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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02007051

Lawley, Horsehay & Lightmoor

Lawley, Horsehay & Lightmoor is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,558 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
8,558

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,266

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,896.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

69.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

7.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

34.6%

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.

Leighton Buzzard South East, Central Bedfordshire13,726 residents · 70.7% owned · 9.8% no carBiggleswade East, Central Bedfordshire11,227 residents · 72.5% owned · 9.4% no carOld Costessey & Queens Hills, South Norfolk8,745 residents · 70.9% owned · 8.3% no carRobin Hood, Lofthouse & Middleton Lane, Leeds10,189 residents · 71.0% owned · 13.2% no carSandbach Ettiley Heath & Wheelock, Cheshire East9,768 residents · 75.7% owned · 9.1% no carHorley West, Reigate and Banstead10,508 residents · 72.2% owned · 10.7% no car

Most similar within Telford and Wrekin

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Town Centre, Overdale & Dawley Bank, Telford and Wrekin8,359 residents · 63.7% owned · 12.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Lawley, Horsehay & Lightmoor

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

Tenure

Owned69.4%
2,267 households
Social rented15.6%
511 households
Private rented12.2%
398 households
Shared ownership2.7%
89 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Lawley, Horsehay & Lightmoor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached35.2%
1,149 households
Detached34.9%
1,141 households
Terraced22.8%
746 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement6.4%
209 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.3%
9 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
6 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.1%
3 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Lawley, Horsehay & Lightmoor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

2 cars or vans in household42.3%
1,382 households
1 car or van in household39.1%
1,277 households
3 or more cars or vans in household11%
358 households
No cars or vans in household7.7%
250 households
Lawley, Horsehay & Lightmoor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms39.2%
1,282 households
4 or more bedrooms35.3%
1,153 households
2 bedrooms22.5%
736 households
1 bedroom3%
97 households
Lawley, Horsehay & Lightmoor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household74.6%
2,439 households
One-person household20.8%
680 households
Other household types4.6%
150 households
Lawley, Horsehay & Lightmoor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household34.4%
1,124 households
1 person in household20.8%
680 households
3 people in household20.5%
671 households
4 people in household16.5%
538 households
5 people in household5.7%
185 households
6 people in household1.7%
54 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
8 households
7 people in household0.2%
7 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Lawley, Horsehay & Lightmoor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1523.6%
2,022 residents
15–2918.4%
1,576 residents
30–4426.1%
2,233 residents
45–6421.7%
1,856 residents
65 and over10.2%
872 residents
Lawley, Horsehay & Lightmoor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White89.9%
7,692 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh3.7%
316 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.1%
269 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.7%
227 residents
Other ethnic group0.6%
51 residents
Lawley, Horsehay & Lightmoor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above34.6%
2,223 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications22.1%
1,423 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.6%
1,002 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications11.8%
759 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.3%
595 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.9%
313 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications1.7%
112 residents aged 16 and over
Lawley, Horsehay & Lightmoor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)72%
4,628 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive26.1%
1,678 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.9%
124 residents aged 16 and over
Lawley, Horsehay & Lightmoor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations24.7%
1,587 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations15.6%
1,001 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.1%
844 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations10.5%
677 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.5%
675 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.6%
619 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.7%
365 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.4%
344 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4.9%
315 residents aged 16 and over
Lawley, Horsehay & Lightmoor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health53.6%
4,587 residents
Good health32.2%
2,758 residents
Fair health10%
858 residents
Bad health3.3%
279 residents
Very bad health0.9%
74 residents
Lawley, Horsehay & Lightmoor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act84.7%
7,246 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act15.3%
1,312 residents
Lawley, Horsehay & Lightmoor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension60.4%
1,972 households
Household is deprived in one dimension27.7%
905 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions9.6%
314 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.2%
73 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
3 households
Lawley, Horsehay & Lightmoor · 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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