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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006697

Dodford, Belbroughton & Romsley

Dodford, Belbroughton & Romsley is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,417 residents in Bromsgrove. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,417

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,087

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

113.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

83.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

6.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

38.5%

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.

Downton & Morgan's Vale, Wiltshire7,944 residents · 78.4% owned · 7.3% no carCowfold & Partridge Green, Horsham5,454 residents · 79.3% owned · 5.2% no carAbberley, Holt Heath & Hallow, Malvern Hills8,524 residents · 77.3% owned · 5.7% no carWest Clandon & Send, Guildford8,520 residents · 76.1% owned · 6.9% no carBroadheath, Sinton & Alfrick, Malvern Hills7,666 residents · 81.2% owned · 5.6% no carWesterfield, Grundisburgh & Bredfield, East Suffolk6,783 residents · 79.9% owned · 6.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Dodford, Belbroughton & Romsley

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

Tenure

Owned83.3%
2,572 households
Private rented10.1%
313 households
Social rented6.1%
189 households
Shared ownership0.4%
13 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Dodford, Belbroughton & Romsley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached51%
1,574 households
Semi-detached30.6%
943 households
Terraced10.2%
314 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement3%
92 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse2%
61 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure1.8%
55 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.9%
27 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.6%
19 households
Dodford, Belbroughton & Romsley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

2 cars or vans in household39.8%
1,227 households
1 car or van in household30.4%
939 households
3 or more cars or vans in household23.4%
722 households
No cars or vans in household6.4%
198 households
Dodford, Belbroughton & Romsley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms40.1%
1,239 households
4 or more bedrooms35.9%
1,107 households
2 bedrooms18.5%
570 households
1 bedroom5.5%
170 households
Dodford, Belbroughton & Romsley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household68.2%
2,105 households
One-person household26.9%
829 households
Other household types4.9%
152 households
Dodford, Belbroughton & Romsley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household37.9%
1,170 households
1 person in household26.9%
829 households
3 people in household16.1%
498 households
4 people in household13.7%
423 households
5 people in household3.8%
116 households
6 people in household1.2%
36 households
7 people in household0.3%
9 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Dodford, Belbroughton & Romsley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514.3%
1,057 residents
15–2912.4%
916 residents
30–4413.7%
1,016 residents
45–6433%
2,450 residents
65 and over26.7%
1,978 residents
Dodford, Belbroughton & Romsley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White95.2%
7,059 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2%
150 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.9%
140 residents
Other ethnic group0.5%
38 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.4%
31 residents
Dodford, Belbroughton & Romsley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above38.5%
2,416 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications16.3%
1,023 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.4%
968 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.6%
852 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.2%
518 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.1%
321 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.9%
182 residents aged 16 and over
Dodford, Belbroughton & Romsley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)57.6%
3,620 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive41.1%
2,581 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.3%
80 residents aged 16 and over
Dodford, Belbroughton & Romsley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.7%
1,485 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.3%
1,272 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers15.7%
983 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.9%
745 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations7.6%
477 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.2%
388 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations6.2%
387 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.1%
321 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.5%
221 residents aged 16 and over
Dodford, Belbroughton & Romsley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health51%
3,785 residents
Good health33%
2,445 residents
Fair health11.3%
838 residents
Bad health2.9%
215 residents
Very bad health1.8%
134 residents
Dodford, Belbroughton & Romsley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83.3%
6,180 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act16.7%
1,237 residents
Dodford, Belbroughton & Romsley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension56.6%
1,747 households
Household is deprived in one dimension31.8%
980 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions9.9%
306 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.7%
52 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
0 households
Dodford, Belbroughton & Romsley · 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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