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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006509

Alcester

Alcester is a Census neighbourhood of about 5,869 residents in Stratford-on-Avon. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

5,869

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,806

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

280.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

62.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

15.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

31.8%

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.

Ledbury, Herefordshire, County of9,439 residents · 64.9% owned · 17.6% no carTewkesbury West & Twyning, Tewkesbury10,664 residents · 63.6% owned · 20.6% no carAmberley, Pulborough & Storrington, Horsham9,866 residents · 66.2% owned · 13.7% no carPershore, Wychavon8,401 residents · 64.3% owned · 16.1% no carWhitchurch, Shropshire10,142 residents · 64.7% owned · 17.6% no carMatlock South, Cromford & Winster, Derbyshire Dales8,803 residents · 64.9% owned · 19.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Alcester

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

Tenure

Owned62.9%
1,764 households
Social rented19.7%
554 households
Private rented16.7%
469 households
Shared ownership0.6%
16 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Alcester · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached37.5%
1,053 households
Terraced28.1%
789 households
Detached18.6%
523 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement11.5%
322 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.8%
50 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.3%
36 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1%
28 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
4 households
Alcester · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.7%
1,253 households
2 cars or vans in household29.4%
825 households
No cars or vans in household15%
421 households
3 or more cars or vans in household10.9%
307 households
Alcester · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms41.9%
1,177 households
2 bedrooms27.7%
777 households
4 or more bedrooms18.2%
510 households
1 bedroom12.2%
342 households
Alcester · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household60.2%
1,688 households
One-person household36.5%
1,023 households
Other household types3.3%
92 households
Alcester · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household36.4%
1,023 households
2 people in household36.4%
1,023 households
3 people in household13.8%
389 households
4 people in household10.3%
288 households
5 people in household2.5%
69 households
6 people in household0.5%
13 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
7 people in household0%
1 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Alcester · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1513.9%
816 residents
15–2913%
765 residents
30–4415.4%
902 residents
45–6428.2%
1,657 residents
65 and over29.5%
1,729 residents
Alcester · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White95.8%
5,623 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.9%
114 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.6%
95 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.3%
19 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
18 residents
Alcester · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above31.8%
1,589 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications20%
998 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.8%
789 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.1%
702 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.3%
513 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.4%
272 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
131 residents aged 16 and over
Alcester · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)56.8%
2,842 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive41.9%
2,095 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.3%
63 residents aged 16 and over
Alcester · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.6%
1,079 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12.9%
645 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.9%
644 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.6%
632 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.2%
610 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations11.4%
569 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.9%
343 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.9%
295 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students3.6%
181 residents aged 16 and over
Alcester · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health42.4%
2,490 residents
Good health37%
2,174 residents
Fair health15.7%
924 residents
Bad health3.7%
219 residents
Very bad health1.1%
64 residents
Alcester · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80.3%
4,714 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19.7%
1,155 residents
Alcester · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension49.7%
1,395 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.1%
928 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions14.1%
395 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3%
83 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
5 households
Alcester · 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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