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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002872

Bulwell West

Bulwell West is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,695 residents in Nottingham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Nottingham
8,695

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,753

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,560

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

43.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

40.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

18.6%

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.

Woodgate, Birmingham6,818 residents · 50.1% owned · 33.1% no carEast Park, Wolverhampton9,408 residents · 43.6% owned · 34.2% no carKitts Green, Birmingham8,517 residents · 43.6% owned · 36.6% no carEyres Monsell, Leicester8,651 residents · 41.5% owned · 34.9% no carWoodgate Valley, Birmingham7,654 residents · 48.9% owned · 34.4% no carBoothroyden & Higher Blackley, Manchester8,434 residents · 41.6% owned · 36.5% no car

Most similar within Nottingham

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Bulwell North, Nottingham7,522 residents · 39.1% owned · 43.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Bulwell West

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

Tenure

Owned43.8%
1,644 households
Social rented38.5%
1,445 households
Private rented17%
637 households
Lives rent free0.5%
17 households
Shared ownership0.3%
10 households
Bulwell West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached40%
1,501 households
Terraced30.1%
1,129 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement18.4%
691 households
Detached10.4%
391 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.5%
19 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
12 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
9 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
Bulwell West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household40.7%
1,528 households
No cars or vans in household40.1%
1,506 households
2 cars or vans in household15.2%
570 households
3 or more cars or vans in household4%
149 households
Bulwell West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms47.8%
1,793 households
2 bedrooms27.3%
1,026 households
1 bedroom17.2%
647 households
4 or more bedrooms7.6%
287 households
Bulwell West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household59.4%
2,231 households
One-person household35.1%
1,320 households
Other household types5.5%
207 households
Bulwell West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household35.1%
1,317 households
2 people in household30.5%
1,144 households
3 people in household15.5%
584 households
4 people in household11%
412 households
5 people in household5.2%
196 households
6 people in household1.6%
61 households
7 people in household0.7%
25 households
8 or more people in household0.5%
17 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Bulwell West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1521.3%
1,848 residents
15–2918.6%
1,615 residents
30–4419.8%
1,721 residents
45–6425.7%
2,231 residents
65 and over14.7%
1,278 residents
Bulwell West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White78.4%
6,815 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African11.2%
973 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups6.5%
568 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.9%
254 residents
Other ethnic group1%
86 residents
Bulwell West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications29.5%
1,987 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above18.6%
1,250 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.8%
1,062 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.7%
986 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.3%
825 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.5%
434 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.7%
182 residents aged 16 and over
Bulwell West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)55.5%
3,731 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive42.7%
2,872 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.8%
122 residents aged 16 and over
Bulwell West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations20.9%
1,407 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations16.6%
1,116 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed15.1%
1,018 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations11.9%
798 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11%
739 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.6%
441 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers6.5%
440 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.1%
408 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations5.3%
359 residents aged 16 and over
Bulwell West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health42.1%
3,657 residents
Good health33.6%
2,925 residents
Fair health15.9%
1,381 residents
Bad health6.2%
542 residents
Very bad health2.2%
190 residents
Bulwell West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act77.4%
6,727 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act22.6%
1,968 residents
Bulwell West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension34.5%
1,297 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension33.5%
1,257 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions22.6%
849 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions8.9%
333 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.5%
18 households
Bulwell West · 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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