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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006500

Town South & School

Town South & School is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,103 residents in Rugby. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

6,103

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,446

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,130.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

59.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

20.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

34.9%

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.

Marlborough, Wiltshire9,128 residents · 62.5% owned · 17.8% no carRuthin, Denbighshire5,699 residents · 65.7% owned · 15.9% no carNewport South, Telford and Wrekin6,994 residents · 62.9% owned · 15.9% no carBuckingham North, Buckinghamshire6,752 residents · 60.8% owned · 16.5% no carCentral Havant & Langstone, Havant10,315 residents · 70.9% owned · 18.2% no carBanbury Easington, Cherwell9,024 residents · 70.1% owned · 19.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Town South & School

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

Tenure

Owned59.4%
1,453 households
Private rented24%
587 households
Social rented16.1%
394 households
Shared ownership0.3%
8 households
Lives rent free0.2%
4 households
Town South & School · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached31.3%
767 households
Semi-detached27.6%
675 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement18.2%
446 households
Terraced16.7%
410 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits3.1%
77 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.6%
39 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.2%
30 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.2%
4 households
Town South & School · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.6%
1,042 households
2 cars or vans in household27.4%
669 households
No cars or vans in household20.3%
496 households
3 or more cars or vans in household9.8%
239 households
Town South & School · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms38%
930 households
4 or more bedrooms26%
636 households
2 bedrooms20.7%
507 households
1 bedroom15.4%
376 households
Town South & School · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household60.3%
1,476 households
One-person household35.3%
864 households
Other household types4.4%
108 households
Town South & School · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household35.3%
864 households
2 people in household33.4%
816 households
3 people in household14.7%
360 households
4 people in household11.7%
286 households
5 people in household3.6%
87 households
6 people in household0.9%
22 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
6 households
7 people in household0.2%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Town South & School · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516%
975 residents
15–2921.4%
1,305 residents
30–4417.2%
1,049 residents
45–6423.4%
1,427 residents
65 and over22.1%
1,352 residents
Town South & School · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White87.6%
5,345 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh6.8%
415 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.5%
152 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.1%
127 residents
Other ethnic group1.1%
65 residents
Town South & School · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above34.9%
1,729 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications17.3%
860 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications17.3%
859 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications13.1%
650 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.2%
406 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.1%
303 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.1%
153 residents aged 16 and over
Town South & School · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)54.6%
2,709 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive43.4%
2,151 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2%
98 residents aged 16 and over
Town South & School · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.2%
1,052 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations14.6%
725 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.9%
639 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students11.6%
576 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.6%
525 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.4%
515 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.1%
401 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.4%
270 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.2%
256 residents aged 16 and over
Town South & School · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health49.7%
3,036 residents
Good health33%
2,012 residents
Fair health12.7%
774 residents
Bad health3.7%
225 residents
Very bad health0.9%
57 residents
Town South & School · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82.6%
5,040 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act17.4%
1,063 residents
Town South & School · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension50.7%
1,240 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.3%
863 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions11.2%
274 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.7%
66 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
3 households
Town South & School · 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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