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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002800

Darley Abbey

Darley Abbey is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,013 residents in Derby. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Derby
7,013

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,169

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,176.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

66.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

21.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

49.6%

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.

Saltaire & Baildon West, Bradford9,094 residents · 73.0% owned · 21.3% no carAigburth & Grassendale, Liverpool9,037 residents · 72.3% owned · 20.3% no carLlandaf & Danescourt, Cardiff8,776 residents · 81.6% owned · 14.7% no carChristchurch Park, Ipswich8,388 residents · 65.2% owned · 21.3% no carSutton Coldfield South & Central, Birmingham8,473 residents · 72.7% owned · 18.7% no carEarlsdon & Canley Gardens, Coventry8,476 residents · 74.5% owned · 19.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Darley Abbey

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

Tenure

Owned66.9%
2,121 households
Private rented20.1%
637 households
Social rented12.3%
390 households
Shared ownership0.6%
19 households
Lives rent free0.1%
2 households
Darley Abbey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached29%
921 households
Terraced27.8%
882 households
Semi-detached22.8%
722 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement16.8%
533 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.7%
86 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
14 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.4%
14 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Darley Abbey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.6%
1,382 households
2 cars or vans in household27.9%
886 households
No cars or vans in household21.4%
680 households
3 or more cars or vans in household7.1%
224 households
Darley Abbey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

4 or more bedrooms31.2%
989 households
3 bedrooms30.4%
963 households
2 bedrooms21.9%
695 households
1 bedroom16.5%
523 households
Darley Abbey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household57.7%
1,830 households
One-person household37%
1,174 households
Other household types5.4%
170 households
Darley Abbey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household37%
1,174 households
2 people in household32.4%
1,029 households
3 people in household13.5%
427 households
4 people in household12.6%
400 households
5 people in household3.2%
103 households
6 people in household1.1%
35 households
7 people in household0.1%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
8 or more people in household0%
0 households
Darley Abbey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.9%
1,117 residents
15–2916.6%
1,166 residents
30–4418.7%
1,312 residents
45–6425.8%
1,811 residents
65 and over22.9%
1,609 residents
Darley Abbey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White91.5%
6,412 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh3.2%
227 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.1%
218 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.6%
111 residents
Other ethnic group0.6%
41 residents
Darley Abbey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above49.6%
2,888 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.4%
899 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications11.8%
685 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications10%
580 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications6.5%
381 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.9%
286 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications1.7%
101 residents aged 16 and over
Darley Abbey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)55.8%
3,245 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive40.7%
2,367 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student3.5%
204 residents aged 16 and over
Darley Abbey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations25.2%
1,464 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.2%
1,234 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.9%
633 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students9.4%
547 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.2%
478 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations8.1%
470 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations7.4%
430 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.6%
327 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4%
235 residents aged 16 and over
Darley Abbey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health51.3%
3,598 residents
Good health31.2%
2,192 residents
Fair health12.8%
895 residents
Bad health3.7%
261 residents
Very bad health1%
69 residents
Darley Abbey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81.5%
5,713 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act18.5%
1,300 residents
Darley Abbey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension56.3%
1,786 households
Household is deprived in one dimension29.6%
938 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions10.9%
347 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.8%
90 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
9 households
Darley Abbey · 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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