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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002825

Chellaston West & Shelton Lock

Chellaston West & Shelton Lock is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,675 residents in Derby. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Derby
8,675

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,652

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,102.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

70.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

17.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

33.7%

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.

Redhill, Gedling7,300 residents · 75.5% owned · 18.8% no carOutwood West, Wakefield8,500 residents · 71.1% owned · 21.6% no carBromsgrove Sidemoor, Bromsgrove7,378 residents · 66.7% owned · 15.0% no carFlitwick East, Central Bedfordshire5,714 residents · 65.2% owned · 14.4% no carStone Town, Stafford11,081 residents · 63.5% owned · 19.0% no carCastlecroft, Wolverhampton6,642 residents · 70.6% owned · 16.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Chellaston West & Shelton Lock

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

Tenure

Owned70%
2,556 households
Private rented14.7%
536 households
Social rented14.2%
518 households
Shared ownership1.1%
39 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Chellaston West & Shelton Lock · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached40.6%
1,484 households
Semi-detached24%
879 households
Terraced20.4%
747 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement13.3%
485 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.9%
33 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
16 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.2%
9 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
3 households
Chellaston West & Shelton Lock · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.3%
1,582 households
2 cars or vans in household29%
1,059 households
No cars or vans in household17.6%
644 households
3 or more cars or vans in household10.1%
368 households
Chellaston West & Shelton Lock · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms39.6%
1,445 households
4 or more bedrooms26.4%
963 households
2 bedrooms23.4%
853 households
1 bedroom10.7%
392 households
Chellaston West & Shelton Lock · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household63.2%
2,308 households
One-person household32%
1,169 households
Other household types4.8%
177 households
Chellaston West & Shelton Lock · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household32%
1,170 households
2 people in household31.4%
1,149 households
3 people in household15.9%
582 households
4 people in household14.7%
538 households
5 people in household4%
146 households
6 people in household1.4%
50 households
7 people in household0.4%
13 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
6 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Chellaston West & Shelton Lock · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.8%
1,540 residents
15–2916%
1,387 residents
30–4419.1%
1,657 residents
45–6426.7%
2,317 residents
65 and over20.4%
1,774 residents
Chellaston West & Shelton Lock · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White80.8%
7,008 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh10.7%
931 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.4%
297 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African3.3%
287 residents
Other ethnic group1.8%
153 residents
Chellaston West & Shelton Lock · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above33.7%
2,369 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications18.1%
1,268 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16%
1,126 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.7%
960 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.3%
652 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.7%
468 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.5%
177 residents aged 16 and over
Chellaston West & Shelton Lock · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)59.3%
4,163 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive38.9%
2,733 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.8%
123 residents aged 16 and over
Chellaston West & Shelton Lock · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.7%
1,452 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.8%
965 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.7%
891 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations12.5%
878 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.9%
836 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8%
561 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.4%
520 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7%
489 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6%
424 residents aged 16 and over
Chellaston West & Shelton Lock · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health46.3%
4,016 residents
Good health34.1%
2,961 residents
Fair health14.2%
1,235 residents
Bad health4.1%
357 residents
Very bad health1.2%
107 residents
Chellaston West & Shelton Lock · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80.5%
6,982 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19.5%
1,693 residents
Chellaston West & Shelton Lock · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension49.4%
1,804 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.5%
1,187 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions14.7%
536 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.4%
124 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
2 households
Chellaston West & Shelton Lock · 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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