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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002893

Radford

Radford is a Census neighbourhood of about 13,952 residents in Nottingham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Nottingham
13,952

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,129

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

11,109.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

20.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

52.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

23.0%

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.

Edge Hill, Liverpool12,385 residents · 22.8% owned · 54.9% no carRusholme East, Manchester11,994 residents · 28.6% owned · 46.8% no carHulme & University, Manchester11,072 residents · 17.3% owned · 53.5% no carSharrow, Sheffield9,579 residents · 20.6% owned · 49.0% no carLeicester City South, Leicester10,114 residents · 11.2% owned · 61.7% 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.

St Ann's West, Nottingham11,560 residents · 17.8% owned · 61.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Radford

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

Tenure

Private rented46.3%
1,912 households
Social rented32.4%
1,339 households
Owned20.5%
846 households
Shared ownership0.5%
19 households
Lives rent free0.3%
13 households
Radford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement34.5%
1,425 households
Terraced27.4%
1,131 households
Semi-detached25%
1,034 households
Detached6.7%
276 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits3.9%
160 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.4%
57 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.1%
44 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
2 households
Radford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household52.4%
2,166 households
1 car or van in household35.1%
1,451 households
2 cars or vans in household9.4%
387 households
3 or more cars or vans in household3.1%
129 households
Radford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms36.6%
1,511 households
3 bedrooms22.9%
946 households
1 bedroom22.1%
912 households
4 or more bedrooms18.4%
762 households
Radford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household40.8%
1,685 households
One-person household35.1%
1,449 households
Other household types24.1%
997 households
Radford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household35.1%
1,449 households
2 people in household25%
1,031 households
3 people in household14.8%
612 households
4 people in household10.4%
431 households
5 people in household7.2%
297 households
6 people in household5.3%
219 households
7 people in household1.5%
64 households
8 or more people in household0.7%
27 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Radford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1512%
1,679 residents
15–2956.7%
7,912 residents
30–4415.4%
2,155 residents
45–6411.4%
1,596 residents
65 and over4.4%
614 residents
Radford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White46.1%
6,429 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh26.2%
3,662 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African16.6%
2,321 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5.7%
801 residents
Other ethnic group5.3%
738 residents
Radford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 3 qualifications47.1%
5,748 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above23%
2,800 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications14%
1,702 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications6.1%
748 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications5.2%
636 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.8%
343 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship1.8%
223 residents aged 16 and over
Radford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically inactive61.2%
7,468 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active (excluding full-time students)26%
3,173 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student12.8%
1,560 residents aged 16 and over
Radford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L15 Full-time students56.9%
6,945 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations10.4%
1,269 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8.8%
1,070 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations5.5%
667 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations5.3%
641 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations4%
487 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers3.9%
479 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations3.2%
396 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations2%
248 residents aged 16 and over
Radford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health52.3%
7,301 residents
Good health33%
4,608 residents
Fair health10.2%
1,418 residents
Bad health3.4%
477 residents
Very bad health1.1%
148 residents
Radford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act85%
11,865 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act15%
2,087 residents
Radford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension36.6%
1,511 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension36.5%
1,508 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions20.1%
832 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions6.2%
257 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.6%
23 households
Radford · 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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