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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002808

Cathedral Quarter & California

Cathedral Quarter & California is a Census neighbourhood of about 12,267 residents in Derby. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Derby
12,267

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,855

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,531.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

21.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

49.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

33.6%

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.

Preston Town Centre, Preston10,382 residents · 26.3% owned · 53.3% no carEast End Park & Richmond Hill, Leeds10,987 residents · 22.4% owned · 53.0% no carCliftonville & Rushmere, West Northamptonshire9,284 residents · 32.6% owned · 38.5% no carCattedown & Prince Rock, Plymouth9,331 residents · 34.8% owned · 38.0% no carOrdsall West, Salford6,666 residents · 19.5% owned · 44.9% no carGateshead Town, Gateshead7,691 residents · 33.7% owned · 45.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Cathedral Quarter & California

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

Tenure

Private rented51.9%
3,036 households
Social rented25.9%
1,517 households
Owned21.1%
1,238 households
Shared ownership0.9%
55 households
Lives rent free0.2%
9 households
Cathedral Quarter & California · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced37.8%
2,212 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement37.1%
2,171 households
Semi-detached11.7%
682 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits6.3%
369 households
Detached3.8%
222 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.7%
99 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.6%
92 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
6 households
Cathedral Quarter & California · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household49.3%
2,886 households
1 car or van in household37.9%
2,215 households
2 cars or vans in household10.7%
628 households
3 or more cars or vans in household2.1%
122 households
Cathedral Quarter & California · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms46.1%
2,701 households
1 bedroom29%
1,695 households
3 bedrooms17.5%
1,025 households
4 or more bedrooms7.4%
432 households
Cathedral Quarter & California · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

One-person household47%
2,750 households
Single family household41.6%
2,433 households
Other household types11.5%
672 households
Cathedral Quarter & California · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household47%
2,750 households
2 people in household29.2%
1,708 households
3 people in household12.5%
733 households
4 people in household6.9%
406 households
5 people in household2.7%
157 households
6 people in household0.9%
51 households
7 people in household0.5%
30 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
16 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Cathedral Quarter & California · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1513.6%
1,664 residents
15–2935.6%
4,367 residents
30–4425.3%
3,106 residents
45–6418.4%
2,253 residents
65 and over7.2%
878 residents
Cathedral Quarter & California · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White72.4%
8,880 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh10.1%
1,241 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African8.2%
1,009 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5.4%
661 residents
Other ethnic group3.9%
476 residents
Cathedral Quarter & California · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above33.6%
3,540 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications22.4%
2,360 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications16.5%
1,735 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications11.2%
1,182 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.8%
930 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.6%
483 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.8%
293 residents aged 16 and over
Cathedral Quarter & California · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)58.1%
6,112 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive33.8%
3,555 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student8.1%
853 residents aged 16 and over
Cathedral Quarter & California · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L15 Full-time students19.7%
2,069 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations18%
1,895 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.6%
1,533 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.8%
1,246 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed9.6%
1,010 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations8.6%
900 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations7.3%
764 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers5.9%
620 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.6%
486 residents aged 16 and over
Cathedral Quarter & California · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health44.7%
5,478 residents
Good health36.2%
4,440 residents
Fair health13.4%
1,638 residents
Bad health4.5%
558 residents
Very bad health1.2%
151 residents
Cathedral Quarter & California · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80.2%
9,841 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19.8%
2,426 residents
Cathedral Quarter & California · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension43.9%
2,570 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.8%
1,977 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions15.6%
912 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions6.3%
371 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
24 households
Cathedral Quarter & California · 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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