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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006207

Biddulph North & Brownlees

Biddulph North & Brownlees is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,239 residents in Staffordshire Moorlands. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

6,239

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,851

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

502.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

87.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

9.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

24.3%

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.

Ripley West, Amber Valley6,826 residents · 81.6% owned · 14.8% no carEastwood Hall & Brinsley, Broxtowe6,679 residents · 81.1% owned · 14.0% no carHedon & Preston, East Riding of Yorkshire7,350 residents · 75.9% owned · 14.8% no carJacksdale & Underwood, Ashfield5,876 residents · 78.0% owned · 13.2% no carWheatcroft & Cayton, Scarborough7,683 residents · 78.4% owned · 15.9% no carBurntwood Chase Terrace & Hammerwich, Lichfield9,639 residents · 85.9% owned · 10.7% no car

Most similar within Staffordshire Moorlands

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Blythe Bridge, Forsbrook & Caverswall, Staffordshire Moorlands7,849 residents · 84.8% owned · 9.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Biddulph North & Brownlees

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

Tenure

Owned87.2%
2,487 households
Private rented8.7%
248 households
Social rented3.6%
103 households
Shared ownership0.4%
12 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Biddulph North & Brownlees · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached47%
1,340 households
Semi-detached42.8%
1,221 households
Terraced8.8%
250 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement0.7%
19 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
9 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.3%
8 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
4 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%
1 households
Biddulph North & Brownlees · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.7%
1,215 households
2 cars or vans in household34.1%
972 households
3 or more cars or vans in household13.8%
394 households
No cars or vans in household9.3%
266 households
Biddulph North & Brownlees · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms49%
1,398 households
2 bedrooms32.9%
938 households
4 or more bedrooms14.5%
412 households
1 bedroom3.6%
103 households
Biddulph North & Brownlees · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household68.5%
1,951 households
One-person household28.9%
822 households
Other household types2.7%
76 households
Biddulph North & Brownlees · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household43.2%
1,232 households
1 person in household28.8%
822 households
3 people in household14.8%
422 households
4 people in household9.6%
274 households
5 people in household2.6%
73 households
6 people in household0.7%
20 households
7 people in household0.3%
9 households
8 or more people in household0%
1 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Biddulph North & Brownlees · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1512.4%
771 residents
15–2911.7%
728 residents
30–4414%
872 residents
45–6428.6%
1,788 residents
65 and over33.4%
2,082 residents
Biddulph North & Brownlees · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White98.4%
6,139 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.9%
54 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.5%
34 residents
Other ethnic group0.1%
8 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%
4 residents
Biddulph North & Brownlees · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above24.3%
1,312 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications22.4%
1,209 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.5%
999 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12.8%
693 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.2%
549 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship9.1%
491 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.8%
149 residents aged 16 and over
Biddulph North & Brownlees · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)52.4%
2,828 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive46.6%
2,516 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.1%
57 residents aged 16 and over
Biddulph North & Brownlees · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.6%
1,006 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations14.6%
788 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.8%
748 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12.8%
693 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.1%
656 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations10.5%
565 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.5%
406 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.9%
373 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students3.1%
169 residents aged 16 and over
Biddulph North & Brownlees · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health41.8%
2,608 residents
Good health36.7%
2,287 residents
Fair health16.4%
1,022 residents
Bad health4.2%
262 residents
Very bad health1%
60 residents
Biddulph North & Brownlees · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act79.4%
4,956 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act20.6%
1,283 residents
Biddulph North & Brownlees · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension47.3%
1,350 households
Household is deprived in one dimension36.6%
1,045 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions14.1%
401 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.9%
54 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
2 households
Biddulph North & Brownlees · 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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