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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002680

Hull City Centre

Hull City Centre is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,685 residents in Kingston upon Hull, City of. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Kingston upon Hull, City of
9,685

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,414

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,933.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

14.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

56.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

27.7%

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.

Heigham Grove & St Augustines, Norwich6,464 residents · 23.5% owned · 49.0% no carCentral Halifax & Boothtown, Calderdale7,942 residents · 40.2% owned · 46.3% no carStonehouse, Plymouth6,746 residents · 30.6% owned · 43.0% no carCentral Stockport, Portwood & Shaw Heath, Stockport7,889 residents · 23.9% owned · 49.2% no carArmley & New Wortley, Leeds9,817 residents · 23.8% owned · 52.1% no carSouth Shields West, South Tyneside7,419 residents · 33.5% owned · 51.2% no car

Most similar within Kingston upon Hull, City of

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Sculcoates, Kingston upon Hull, City of8,549 residents · 22.4% owned · 55.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Hull City Centre

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

Tenure

Social rented45%
2,435 households
Private rented39.1%
2,119 households
Owned14.8%
800 households
Lives rent free0.6%
30 households
Shared ownership0.6%
30 households
Hull City Centre · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement65.1%
3,521 households
Terraced11.3%
612 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse7.8%
424 households
Semi-detached6.6%
355 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits4.1%
220 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop2.9%
156 households
Detached1.8%
96 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.5%
28 households
Hull City Centre · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household56.9%
3,081 households
1 car or van in household35.9%
1,942 households
2 cars or vans in household6.1%
328 households
3 or more cars or vans in household1.2%
63 households
Hull City Centre · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms44.1%
2,387 households
1 bedroom40.1%
2,172 households
3 bedrooms12.3%
668 households
4 or more bedrooms3.4%
186 households
Hull City Centre · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

One-person household60%
3,248 households
Single family household34.6%
1,876 households
Other household types5.4%
291 households
Hull City Centre · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household60%
3,248 households
2 people in household23.6%
1,275 households
3 people in household7.6%
410 households
4 people in household4.7%
256 households
5 people in household2.6%
142 households
6 people in household0.9%
47 households
7 people in household0.4%
19 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
14 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Hull City Centre · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1513.5%
1,303 residents
15–2926.8%
2,593 residents
30–4424.9%
2,407 residents
45–6423.5%
2,278 residents
65 and over11.4%
1,104 residents
Hull City Centre · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White73.8%
7,153 residents
Other ethnic group9%
871 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh7.9%
761 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African6.5%
625 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.9%
278 residents
Hull City Centre · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above27.7%
2,299 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications27%
2,244 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications12.9%
1,073 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12.2%
1,012 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.7%
809 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.3%
523 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications4.1%
341 residents aged 16 and over
Hull City Centre · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)58.8%
4,878 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive38.7%
3,211 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.5%
210 residents aged 16 and over
Hull City Centre · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations21.7%
1,798 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed17.3%
1,435 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.7%
1,053 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12%
996 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations8.7%
719 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students7.5%
625 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.1%
590 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.8%
563 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations6.3%
524 residents aged 16 and over
Hull City Centre · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health39.8%
3,854 residents
Good health34.2%
3,317 residents
Fair health17%
1,644 residents
Bad health6.8%
657 residents
Very bad health2.2%
213 residents
Hull City Centre · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act77.6%
7,519 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act22.4%
2,166 residents
Hull City Centre · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension37.6%
2,039 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.4%
1,863 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions19.4%
1,052 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions8.2%
444 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
19 households
Hull City Centre · 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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