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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006771

Bewdley East & Upper Arley

Bewdley East & Upper Arley is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,757 residents in Wyre Forest. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

6,757

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,103

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

176.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

74.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

11.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

29.7%

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.

Rufford & Banks, West Lancashire7,972 residents · 79.7% owned · 9.4% no carStanton & Barningham, West Suffolk6,839 residents · 75.7% owned · 9.3% no carBerrow & Brent Knoll, Sedgemoor11,059 residents · 82.4% owned · 8.4% no carGunnislake & Calstock, Cornwall6,647 residents · 77.9% owned · 9.4% no carWeeley & Thorpe-le-Soken, Tendring7,913 residents · 85.2% owned · 10.6% no carHutton, Locking & Banwell, North Somerset10,810 residents · 81.3% owned · 8.9% no car

Most similar within Wyre Forest

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Bewdley West, Ribbesford & Far Forest, Wyre Forest7,206 residents · 80.6% owned · 11.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Bewdley East & Upper Arley

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

Tenure

Owned74.3%
2,307 households
Private rented13.3%
413 households
Social rented10.9%
337 households
Shared ownership1.4%
44 households
Lives rent free0.1%
2 households
Bewdley East & Upper Arley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached40.6%
1,261 households
Semi-detached29.2%
906 households
Terraced19.3%
598 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure6.2%
191 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement3.6%
112 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.5%
17 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.5%
14 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.1%
4 households
Bewdley East & Upper Arley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42%
1,302 households
2 cars or vans in household32.2%
998 households
3 or more cars or vans in household14%
434 households
No cars or vans in household11.9%
368 households
Bewdley East & Upper Arley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms39.7%
1,232 households
2 bedrooms31.8%
985 households
4 or more bedrooms22.7%
704 households
1 bedroom5.8%
181 households
Bewdley East & Upper Arley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household66.3%
2,056 households
One-person household30.4%
942 households
Other household types3.3%
103 households
Bewdley East & Upper Arley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household42.2%
1,310 households
1 person in household30.4%
942 households
3 people in household13.5%
418 households
4 people in household9.9%
307 households
5 people in household2.9%
89 households
6 people in household0.8%
26 households
7 people in household0.2%
5 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Bewdley East & Upper Arley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1513.3%
901 residents
15–2912%
812 residents
30–4413.2%
890 residents
45–6430.2%
2,042 residents
65 and over31.3%
2,112 residents
Bewdley East & Upper Arley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.9%
6,612 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.1%
75 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.8%
51 residents
Other ethnic group0.1%
10 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%
9 residents
Bewdley East & Upper Arley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above29.7%
1,718 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications20.9%
1,210 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.5%
898 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.5%
840 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.8%
567 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.6%
383 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.9%
167 residents aged 16 and over
Bewdley East & Upper Arley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)50.9%
2,946 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive48%
2,776 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.1%
62 residents aged 16 and over
Bewdley East & Upper Arley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.4%
1,235 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers13.9%
802 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.9%
743 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations12%
694 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.2%
646 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11%
635 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.5%
433 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.9%
339 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.4%
254 residents aged 16 and over
Bewdley East & Upper Arley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health42.9%
2,901 residents
Good health35.7%
2,411 residents
Fair health15.2%
1,025 residents
Bad health4.7%
319 residents
Very bad health1.5%
101 residents
Bewdley East & Upper Arley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80.1%
5,415 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19.9%
1,342 residents
Bewdley East & Upper Arley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension47.5%
1,473 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.7%
1,108 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions13.5%
420 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.1%
96 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
4 households
Bewdley East & Upper Arley · 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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