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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002809

Spondon South

Spondon South is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,054 residents in Derby. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Derby
7,054

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,015

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,228.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

65.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

21.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

23.1%

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.

Aston, Rotherham8,928 residents · 68.6% owned · 20.1% no carKidsgrove West, Newcastle-under-Lyme8,638 residents · 65.5% owned · 18.9% no carHigh Green & Burncross, Sheffield10,217 residents · 70.8% owned · 20.9% no carStocksbridge, Sheffield7,683 residents · 71.3% owned · 21.2% no carHigher Irlam, Salford9,698 residents · 65.2% owned · 21.9% no carHandsworth South, Sheffield6,281 residents · 67.6% owned · 23.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Spondon South

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

Tenure

Owned65.9%
1,986 households
Social rented19.7%
594 households
Private rented13.1%
396 households
Shared ownership1.2%
36 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Spondon South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached58.1%
1,751 households
Detached18.3%
553 households
Terraced14.3%
430 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement8.5%
257 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.5%
14 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
9 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
Spondon South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.8%
1,320 households
2 cars or vans in household27.1%
816 households
No cars or vans in household21.3%
641 households
3 or more cars or vans in household7.8%
235 households
Spondon South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms58.9%
1,774 households
2 bedrooms23.6%
711 households
4 or more bedrooms10.6%
318 households
1 bedroom6.9%
209 households
Spondon South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household64.5%
1,943 households
One-person household31%
935 households
Other household types4.5%
135 households
Spondon South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household34.6%
1,041 households
1 person in household31%
935 households
3 people in household15.9%
478 households
4 people in household12.9%
390 households
5 people in household4%
119 households
6 people in household1%
31 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
10 households
7 people in household0.3%
8 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Spondon South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.1%
1,281 residents
15–2917.2%
1,212 residents
30–4418.5%
1,303 residents
45–6425%
1,764 residents
65 and over21.2%
1,498 residents
Spondon South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White93.6%
6,604 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.7%
193 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.7%
120 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.6%
114 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
22 residents
Spondon South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above23.1%
1,318 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications21%
1,194 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.8%
1,072 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.8%
841 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.6%
602 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship9%
510 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.8%
158 residents aged 16 and over
Spondon South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)56.8%
3,235 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive41.5%
2,366 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.7%
95 residents aged 16 and over
Spondon South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.1%
1,029 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations15.3%
869 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations15.2%
863 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.6%
720 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations9.2%
526 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations8.3%
475 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8.3%
470 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.3%
470 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.8%
272 residents aged 16 and over
Spondon South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health41.4%
2,920 residents
Good health35.9%
2,532 residents
Fair health15.4%
1,085 residents
Bad health5.5%
386 residents
Very bad health1.8%
130 residents
Spondon South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act78.1%
5,508 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act21.9%
1,543 residents
Spondon South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension47.1%
1,421 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.6%
983 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions16%
482 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4%
121 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
7 households
Spondon South · 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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