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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006777

Bewdley West, Ribbesford & Far Forest

Bewdley West, Ribbesford & Far Forest is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,206 residents in Wyre Forest. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,206

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,364

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

142.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

80.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

11.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

32.5%

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.

Torksey & Stow, West Lindsey7,416 residents · 82.6% owned · 7.7% no carGarstang & Catterall, Wyre9,366 residents · 80.1% owned · 12.9% no carWeeley & Thorpe-le-Soken, Tendring7,913 residents · 85.2% owned · 10.6% no carHenley-in-Arden & Claverdon, Stratford-on-Avon6,962 residents · 74.6% owned · 12.5% no carHeathfield & Liverton, Teignbridge6,721 residents · 75.1% owned · 8.9% no carHighley & Ditton Priors, Shropshire9,910 residents · 72.3% owned · 8.9% no car

Most similar within Wyre Forest

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Bewdley East & Upper Arley, Wyre Forest6,757 residents · 74.3% owned · 11.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Bewdley West, Ribbesford & Far Forest

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

Tenure

Owned80.6%
2,711 households
Private rented13.5%
453 households
Social rented5.3%
179 households
Shared ownership0.6%
21 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Bewdley West, Ribbesford & Far Forest · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached45.7%
1,535 households
Semi-detached25.1%
843 households
Terraced10.6%
357 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure9%
301 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement4.2%
141 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.1%
72 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.7%
57 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.7%
56 households
Bewdley West, Ribbesford & Far Forest · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household39.2%
1,318 households
2 cars or vans in household33.7%
1,133 households
3 or more cars or vans in household16.1%
540 households
No cars or vans in household11%
371 households
Bewdley West, Ribbesford & Far Forest · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms38.3%
1,287 households
2 bedrooms27.8%
934 households
4 or more bedrooms25.7%
864 households
1 bedroom8.2%
277 households
Bewdley West, Ribbesford & Far Forest · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household64.5%
2,167 households
One-person household31.7%
1,067 households
Other household types3.8%
128 households
Bewdley West, Ribbesford & Far Forest · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household43.5%
1,464 households
1 person in household31.7%
1,067 households
3 people in household11.5%
385 households
4 people in household9.5%
319 households
5 people in household2.6%
87 households
6 people in household0.8%
28 households
7 people in household0.2%
6 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
6 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Bewdley West, Ribbesford & Far Forest · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1511.2%
804 residents
15–2911.5%
826 residents
30–4412%
861 residents
45–6431%
2,236 residents
65 and over34.4%
2,478 residents
Bewdley West, Ribbesford & Far Forest · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.6%
7,034 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.6%
114 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.4%
32 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%
14 residents
Other ethnic group0.2%
11 residents
Bewdley West, Ribbesford & Far Forest · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above32.5%
2,059 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications19.9%
1,262 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15%
950 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.2%
900 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.3%
589 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.2%
394 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3%
190 residents aged 16 and over
Bewdley West, Ribbesford & Far Forest · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)50.5%
3,200 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive48.5%
3,078 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1%
64 residents aged 16 and over
Bewdley West, Ribbesford & Far Forest · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.2%
1,408 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.8%
937 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers14.5%
920 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.7%
743 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.6%
671 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations9.9%
627 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.4%
408 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.8%
367 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.1%
263 residents aged 16 and over
Bewdley West, Ribbesford & Far Forest · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health43.2%
3,113 residents
Good health36.8%
2,654 residents
Fair health14.4%
1,038 residents
Bad health4.4%
315 residents
Very bad health1.2%
85 residents
Bewdley West, Ribbesford & Far Forest · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80.7%
5,812 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19.3%
1,393 residents
Bewdley West, Ribbesford & Far Forest · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension48.5%
1,632 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.3%
1,187 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions13.9%
469 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.1%
69 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
7 households
Bewdley West, Ribbesford & Far Forest · 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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