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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02007050

Town Centre, Overdale & Dawley Bank

Town Centre, Overdale & Dawley Bank is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,359 residents in Telford and Wrekin. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Telford and Wrekin
8,359

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,248

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,203

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

63.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

12.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

29.5%

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.

Robin Hood, Lofthouse & Middleton Lane, Leeds10,189 residents · 71.0% owned · 13.2% no carPark Farm, Ashford11,801 residents · 64.9% owned · 12.8% no carHargate & Orton Longueville, Peterborough10,901 residents · 63.1% owned · 15.4% no carGodinton, Repton & Orchard Heights, Ashford8,844 residents · 66.8% owned · 11.8% no carBiggleswade East, Central Bedfordshire11,227 residents · 72.5% owned · 9.4% no carLeighton Buzzard South East, Central Bedfordshire13,726 residents · 70.7% owned · 9.8% no car

Most similar within Telford and Wrekin

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Lawley, Horsehay & Lightmoor, Telford and Wrekin8,558 residents · 69.4% owned · 7.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Town Centre, Overdale & Dawley Bank

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

Tenure

Owned63.7%
2,070 households
Private rented18.3%
596 households
Social rented16.2%
526 households
Shared ownership1.7%
56 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Town Centre, Overdale & Dawley Bank · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached38.9%
1,264 households
Detached36.2%
1,177 households
Terraced18.9%
613 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement5.2%
168 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
14 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.2%
7 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
7 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Town Centre, Overdale & Dawley Bank · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household40.4%
1,313 households
2 cars or vans in household37.6%
1,221 households
No cars or vans in household12.3%
400 households
3 or more cars or vans in household9.7%
316 households
Town Centre, Overdale & Dawley Bank · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms44.2%
1,436 households
4 or more bedrooms28.8%
934 households
2 bedrooms22.3%
724 households
1 bedroom4.7%
154 households
Town Centre, Overdale & Dawley Bank · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household71%
2,306 households
One-person household23.4%
762 households
Other household types5.6%
182 households
Town Centre, Overdale & Dawley Bank · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household32.2%
1,047 households
1 person in household23.4%
762 households
3 people in household20%
650 households
4 people in household16.2%
528 households
5 people in household5.5%
180 households
6 people in household1.8%
60 households
7 people in household0.5%
17 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
7 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Town Centre, Overdale & Dawley Bank · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1523.2%
1,935 residents
15–2920.5%
1,715 residents
30–4425.3%
2,117 residents
45–6422.3%
1,861 residents
65 and over8.7%
730 residents
Town Centre, Overdale & Dawley Bank · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White87%
7,267 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh6.2%
520 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.2%
270 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.7%
224 residents
Other ethnic group0.9%
75 residents
Town Centre, Overdale & Dawley Bank · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above29.5%
1,867 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications22.1%
1,399 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16.1%
1,017 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications15%
945 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10%
629 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.9%
308 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.5%
155 residents aged 16 and over
Town Centre, Overdale & Dawley Bank · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)71.1%
4,494 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive26.7%
1,689 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.1%
134 residents aged 16 and over
Town Centre, Overdale & Dawley Bank · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.4%
1,351 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations13.2%
833 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.1%
830 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.5%
790 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations11.9%
754 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.3%
522 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.9%
435 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.9%
434 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.8%
367 residents aged 16 and over
Town Centre, Overdale & Dawley Bank · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health52.2%
4,360 residents
Good health33.3%
2,781 residents
Fair health10.2%
852 residents
Bad health3.5%
292 residents
Very bad health0.9%
74 residents
Town Centre, Overdale & Dawley Bank · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act84.8%
7,089 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act15.2%
1,270 residents
Town Centre, Overdale & Dawley Bank · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension55.4%
1,802 households
Household is deprived in one dimension29.5%
960 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions11.6%
376 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.4%
109 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
4 households
Town Centre, Overdale & Dawley Bank · 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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