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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002883

Thorneywood

Thorneywood is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,704 residents in Nottingham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Nottingham
7,704

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,506

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,375.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

44.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

34.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

31.5%

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.

Maidenhall, Stoke & Port, Ipswich9,841 residents · 40.8% owned · 31.0% no carLifford & Walkers Heath, Birmingham6,161 residents · 57.3% owned · 28.4% no carNorfolk Park, Sheffield7,460 residents · 37.4% owned · 41.3% no carHenbury & Brentry, Bristol, City of12,095 residents · 51.5% owned · 23.7% no carLongford, Coventry8,072 residents · 56.7% owned · 25.2% no carGipping & Chantry Park, Ipswich9,397 residents · 40.3% owned · 32.6% 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 carOld Basford, Nottingham7,932 residents · 56.1% owned · 30.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Thorneywood

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

Tenure

Owned44%
1,544 households
Social rented28.8%
1,011 households
Private rented26.2%
918 households
Shared ownership0.8%
27 households
Lives rent free0.2%
6 households
Thorneywood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached36%
1,261 households
Terraced22.7%
794 households
Detached18.8%
659 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement17.2%
602 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse3.1%
109 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.1%
72 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
5 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0%
1 households
Thorneywood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household46.9%
1,643 households
No cars or vans in household34.1%
1,196 households
2 cars or vans in household15.9%
557 households
3 or more cars or vans in household3.1%
107 households
Thorneywood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms42.9%
1,500 households
3 bedrooms38.2%
1,337 households
1 bedroom11.3%
396 households
4 or more bedrooms7.6%
267 households
Thorneywood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household57.6%
2,017 households
One-person household36.9%
1,292 households
Other household types5.5%
194 households
Thorneywood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household36.9%
1,292 households
2 people in household32.8%
1,150 households
3 people in household14.8%
518 households
4 people in household8.9%
313 households
5 people in household4.7%
163 households
6 people in household1.3%
44 households
7 people in household0.5%
16 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
7 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Thorneywood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519.3%
1,484 residents
15–2919.3%
1,483 residents
30–4424.8%
1,908 residents
45–6425%
1,926 residents
65 and over11.7%
901 residents
Thorneywood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White67.2%
5,171 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African13.2%
1,018 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups8.5%
656 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh7.8%
604 residents
Other ethnic group3.3%
251 residents
Thorneywood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above31.5%
1,933 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications20.8%
1,276 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.1%
986 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.4%
825 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.2%
627 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5%
306 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.1%
190 residents aged 16 and over
Thorneywood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)60.9%
3,735 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive37.1%
2,275 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.1%
128 residents aged 16 and over
Thorneywood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations17%
1,044 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations16.9%
1,036 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.8%
787 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed12%
735 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.5%
643 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.1%
562 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations9%
555 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.8%
417 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.9%
364 residents aged 16 and over
Thorneywood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health46.1%
3,548 residents
Good health33.5%
2,581 residents
Fair health13.6%
1,048 residents
Bad health5.1%
393 residents
Very bad health1.7%
134 residents
Thorneywood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80.4%
6,197 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19.6%
1,508 residents
Thorneywood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension44.1%
1,545 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.9%
1,186 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions16.6%
581 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.2%
183 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
8 households
Thorneywood · 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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