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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006470

Atherstone

Atherstone is a Census neighbourhood of about 11,740 residents in North Warwickshire. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

11,740

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,240

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

947.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

58.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

21.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

21.7%

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.

Sleaford East, North Kesteven9,835 residents · 56.5% owned · 24.4% no carEckington East & Renishaw, North East Derbyshire8,309 residents · 55.0% owned · 18.9% no carCheadle Town, Staffordshire Moorlands6,186 residents · 67.0% owned · 21.1% no carAlfreton, Amber Valley7,346 residents · 61.6% owned · 24.8% no carLaunceston, Cornwall10,248 residents · 55.5% owned · 17.5% no carOakengates & Ketley, Telford and Wrekin10,465 residents · 58.4% owned · 21.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Atherstone

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

Tenure

Owned58.5%
3,063 households
Social rented21.3%
1,114 households
Private rented19.3%
1,012 households
Shared ownership0.7%
37 households
Lives rent free0.3%
14 households
Atherstone · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached31.9%
1,674 households
Terraced26.6%
1,397 households
Detached23.6%
1,238 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement13.6%
711 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.4%
73 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.4%
72 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.2%
64 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.3%
14 households
Atherstone · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.1%
2,154 households
2 cars or vans in household27.1%
1,420 households
No cars or vans in household21.9%
1,146 households
3 or more cars or vans in household9.9%
520 households
Atherstone · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms42.7%
2,237 households
2 bedrooms29%
1,520 households
4 or more bedrooms16.8%
880 households
1 bedroom11.5%
604 households
Atherstone · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household61.6%
3,229 households
One-person household34%
1,782 households
Other household types4.4%
231 households
Atherstone · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household34.7%
1,817 households
1 person in household34%
1,782 households
3 people in household14.6%
764 households
4 people in household11.4%
597 households
5 people in household3.7%
192 households
6 people in household1.2%
64 households
7 people in household0.3%
14 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
10 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Atherstone · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.7%
1,957 residents
15–2916.2%
1,904 residents
30–4418%
2,107 residents
45–6427.7%
3,253 residents
65 and over21.4%
2,515 residents
Atherstone · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.3%
11,307 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.5%
177 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.3%
155 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.5%
58 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
40 residents
Atherstone · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications26.2%
2,532 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above21.7%
2,102 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.5%
1,595 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16.2%
1,568 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.5%
1,112 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.3%
513 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.5%
246 residents aged 16 and over
Atherstone · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)57.2%
5,527 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive41.2%
3,982 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.6%
158 residents aged 16 and over
Atherstone · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations21.4%
2,073 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.2%
1,566 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.7%
1,326 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.4%
1,001 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.4%
913 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8.8%
850 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations7.9%
767 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.5%
725 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.6%
447 residents aged 16 and over
Atherstone · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health41.5%
4,868 residents
Good health35.5%
4,168 residents
Fair health16%
1,880 residents
Bad health5.4%
636 residents
Very bad health1.6%
185 residents
Atherstone · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act78.8%
9,246 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act21.2%
2,491 residents
Atherstone · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension40.8%
2,138 households
Household is deprived in one dimension37.3%
1,956 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions17%
889 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.7%
246 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
10 households
Atherstone · 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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