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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006740

Worcester Town North

Worcester Town North is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,335 residents in Worcester. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,335

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,845

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,849.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

44.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

36.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

42.2%

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.

Central Gloucester & Hempsted, Gloucester11,551 residents · 38.6% owned · 36.8% no carIpswich Central, Ipswich10,692 residents · 38.3% owned · 37.5% no carSouthsea West, Portsmouth6,748 residents · 36.6% owned · 38.5% no carOld Portsmouth & Southsea Common, Portsmouth8,087 residents · 44.8% owned · 34.8% no carCentral Colchester, Colchester11,314 residents · 45.9% owned · 34.3% no carShrewsbury Town, Shropshire8,485 residents · 53.7% owned · 27.1% no car

Most similar within Worcester

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Worcester Town South, Worcester7,459 residents · 44.5% owned · 33.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Worcester Town North

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

Tenure

Owned44.8%
1,722 households
Private rented42.3%
1,627 households
Social rented12.5%
480 households
Shared ownership0.4%
16 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Worcester Town North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced34.1%
1,309 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement33.1%
1,272 households
Semi-detached12.5%
481 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse6.6%
253 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits5.4%
206 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop4.2%
161 households
Detached4.2%
160 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Worcester Town North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43%
1,653 households
No cars or vans in household36%
1,384 households
2 cars or vans in household17%
654 households
3 or more cars or vans in household4%
152 households
Worcester Town North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms35%
1,346 households
1 bedroom32.6%
1,251 households
3 bedrooms20%
770 households
4 or more bedrooms12.4%
476 households
Worcester Town North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

One-person household48.5%
1,867 households
Single family household43.8%
1,686 households
Other household types7.6%
293 households
Worcester Town North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household48.5%
1,864 households
2 people in household32.7%
1,257 households
3 people in household10.2%
392 households
4 people in household5.4%
207 households
5 people in household2%
76 households
6 people in household0.6%
23 households
7 people in household0.4%
14 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
9 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Worcester Town North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 159.4%
688 residents
15–2927.9%
2,049 residents
30–4423%
1,691 residents
45–6423.7%
1,739 residents
65 and over16%
1,173 residents
Worcester Town North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White87.5%
6,420 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh5.9%
433 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.9%
214 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.1%
157 residents
Other ethnic group1.6%
115 residents
Worcester Town North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above42.2%
2,786 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications19.2%
1,268 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications14.1%
930 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications10.8%
716 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications6.9%
455 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.9%
257 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.9%
194 residents aged 16 and over
Worcester Town North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)61.4%
4,056 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive33.7%
2,229 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student4.9%
321 residents aged 16 and over
Worcester Town North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.9%
1,384 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.7%
839 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations12.2%
806 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students12.2%
803 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.1%
733 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.7%
704 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.5%
562 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.6%
437 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.1%
339 residents aged 16 and over
Worcester Town North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health46.5%
3,412 residents
Good health35.1%
2,576 residents
Fair health13.2%
970 residents
Bad health4.1%
304 residents
Very bad health1%
74 residents
Worcester Town North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81.8%
6,005 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act18.2%
1,333 residents
Worcester Town North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension48.6%
1,870 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33%
1,267 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions14.4%
553 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.6%
138 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
16 households
Worcester Town North · 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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