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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002873

Bestwood

Bestwood is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,433 residents in Nottingham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Nottingham
9,433

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,848

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,869.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

44.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

36.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

26.4%

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.

Blackley, Manchester11,213 residents · 45.3% owned · 35.4% no carBradley, Wolverhampton8,435 residents · 50.5% owned · 28.0% no carTredworth, Gloucester8,243 residents · 47.7% owned · 28.9% no carShort Heath, Birmingham8,159 residents · 52.0% owned · 32.2% no carBramley East, Leeds8,148 residents · 47.7% owned · 34.8% no carErnesford Grange & Stoke Aldermoor, Coventry10,784 residents · 49.2% owned · 28.9% no car

Most similar within Nottingham

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Basford Park Lane, Nottingham8,436 residents · 45.0% owned · 36.7% no carBilborough North, Nottingham6,865 residents · 49.3% owned · 35.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Bestwood

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

Tenure

Owned44.7%
1,721 households
Social rented33.1%
1,272 households
Private rented21.5%
826 households
Lives rent free0.5%
19 households
Shared ownership0.3%
10 households
Bestwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached47.6%
1,831 households
Terraced30.7%
1,180 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement16.7%
644 households
Detached4%
153 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
21 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.4%
14 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
4 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Bestwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.9%
1,650 households
No cars or vans in household36.9%
1,420 households
2 cars or vans in household17.2%
662 households
3 or more cars or vans in household3.1%
118 households
Bestwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms56.3%
2,167 households
2 bedrooms25.6%
984 households
1 bedroom10.9%
420 households
4 or more bedrooms7.2%
278 households
Bestwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household62.6%
2,410 households
One-person household30.2%
1,164 households
Other household types7.1%
275 households
Bestwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household30.2%
1,164 households
2 people in household29.9%
1,149 households
3 people in household18.9%
727 households
4 people in household12.3%
473 households
5 people in household6.2%
237 households
6 people in household1.7%
64 households
7 people in household0.5%
20 households
8 or more people in household0.4%
14 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Bestwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1523.1%
2,181 residents
15–2919.3%
1,821 residents
30–4424.5%
2,308 residents
45–6422.8%
2,151 residents
65 and over10.3%
970 residents
Bestwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White69.9%
6,593 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African13.9%
1,315 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh7.5%
705 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups6.6%
627 residents
Other ethnic group2%
192 residents
Bestwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above26.4%
1,878 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications24.8%
1,766 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.3%
1,020 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.2%
1,010 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.1%
865 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.4%
382 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.9%
205 residents aged 16 and over
Bestwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)60.9%
4,342 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive36.8%
2,619 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.3%
164 residents aged 16 and over
Bestwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations20%
1,427 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations16.3%
1,162 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.7%
1,047 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed12.6%
901 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.4%
742 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students7.3%
518 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations6.3%
452 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers6.3%
449 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6%
428 residents aged 16 and over
Bestwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health45.6%
4,301 residents
Good health33.4%
3,151 residents
Fair health14.4%
1,355 residents
Bad health5.1%
481 residents
Very bad health1.5%
145 residents
Bestwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80.2%
7,565 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19.8%
1,868 residents
Bestwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension39.2%
1,509 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.7%
1,335 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions19.3%
742 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions6.6%
253 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
9 households
Bestwood · 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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