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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006468

Polesworth, Warton & Austrey

Polesworth, Warton & Austrey is a Census neighbourhood of about 10,956 residents in North Warwickshire. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

10,956

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,524

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

274.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

77.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

10.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

26.2%

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.

Castle Gresley, Overseal & Coton, South Derbyshire11,474 residents · 77.5% owned · 9.5% no carKiveton, Todwick & Harthill, Rotherham8,649 residents · 73.2% owned · 13.0% no carDonisthope & Blackfordby, North West Leicestershire8,722 residents · 74.9% owned · 9.8% no carNorton Canes, Cannock Chase8,321 residents · 72.3% owned · 12.2% no carCrofton, Wakefield6,524 residents · 75.0% owned · 15.1% no carMeasham & Appleby Magna, North West Leicestershire7,841 residents · 71.0% owned · 10.7% no car

Most similar within North Warwickshire

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Hartshill & Ansley, North Warwickshire9,826 residents · 69.2% owned · 12.7% no carKingsbury & Curdworth, North Warwickshire6,973 residents · 81.2% owned · 7.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Polesworth, Warton & Austrey

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

Tenure

Owned77.5%
3,504 households
Private rented11.2%
508 households
Social rented10.5%
475 households
Shared ownership0.7%
31 households
Lives rent free0.1%
6 households
Polesworth, Warton & Austrey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached47%
2,124 households
Detached32.9%
1,489 households
Terraced17%
768 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement2%
90 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
20 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%
13 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.2%
8 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.2%
7 households
Polesworth, Warton & Austrey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

2 cars or vans in household37.1%
1,675 households
1 car or van in household36.7%
1,658 households
3 or more cars or vans in household16.1%
729 households
No cars or vans in household10.1%
457 households
Polesworth, Warton & Austrey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms53%
2,397 households
4 or more bedrooms23.4%
1,056 households
2 bedrooms19.4%
875 households
1 bedroom4.2%
191 households
Polesworth, Warton & Austrey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household70.5%
3,188 households
One-person household24.5%
1,108 households
Other household types5%
225 households
Polesworth, Warton & Austrey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household37.4%
1,692 households
1 person in household24.5%
1,106 households
3 people in household18.6%
840 households
4 people in household14%
632 households
5 people in household4.2%
189 households
6 people in household1%
43 households
7 people in household0.3%
13 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Polesworth, Warton & Austrey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.8%
1,728 residents
15–2915.8%
1,727 residents
30–4417.7%
1,939 residents
45–6428.6%
3,136 residents
65 and over22.1%
2,426 residents
Polesworth, Warton & Austrey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.8%
10,721 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.9%
98 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.8%
84 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.4%
42 residents
Other ethnic group0.1%
13 residents
Polesworth, Warton & Austrey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above26.2%
2,387 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications21.7%
1,972 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.6%
1,693 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.7%
1,337 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.9%
988 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.3%
484 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
238 residents aged 16 and over
Polesworth, Warton & Austrey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)61.1%
5,557 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive37.4%
3,401 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.6%
143 residents aged 16 and over
Polesworth, Warton & Austrey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.3%
1,845 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations15.2%
1,385 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.3%
1,120 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12%
1,090 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations11.1%
1,013 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.6%
966 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7%
639 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.7%
614 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.7%
429 residents aged 16 and over
Polesworth, Warton & Austrey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health46.3%
5,068 residents
Good health34.6%
3,794 residents
Fair health14.1%
1,541 residents
Bad health3.8%
419 residents
Very bad health1.2%
134 residents
Polesworth, Warton & Austrey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82.4%
9,029 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act17.6%
1,926 residents
Polesworth, Warton & Austrey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension49.7%
2,245 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.6%
1,520 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions14.3%
647 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.3%
104 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
5 households
Polesworth, Warton & Austrey · 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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