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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002869

Bulwell North

Bulwell North is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,522 residents in Nottingham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Nottingham
7,522

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,287

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,574.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

39.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

43.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

17.4%

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.

Malinslee, Telford and Wrekin8,336 residents · 39.6% owned · 30.5% no carWalkden North West, Salford6,061 residents · 46.1% owned · 35.8% no carKitts Green, Birmingham8,517 residents · 43.6% owned · 36.6% no carSouthey Green West, Sheffield9,032 residents · 46.5% owned · 36.6% no carChaddesden West, Derby7,966 residents · 44.5% owned · 34.6% no carChelmsley Wood East, Solihull9,583 residents · 42.4% owned · 37.6% no car

Most similar within Nottingham

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Bulwell West, Nottingham8,695 residents · 43.8% owned · 40.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Bulwell North

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

Tenure

Owned39.1%
1,285 households
Social rented36.8%
1,208 households
Private rented23.5%
774 households
Lives rent free0.3%
11 households
Shared ownership0.3%
9 households
Bulwell North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced42.6%
1,399 households
Semi-detached39.9%
1,311 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement9.1%
300 households
Detached6.5%
213 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.2%
41 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.5%
17 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
3 households
Bulwell North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household43.7%
1,436 households
1 car or van in household41%
1,349 households
2 cars or vans in household12.8%
420 households
3 or more cars or vans in household2.5%
82 households
Bulwell North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms43.6%
1,434 households
2 bedrooms39.8%
1,308 households
1 bedroom12.6%
415 households
4 or more bedrooms4%
130 households
Bulwell North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household60.3%
1,983 households
One-person household34.1%
1,120 households
Other household types5.6%
184 households
Bulwell North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household34.1%
1,120 households
2 people in household32.7%
1,075 households
3 people in household15.5%
510 households
4 people in household10.6%
347 households
5 people in household5%
165 households
6 people in household1.4%
46 households
7 people in household0.4%
12 households
8 or more people in household0.4%
12 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Bulwell North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1521.8%
1,639 residents
15–2918.8%
1,413 residents
30–4419.6%
1,474 residents
45–6424.9%
1,873 residents
65 and over14.9%
1,123 residents
Bulwell North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White80.3%
6,043 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African9.1%
685 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups6.4%
483 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh3%
225 residents
Other ethnic group1.2%
87 residents
Bulwell North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications31.5%
1,825 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above17.4%
1,011 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.7%
912 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.3%
830 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.6%
733 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.9%
340 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.5%
146 residents aged 16 and over
Bulwell North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)55.8%
3,235 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive42.6%
2,471 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.6%
91 residents aged 16 and over
Bulwell North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations22.8%
1,322 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations17%
986 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed15.6%
907 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations11.3%
656 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.8%
570 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.1%
414 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.3%
363 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers6%
350 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations4%
231 residents aged 16 and over
Bulwell North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health40.3%
3,030 residents
Good health34%
2,558 residents
Fair health17.1%
1,288 residents
Bad health6.7%
507 residents
Very bad health1.8%
139 residents
Bulwell North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act75.7%
5,698 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act24.3%
1,825 residents
Bulwell North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension35.6%
1,170 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension31.1%
1,022 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions23.9%
787 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions9.1%
298 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
10 households
Bulwell North · 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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