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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006206

Biddulph Central

Biddulph Central is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,993 residents in Staffordshire Moorlands. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,993

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,403

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,972

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

59.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

20.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

22.1%

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.

Golborne, Wigan8,267 residents · 60.9% owned · 21.1% no carOakengates & Ketley, Telford and Wrekin10,465 residents · 58.4% owned · 21.1% no carCudworth Village, Barnsley6,293 residents · 63.5% owned · 22.4% no carBeighton, Sheffield5,913 residents · 60.3% owned · 23.5% no carSutton Forest Side & New Cross, Ashfield10,279 residents · 54.9% owned · 26.8% no carRugeley South & Brereton, Cannock Chase9,287 residents · 68.7% owned · 18.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Biddulph Central

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

Tenure

Owned59.8%
2,036 households
Social rented22.7%
773 households
Private rented17.2%
586 households
Shared ownership0.2%
6 households
Lives rent free0.1%
2 households
Biddulph Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached53.2%
1,809 households
Terraced21.3%
724 households
Detached18%
614 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement4.9%
166 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.5%
52 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.5%
17 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.5%
17 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
4 households
Biddulph Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.6%
1,416 households
2 cars or vans in household27.7%
941 households
No cars or vans in household20.4%
694 households
3 or more cars or vans in household10.3%
352 households
Biddulph Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms48.2%
1,640 households
2 bedrooms26.5%
903 households
4 or more bedrooms14.8%
504 households
1 bedroom10.5%
356 households
Biddulph Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household64.5%
2,192 households
One-person household31.5%
1,071 households
Other household types4%
137 households
Biddulph Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household31.5%
1,072 households
2 people in household31.1%
1,058 households
3 people in household18.8%
639 households
4 people in household12.5%
425 households
5 people in household4.9%
168 households
6 people in household0.7%
24 households
7 people in household0.3%
10 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
6 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Biddulph Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519.4%
1,549 residents
15–2917.3%
1,384 residents
30–4418%
1,439 residents
45–6429.1%
2,330 residents
65 and over16.2%
1,292 residents
Biddulph Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.9%
7,827 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1%
77 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.7%
54 residents
Other ethnic group0.2%
19 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%
14 residents
Biddulph Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications23.1%
1,469 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above22.1%
1,406 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications19%
1,205 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.9%
1,008 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.6%
676 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.4%
408 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.9%
186 residents aged 16 and over
Biddulph Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)60.8%
3,865 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive37.5%
2,383 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.8%
112 residents aged 16 and over
Biddulph Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations18.1%
1,150 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations16.7%
1,064 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.6%
1,053 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.5%
607 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.1%
576 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8.7%
554 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations8.6%
549 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations7%
443 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.7%
362 residents aged 16 and over
Biddulph Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health43.7%
3,491 residents
Good health33.7%
2,692 residents
Fair health15.2%
1,218 residents
Bad health5.5%
437 residents
Very bad health2%
156 residents
Biddulph Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act78.1%
6,241 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act21.9%
1,753 residents
Biddulph Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension43%
1,464 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.1%
1,160 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions17.5%
594 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.3%
180 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
4 households
Biddulph Central · 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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