosspit & Silkmore Lane · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms48.2%
1,647 households
2 bedrooms20.6%
705 households
4 or more bedrooms18.2%
621 households
1 bedroom13%
444 households
Mosspit & Silkmore Lane · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household61.8%
2,113 households
One-person household34%
1,161 households
Other household types4.2%
143 households
Mosspit & Silkmore Lane · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household34%
1,161 households
2 people in household33.5%
1,145 households
3 people in household15.7%
536 households
4 people in household11%
376 households
5 people in household3.4%
116 households
6 people in household1.6%
56 households
7 people in household0.4%
15 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
11 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Mosspit & Silkmore Lane · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.2%
1,398 residents
15–2916.7%
1,283 residents
30–4419%
1,463 residents
45–6427%
2,073 residents
65 and over19.1%
1,467 residents
Mosspit & Silkmore Lane · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White91.6%
7,037 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh3%
228 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.6%
196 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2%
153 residents
Other ethnic group0.9%
70 residents
Mosspit & Silkmore Lane · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above26.5%
1,642 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications21.3%
1,316 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.2%
1,066 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.1%
933 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.5%
711 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.6%
349 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.7%
168 residents aged 16 and over
Mosspit & Silkmore Lane · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)57.4%
3,552 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive40.6%
2,514 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.9%
120 residents aged 16 and over
Mosspit & Silkmore Lane · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations19.5%
1,208 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations16.1%
998 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14.4%
890 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.8%
728 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations9.3%
574 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8.6%
534 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.1%
501 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.6%
410 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.6%
344 residents aged 16 and over
Mosspit & Silkmore Lane · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health43.4%
3,336 residents
Good health34.4%
2,646 residents
Fair health14.7%
1,132 residents
Bad health5.8%
446 residents
Very bad health1.7%
128 residents
Mosspit & Silkmore Lane · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act78.6%
6,041 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act21.4%
1,644 residents
Mosspit & Silkmore Lane · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension45%
1,539 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.2%
1,133 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions16.8%
573 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.6%
158 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
14 households
Mosspit & Silkmore Lane · 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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