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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006772

Habberley

Habberley is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,680 residents in Wyre Forest. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

6,680

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,919

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,546.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

67.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

16.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

22.9%

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.

Droitwich Spa Central, Wychavon5,869 residents · 62.0% owned · 19.0% no carPelsall South, Walsall6,082 residents · 72.9% owned · 18.1% no carCaldicot South, Monmouthshire8,035 residents · 65.4% owned · 19.1% no carLangdown & Dibden Purlieu, New Forest10,434 residents · 69.7% owned · 13.0% no carStocksbridge, Sheffield7,683 residents · 71.3% owned · 21.2% no carHaydock West, St. Helens5,798 residents · 68.3% owned · 21.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Habberley

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

Tenure

Owned67.9%
1,982 households
Social rented17.4%
508 households
Private rented12.9%
378 households
Shared ownership1.6%
48 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Habberley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached38.1%
1,110 households
Detached30.3%
884 households
Terraced22.5%
656 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement7.6%
222 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.7%
21 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
14 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
6 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
Habberley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household39.9%
1,163 households
2 cars or vans in household30.9%
902 households
No cars or vans in household16.7%
486 households
3 or more cars or vans in household12.5%
366 households
Habberley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms48.7%
1,422 households
4 or more bedrooms20.1%
587 households
2 bedrooms19.9%
581 households
1 bedroom11.2%
328 households
Habberley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household65.7%
1,918 households
One-person household30.8%
900 households
Other household types3.5%
101 households
Habberley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household36.9%
1,076 households
1 person in household30.8%
898 households
3 people in household15.5%
452 households
4 people in household11.9%
347 households
5 people in household3.6%
104 households
6 people in household0.8%
23 households
7 people in household0.4%
12 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Habberley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.8%
1,053 residents
15–2914.5%
970 residents
30–4416.7%
1,114 residents
45–6427%
1,806 residents
65 and over26%
1,736 residents
Habberley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.6%
6,454 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.5%
101 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.1%
72 residents
Other ethnic group0.4%
28 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.4%
25 residents
Habberley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above22.9%
1,274 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications22.3%
1,242 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.9%
997 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.5%
861 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.7%
595 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.1%
395 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.5%
196 residents aged 16 and over
Habberley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)55.1%
3,061 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive43.7%
2,428 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.3%
71 residents aged 16 and over
Habberley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.5%
1,027 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations14.4%
801 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14.2%
791 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.1%
672 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.8%
600 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations10.1%
560 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8.3%
460 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.4%
414 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.2%
235 residents aged 16 and over
Habberley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health42.2%
2,817 residents
Good health35.7%
2,384 residents
Fair health15.9%
1,065 residents
Bad health4.5%
298 residents
Very bad health1.7%
114 residents
Habberley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act77.9%
5,201 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act22.1%
1,479 residents
Habberley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension45%
1,314 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.9%
1,018 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions15.8%
462 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.1%
119 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
4 households
Habberley · 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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