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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006226

Wilnecote West & Hockley

Wilnecote West & Hockley is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,933 residents in Tamworth. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

9,933

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,022

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,739.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

68.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

13.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

22.5%

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.

Westfield, Bath and North East Somerset6,543 residents · 73.3% owned · 10.8% no carSwadlincote East, South Derbyshire8,076 residents · 69.3% owned · 12.5% no carHinckley West, Hinckley and Bosworth9,957 residents · 72.5% owned · 11.8% no carWestbury North & West, Wiltshire7,841 residents · 67.0% owned · 11.9% no carGalley Common & Whittleford, Nuneaton and Bedworth8,405 residents · 79.6% owned · 9.3% no carCadbury Heath South & North Common, South Gloucestershire10,345 residents · 70.4% owned · 12.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Wilnecote West & Hockley

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

Tenure

Owned68.3%
2,748 households
Private rented15.3%
616 households
Social rented14.7%
593 households
Shared ownership1.4%
55 households
Lives rent free0.2%
10 households
Wilnecote West & Hockley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached46.5%
1,872 households
Detached23%
926 households
Terraced20%
806 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement9.3%
373 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
20 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.4%
15 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%
11 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Wilnecote West & Hockley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household40.2%
1,619 households
2 cars or vans in household35.1%
1,412 households
No cars or vans in household13.7%
553 households
3 or more cars or vans in household10.9%
439 households
Wilnecote West & Hockley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms49%
1,972 households
2 bedrooms25.7%
1,035 households
4 or more bedrooms21.2%
852 households
1 bedroom4.1%
163 households
Wilnecote West & Hockley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household71.7%
2,882 households
One-person household23.8%
959 households
Other household types4.5%
181 households
Wilnecote West & Hockley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household35.8%
1,440 households
1 person in household23.8%
959 households
3 people in household19.5%
786 households
4 people in household14.2%
570 households
5 people in household4.9%
199 households
6 people in household1.3%
52 households
7 people in household0.3%
11 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
6 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Wilnecote West & Hockley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519.8%
1,969 residents
15–2918.3%
1,818 residents
30–4421.7%
2,152 residents
45–6425.6%
2,545 residents
65 and over14.6%
1,452 residents
Wilnecote West & Hockley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.3%
9,562 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.8%
182 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.1%
107 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.7%
66 residents
Other ethnic group0.2%
16 residents
Wilnecote West & Hockley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above22.5%
1,766 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications20.5%
1,610 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications18.8%
1,473 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications18%
1,416 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.8%
1,001 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.2%
409 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.2%
174 residents aged 16 and over
Wilnecote West & Hockley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)65.9%
5,174 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive32%
2,514 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2%
159 residents aged 16 and over
Wilnecote West & Hockley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations19.2%
1,505 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations16.8%
1,321 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14.4%
1,133 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.6%
989 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations9.9%
777 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.8%
692 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.2%
564 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.2%
483 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.9%
385 residents aged 16 and over
Wilnecote West & Hockley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health47.4%
4,711 residents
Good health35.2%
3,498 residents
Fair health12.6%
1,251 residents
Bad health3.6%
362 residents
Very bad health1.1%
110 residents
Wilnecote West & Hockley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83.7%
8,314 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act16.3%
1,616 residents
Wilnecote West & Hockley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension49.9%
2,005 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.8%
1,319 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions14.6%
587 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.6%
105 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
6 households
Wilnecote West & Hockley · 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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