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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002881

Bilborough North

Bilborough North is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,865 residents in Nottingham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Nottingham
6,865

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,764

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,487.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

49.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

35.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

23.9%

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.

Weoley Castle, Birmingham7,669 residents · 48.0% owned · 32.8% no carShort Heath, Birmingham8,159 residents · 52.0% owned · 32.2% no carBradley, Wolverhampton8,435 residents · 50.5% owned · 28.0% no carAllens Cross, Birmingham7,894 residents · 46.2% owned · 33.3% no carBenchill North & Sharston, Manchester9,896 residents · 32.1% owned · 36.5% no carWoodgate, Birmingham6,818 residents · 50.1% owned · 33.1% no car

Most similar within Nottingham

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Bestwood, Nottingham9,433 residents · 44.7% owned · 36.9% no carBasford Park Lane, Nottingham8,436 residents · 45.0% owned · 36.7% no carBulwell West, Nottingham8,695 residents · 43.8% owned · 40.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Bilborough North

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

Tenure

Owned49.3%
1,362 households
Social rented37%
1,024 households
Private rented13.1%
363 households
Shared ownership0.3%
8 households
Lives rent free0.3%
7 households
Bilborough North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached47.7%
1,319 households
Terraced27.7%
767 households
Detached11.9%
330 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement11.7%
324 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
11 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.4%
11 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%
1 households
Bilborough North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household40.5%
1,119 households
No cars or vans in household35.2%
972 households
2 cars or vans in household19.7%
544 households
3 or more cars or vans in household4.6%
127 households
Bilborough North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms53.5%
1,479 households
2 bedrooms22.9%
634 households
1 bedroom13.2%
365 households
4 or more bedrooms10.3%
285 households
Bilborough North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household62.9%
1,739 households
One-person household30.8%
851 households
Other household types6.3%
173 households
Bilborough North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household30.7%
849 households
2 people in household28.5%
789 households
3 people in household18.2%
504 households
4 people in household13.7%
380 households
5 people in household6%
167 households
6 people in household1.9%
53 households
7 people in household0.5%
15 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
7 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Bilborough North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1522.7%
1,558 residents
15–2918.9%
1,294 residents
30–4422%
1,506 residents
45–6423.2%
1,592 residents
65 and over13.3%
910 residents
Bilborough North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White71.8%
4,931 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh9%
620 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African8.6%
593 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups8.5%
584 residents
Other ethnic group2%
136 residents
Bilborough North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications26.5%
1,387 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above23.9%
1,250 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.5%
809 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.8%
773 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.6%
609 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.5%
238 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.2%
165 residents aged 16 and over
Bilborough North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)56.4%
2,953 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive40.9%
2,139 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.7%
140 residents aged 16 and over
Bilborough North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations19.6%
1,025 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed14.4%
756 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14.4%
753 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.6%
713 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.3%
488 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students8.9%
466 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations6.8%
358 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers6.7%
353 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.1%
320 residents aged 16 and over
Bilborough North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health44.6%
3,059 residents
Good health32.1%
2,202 residents
Fair health16.1%
1,108 residents
Bad health5.3%
365 residents
Very bad health1.9%
131 residents
Bilborough North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act78.2%
5,365 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act21.8%
1,500 residents
Bilborough North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension36.4%
1,006 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.6%
930 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions21.8%
604 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions8%
220 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
6 households
Bilborough 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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