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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006734

Northwick

Northwick is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,219 residents in Worcester. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

8,219

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,550

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,814.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

81.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

12.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

41.2%

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.

Lichfield West & South, Lichfield10,403 residents · 73.7% owned · 12.2% no carEaglescliffe, Stockton-on-Tees10,308 residents · 78.5% owned · 12.2% no carHipperholme, Calderdale6,217 residents · 78.6% owned · 12.0% no carLeyland South East & Buckshaw Village, South Ribble7,675 residents · 77.9% owned · 10.1% no carKing's Walk, Berry Hill & Oakham, Mansfield13,048 residents · 83.0% owned · 9.7% no carBromley Cross & Bradshaw, Bolton7,417 residents · 85.4% owned · 12.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Northwick

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

Tenure

Owned81.9%
2,908 households
Private rented13.5%
481 households
Social rented4.2%
148 households
Shared ownership0.4%
13 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Northwick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached42.5%
1,510 households
Detached31.7%
1,127 households
Terraced13%
461 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement9%
318 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.7%
61 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.1%
38 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.6%
22 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
14 households
Northwick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household39.1%
1,389 households
2 cars or vans in household37.4%
1,329 households
No cars or vans in household12%
426 households
3 or more cars or vans in household11.4%
406 households
Northwick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms45.9%
1,630 households
4 or more bedrooms26.8%
952 households
2 bedrooms21.4%
760 households
1 bedroom5.9%
208 households
Northwick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household68.5%
2,433 households
One-person household27.9%
990 households
Other household types3.6%
127 households
Northwick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household39.1%
1,389 households
1 person in household27.9%
990 households
3 people in household14.9%
530 households
4 people in household13.6%
483 households
5 people in household3.4%
121 households
6 people in household0.7%
26 households
7 people in household0.2%
7 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Northwick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.5%
1,353 residents
15–2912.9%
1,059 residents
30–4417.9%
1,474 residents
45–6427.8%
2,286 residents
65 and over24.9%
2,048 residents
Northwick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White95.8%
7,880 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.7%
141 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.5%
121 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.5%
45 residents
Other ethnic group0.4%
35 residents
Northwick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above41.2%
2,789 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.7%
1,133 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications14%
945 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12.4%
839 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.8%
525 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.7%
385 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.3%
157 residents aged 16 and over
Northwick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)59.3%
4,019 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive38.7%
2,624 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.9%
129 residents aged 16 and over
Northwick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations27.4%
1,855 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations15.8%
1,073 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.3%
900 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.8%
732 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations9.6%
653 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations8.1%
551 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.3%
359 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.2%
350 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4.4%
298 residents aged 16 and over
Northwick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health51.2%
4,210 residents
Good health33.5%
2,753 residents
Fair health11.4%
939 residents
Bad health3.1%
253 residents
Very bad health0.8%
64 residents
Northwick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83.8%
6,887 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act16.2%
1,332 residents
Northwick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension57.6%
2,045 households
Household is deprived in one dimension31.5%
1,119 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions9.6%
342 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.2%
43 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
2 households
Northwick · 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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