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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006708

Bromsgrove Charford

Bromsgrove Charford is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,024 residents in Bromsgrove. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

8,024

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,452

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,816

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

55.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

20.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

29.5%

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.

Batchley & Brockhill, Redditch9,340 residents · 55.3% owned · 21.3% no carThatcham Town, West Berkshire7,542 residents · 56.5% owned · 18.3% no carChorley South West, Chorley9,135 residents · 59.9% owned · 18.3% no carBraintree South, Braintree9,832 residents · 58.4% owned · 18.4% no carFrome South & East, Mendip11,148 residents · 65.1% owned · 15.7% no carGreat Baddow South & West, Chelmsford9,891 residents · 59.2% owned · 19.4% no car

Most similar within Bromsgrove

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Bromsgrove Sidemoor, Bromsgrove7,378 residents · 66.7% owned · 15.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Bromsgrove Charford

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

Tenure

Owned55.7%
1,922 households
Social rented28%
967 households
Private rented15.3%
528 households
Shared ownership0.9%
32 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Bromsgrove Charford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached37.7%
1,300 households
Terraced27.6%
954 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement19.5%
672 households
Detached13.6%
469 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1%
35 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
13 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
7 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Bromsgrove Charford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.2%
1,422 households
2 cars or vans in household28.5%
985 households
No cars or vans in household20.4%
705 households
3 or more cars or vans in household9.8%
340 households
Bromsgrove Charford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms42.4%
1,462 households
2 bedrooms30.7%
1,060 households
4 or more bedrooms14.1%
487 households
1 bedroom12.8%
443 households
Bromsgrove Charford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household64.4%
2,223 households
One-person household31.3%
1,082 households
Other household types4.3%
149 households
Bromsgrove Charford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household31.4%
1,082 households
2 people in household31.3%
1,081 households
3 people in household18.4%
634 households
4 people in household13.2%
454 households
5 people in household4.6%
159 households
6 people in household0.8%
29 households
7 people in household0.3%
11 households
8 or more people in household0%
1 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Bromsgrove Charford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1520.2%
1,618 residents
15–2918.4%
1,477 residents
30–4420.9%
1,675 residents
45–6425.4%
2,034 residents
65 and over15.2%
1,219 residents
Bromsgrove Charford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White94.9%
7,612 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.7%
214 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.4%
110 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.7%
59 residents
Other ethnic group0.4%
29 residents
Bromsgrove Charford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above29.5%
1,861 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications17.8%
1,122 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.6%
1,047 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16.3%
1,029 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.1%
766 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.2%
327 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.5%
155 residents aged 16 and over
Bromsgrove Charford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)64.7%
4,080 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive33.5%
2,113 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.8%
116 residents aged 16 and over
Bromsgrove Charford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.4%
1,288 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations14.6%
919 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14.4%
907 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations11.7%
736 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.9%
687 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.4%
530 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7%
444 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.8%
427 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.9%
369 residents aged 16 and over
Bromsgrove Charford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health47.7%
3,829 residents
Good health34.3%
2,753 residents
Fair health12.5%
1,003 residents
Bad health4.5%
362 residents
Very bad health1%
77 residents
Bromsgrove Charford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82.3%
6,606 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act17.7%
1,418 residents
Bromsgrove Charford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension48.3%
1,667 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32%
1,105 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions15.1%
521 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.3%
150 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
7 households
Bromsgrove Charford · 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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