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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006205

Biddulph Moor & Rudyard

Biddulph Moor & Rudyard is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,241 residents in Staffordshire Moorlands. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,241

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,190

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

129.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

90.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

6.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

34.0%

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.

Clarborough, Beckingham & Misterton, Bassetlaw9,230 residents · 79.1% owned · 8.2% no carWestwoodside, Haxey & Owston Ferry, North Lincolnshire7,071 residents · 82.4% owned · 9.0% no carCaerwys, Halkyn & Nannerch, Flintshire8,104 residents · 81.3% owned · 6.6% no carWinthorpe, Coddington & Collingham, Newark and Sherwood7,580 residents · 80.2% owned · 9.2% no carAmbergate, Heage & Idridgehay, Amber Valley6,414 residents · 84.6% owned · 9.4% no carLeven & Tickton, East Riding of Yorkshire7,536 residents · 82.1% owned · 7.8% no car

Most similar within Staffordshire Moorlands

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Endon & Brown Edge, Staffordshire Moorlands6,351 residents · 88.2% owned · 8.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Biddulph Moor & Rudyard

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

Tenure

Owned90.1%
2,874 households
Private rented7.6%
242 households
Social rented1.9%
60 households
Shared ownership0.4%
14 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Biddulph Moor & Rudyard · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached72%
2,298 households
Semi-detached20.7%
661 households
Terraced5%
159 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement1.2%
38 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.5%
15 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.3%
11 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
7 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Biddulph Moor & Rudyard · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household36.8%
1,173 households
2 cars or vans in household36.6%
1,169 households
3 or more cars or vans in household20.4%
651 households
No cars or vans in household6.2%
197 households
Biddulph Moor & Rudyard · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms43%
1,372 households
4 or more bedrooms29.9%
955 households
2 bedrooms23.4%
746 households
1 bedroom3.7%
117 households
Biddulph Moor & Rudyard · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household70.4%
2,248 households
One-person household26%
829 households
Other household types3.6%
114 households
Biddulph Moor & Rudyard · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household44.4%
1,416 households
1 person in household26%
829 households
3 people in household13.8%
440 households
4 people in household11.4%
364 households
5 people in household3.3%
104 households
6 people in household0.8%
26 households
7 people in household0.3%
8 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Biddulph Moor & Rudyard · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1512.2%
882 residents
15–2911.2%
809 residents
30–4413.5%
980 residents
45–6431.6%
2,286 residents
65 and over31.5%
2,282 residents
Biddulph Moor & Rudyard · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White98.6%
7,139 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.7%
48 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.4%
27 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.3%
21 residents
Other ethnic group0.1%
9 residents
Biddulph Moor & Rudyard · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above34%
2,143 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.7%
1,117 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications16.7%
1,050 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13%
819 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.8%
553 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.3%
460 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.4%
153 residents aged 16 and over
Biddulph Moor & Rudyard · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)54.1%
3,408 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive44.2%
2,780 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.7%
106 residents aged 16 and over
Biddulph Moor & Rudyard · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.8%
1,436 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations15.9%
1,003 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers15.3%
966 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.2%
771 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations9.7%
610 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations8.9%
560 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6%
377 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.4%
338 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students3.8%
237 residents aged 16 and over
Biddulph Moor & Rudyard · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health45.3%
3,278 residents
Good health36.3%
2,632 residents
Fair health13.7%
992 residents
Bad health3.5%
250 residents
Very bad health1.3%
91 residents
Biddulph Moor & Rudyard · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82.4%
5,969 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act17.6%
1,272 residents
Biddulph Moor & Rudyard · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension54.8%
1,748 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.6%
1,071 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions9.8%
312 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.8%
56 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
4 households
Biddulph Moor & Rudyard · 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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