Place CheckerOfficial local evidence

Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002889

Arboretum, Forest & Trent University

Arboretum, Forest & Trent University is a Census neighbourhood of about 11,302 residents in Nottingham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Nottingham
11,302

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,674

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

8,258.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

13.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

53.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

20.9%

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.

Hyde Park Corner & Woodhouse Cliff, Leeds13,634 residents · 19.2% owned · 43.4% no carCathays South & Bute Park, Cardiff12,253 residents · 15.4% owned · 49.1% no carUniversity & Little Woodhouse, Leeds9,987 residents · 8.0% owned · 60.9% no carWharf & University, Lincoln10,448 residents · 30.5% owned · 39.1% no carDurham City, County Durham12,666 residents · 28.3% owned · 44.0% no carBangor City, Gwynedd8,615 residents · 30.4% owned · 38.6% no car

Most similar within Nottingham

The closest matches in the same local authority.

The Park & Castle, Nottingham9,671 residents · 32.1% owned · 36.6% no carRadford, Nottingham13,952 residents · 20.5% owned · 52.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Arboretum, Forest & Trent University

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

Tenure

Private rented56.5%
1,511 households
Social rented29.1%
777 households
Owned13.6%
365 households
Shared ownership0.7%
19 households
Lives rent free0.1%
2 households
Arboretum, Forest & Trent University · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement42.8%
1,145 households
Terraced21.4%
572 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits15.3%
410 households
Semi-detached8.5%
227 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse5.9%
158 households
Detached3.4%
91 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop2.5%
68 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
Arboretum, Forest & Trent University · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household53%
1,418 households
1 car or van in household33.1%
886 households
2 cars or vans in household8.1%
217 households
3 or more cars or vans in household5.7%
153 households
Arboretum, Forest & Trent University · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms33.5%
895 households
1 bedroom27.4%
733 households
4 or more bedrooms23.6%
631 households
3 bedrooms15.5%
415 households
Arboretum, Forest & Trent University · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

One-person household38.5%
1,028 households
Other household types34.5%
921 households
Single family household27.1%
723 households
Arboretum, Forest & Trent University · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household38.4%
1,028 households
2 people in household28.6%
764 households
3 people in household10.2%
273 households
4 people in household7.4%
197 households
5 people in household5.1%
137 households
8 or more people in household4.3%
115 households
6 people in household4.1%
110 households
7 people in household1.9%
50 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Arboretum, Forest & Trent University · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 154%
450 residents
15–2977.4%
8,745 residents
30–447.9%
894 residents
45–647.9%
894 residents
65 and over2.8%
317 residents
Arboretum, Forest & Trent University · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White69%
7,797 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh12.6%
1,425 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African9%
1,015 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups6.6%
749 residents
Other ethnic group2.8%
317 residents
Arboretum, Forest & Trent University · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 3 qualifications61.3%
6,636 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above20.9%
2,258 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications7.2%
775 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications4.9%
527 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications3%
320 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship1.6%
171 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications1.3%
141 residents aged 16 and over
Arboretum, Forest & Trent University · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically inactive67.6%
7,323 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student16.6%
1,796 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active (excluding full-time students)15.8%
1,707 residents aged 16 and over
Arboretum, Forest & Trent University · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L15 Full-time students74%
8,012 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.7%
614 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations4.5%
487 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations4.4%
480 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations3%
329 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations2.9%
318 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations2.3%
246 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers1.9%
209 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations1.2%
131 residents aged 16 and over
Arboretum, Forest & Trent University · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health52.3%
5,906 residents
Good health35.7%
4,036 residents
Fair health9.1%
1,032 residents
Bad health2.3%
264 residents
Very bad health0.6%
64 residents
Arboretum, Forest & Trent University · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act84.5%
9,555 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act15.5%
1,747 residents
Arboretum, Forest & Trent University · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension43.8%
1,171 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.2%
941 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions15.9%
425 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.6%
124 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
12 households
Arboretum, Forest & Trent University · 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.

Browse every neighbourhood in Nottingham

Evidence ledger

Source and date are part of the record.

Shared catalogue checked 2026-08-28: 88 candidate data layers listed. Catalogue presence is not publication approval; only separately approved public projections may be shown.