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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002705

Cottingham West

Cottingham West is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,059 residents in East Riding of Yorkshire. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for East Riding of Yorkshire
7,059

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,137

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

301.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

82.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

12.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

37.6%

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.

Hest Bank & Bolton-le-Sands, Lancaster7,244 residents · 88.5% owned · 9.6% no carWigginton, York6,081 residents · 89.4% owned · 12.9% no carUpper Stannington & Loxley, Sheffield7,618 residents · 82.5% owned · 15.2% no carMatlock North, Derbyshire Dales9,391 residents · 78.3% owned · 12.9% no carFulford & Meir Heath, Stafford5,976 residents · 81.9% owned · 9.7% no carHaxby, York5,693 residents · 83.2% owned · 16.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Cottingham West

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

Tenure

Owned82.8%
2,597 households
Social rented8.5%
268 households
Private rented8%
250 households
Shared ownership0.6%
20 households
Lives rent free0.1%
2 households
Cottingham West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached47.5%
1,493 households
Detached39.1%
1,227 households
Terraced6.6%
208 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement3.9%
123 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure1.8%
57 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.5%
16 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%
10 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
7 households
Cottingham West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.2%
1,327 households
2 cars or vans in household35.6%
1,119 households
No cars or vans in household12.3%
386 households
3 or more cars or vans in household9.8%
309 households
Cottingham West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms45.8%
1,439 households
4 or more bedrooms28.2%
887 households
2 bedrooms21.8%
686 households
1 bedroom4.1%
130 households
Cottingham West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household70.9%
2,227 households
One-person household26.8%
841 households
Other household types2.4%
75 households
Cottingham West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household43.3%
1,360 households
1 person in household26.8%
841 households
3 people in household15%
470 households
4 people in household11.5%
361 households
5 people in household2.8%
88 households
6 people in household0.6%
19 households
8 or more people in household0%
1 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
7 people in household0%
0 households
Cottingham West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514.6%
1,031 residents
15–2912.5%
880 residents
30–4416.8%
1,188 residents
45–6426.7%
1,887 residents
65 and over29.3%
2,071 residents
Cottingham West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White94.2%
6,649 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.8%
198 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.2%
84 residents
Other ethnic group1%
70 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.8%
55 residents
Cottingham West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above37.6%
2,238 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.2%
964 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications14.6%
870 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12.3%
731 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.2%
548 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.5%
445 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.7%
163 residents aged 16 and over
Cottingham West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)51.9%
3,095 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive46.4%
2,764 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.7%
102 residents aged 16 and over
Cottingham West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations25%
1,490 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations15.6%
932 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.7%
814 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.5%
628 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.6%
570 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations8.6%
515 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.3%
437 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.2%
312 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.4%
261 residents aged 16 and over
Cottingham West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health46%
3,248 residents
Good health36.2%
2,554 residents
Fair health13.7%
965 residents
Bad health3%
215 residents
Very bad health1%
74 residents
Cottingham West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82.3%
5,807 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act17.7%
1,252 residents
Cottingham West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension55.4%
1,741 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.5%
1,051 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions9.5%
297 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.6%
51 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
2 households
Cottingham West · 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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