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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002799

Breadsall Hilltop

Breadsall Hilltop is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,320 residents in Derby. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Derby
6,320

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,568

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,036.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

59.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

22.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

22.9%

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.

Hawbush, Dudley8,881 residents · 59.1% owned · 20.8% no carPodsmead & Linden, Gloucester9,145 residents · 61.2% owned · 22.1% no carAlverthorpe & Flanshaw, Wakefield10,050 residents · 59.4% owned · 25.0% no carDroylsden West, Tameside6,383 residents · 73.1% owned · 24.3% no carMonkwick, Colchester10,502 residents · 60.7% owned · 17.7% no carLong Eaton North, Erewash7,764 residents · 66.0% owned · 20.1% no car

Most similar within Derby

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Mackworth, Derby9,098 residents · 60.9% owned · 22.9% no carChaddesden Park, Derby9,030 residents · 69.7% owned · 21.8% no carAlvaston & Crewton, Derby9,941 residents · 55.9% owned · 29.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Breadsall Hilltop

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

Tenure

Owned59%
1,515 households
Social rented24%
617 households
Private rented15.8%
405 households
Shared ownership1%
26 households
Lives rent free0.2%
5 households
Breadsall Hilltop · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached65.8%
1,690 households
Terraced21.3%
546 households
Detached9.4%
242 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement3.2%
81 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.2%
6 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.1%
2 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%
1 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Breadsall Hilltop · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household45.1%
1,158 households
2 cars or vans in household26.4%
677 households
No cars or vans in household22%
566 households
3 or more cars or vans in household6.5%
167 households
Breadsall Hilltop · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms60%
1,542 households
2 bedrooms26.4%
678 households
4 or more bedrooms8.5%
218 households
1 bedroom5.1%
130 households
Breadsall Hilltop · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household67.6%
1,735 households
One-person household27.4%
703 households
Other household types5%
129 households
Breadsall Hilltop · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household34.3%
881 households
1 person in household27.3%
700 households
3 people in household17.1%
439 households
4 people in household13.6%
349 households
5 people in household5%
128 households
6 people in household1.2%
32 households
8 or more people in household0.9%
24 households
7 people in household0.5%
14 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Breadsall Hilltop · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1520%
1,265 residents
15–2922.1%
1,398 residents
30–4421.4%
1,350 residents
45–6423.7%
1,501 residents
65 and over12.8%
807 residents
Breadsall Hilltop · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White90.7%
5,729 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.3%
208 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh3.3%
206 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.2%
140 residents
Other ethnic group0.6%
36 residents
Breadsall Hilltop · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above22.9%
1,138 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications21.4%
1,065 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.7%
883 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16%
796 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12%
596 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.6%
377 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.4%
121 residents aged 16 and over
Breadsall Hilltop · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)61.3%
3,050 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive35%
1,741 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student3.8%
187 residents aged 16 and over
Breadsall Hilltop · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations17.2%
856 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations16.7%
830 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations16%
796 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.3%
560 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students9.7%
482 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations8.5%
424 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.3%
363 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.1%
354 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations6.3%
311 residents aged 16 and over
Breadsall Hilltop · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health43.3%
2,737 residents
Good health36.6%
2,311 residents
Fair health14.3%
903 residents
Bad health4.4%
275 residents
Very bad health1.5%
94 residents
Breadsall Hilltop · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81.3%
5,140 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act18.7%
1,180 residents
Breadsall Hilltop · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension44.5%
1,142 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.8%
868 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions16.9%
435 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.5%
116 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
7 households
Breadsall Hilltop · 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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