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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006768

Franche

Franche is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,000 residents in Wyre Forest. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,000

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,998

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,792.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

76.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

13.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

22.5%

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.

Ashwood, Dudley5,358 residents · 78.0% owned · 12.8% no carBracebridge South & Swallow Beck, Lincoln11,351 residents · 75.7% owned · 16.1% no carBrinsworth, Rotherham9,048 residents · 71.0% owned · 20.7% no carCheslyn Hay, South Staffordshire9,784 residents · 79.3% owned · 12.5% no carSwadlincote North, South Derbyshire7,560 residents · 71.5% owned · 15.2% no carPelsall North, Walsall5,270 residents · 74.6% owned · 17.8% no car

Most similar within Wyre Forest

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Stourport Lickhill & Burlish, Wyre Forest7,178 residents · 80.2% owned · 11.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Franche

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

Tenure

Owned76%
2,279 households
Private rented14.9%
447 households
Social rented8%
241 households
Shared ownership0.8%
24 households
Lives rent free0.2%
7 households
Franche · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached62.3%
1,864 households
Detached19.5%
583 households
Terraced9.3%
279 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement6.5%
196 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.2%
36 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.6%
19 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
14 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
Franche · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household40.5%
1,214 households
2 cars or vans in household33.4%
1,000 households
No cars or vans in household13.3%
399 households
3 or more cars or vans in household12.8%
383 households
Franche · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms64.9%
1,941 households
2 bedrooms17.8%
532 households
4 or more bedrooms11.7%
349 households
1 bedroom5.7%
171 households
Franche · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household70.3%
2,104 households
One-person household26.1%
781 households
Other household types3.7%
110 households
Franche · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household39.5%
1,183 households
1 person in household26.1%
781 households
3 people in household16.9%
505 households
4 people in household13.2%
395 households
5 people in household3.1%
94 households
6 people in household0.9%
27 households
7 people in household0.4%
11 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
8 or more people in household0%
0 households
Franche · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.3%
1,142 residents
15–2914.4%
1,008 residents
30–4417.4%
1,220 residents
45–6426.2%
1,831 residents
65 and over25.7%
1,799 residents
Franche · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.5%
6,825 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1%
69 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.8%
53 residents
Other ethnic group0.4%
29 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.3%
24 residents
Franche · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above22.5%
1,301 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications21.4%
1,240 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.1%
1,048 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.4%
890 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.2%
704 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.6%
440 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.9%
168 residents aged 16 and over
Franche · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)56.8%
3,290 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive41.5%
2,401 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.7%
100 residents aged 16 and over
Franche · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.3%
1,059 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations15.8%
913 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations15.1%
876 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.8%
802 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.9%
629 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations8.7%
503 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.1%
409 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.5%
378 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students3.8%
222 residents aged 16 and over
Franche · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health43.9%
3,071 residents
Good health35.9%
2,515 residents
Fair health14.6%
1,020 residents
Bad health4.6%
323 residents
Very bad health1%
72 residents
Franche · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81.3%
5,694 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act18.7%
1,308 residents
Franche · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension47.6%
1,426 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.1%
1,051 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions14.1%
422 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.2%
95 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
2 households
Franche · 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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