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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002897

Wollaton Vale

Wollaton Vale is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,939 residents in Nottingham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Nottingham
7,939

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,233

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,054.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

78.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

17.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

47.0%

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.

Lode Heath, Solihull10,375 residents · 74.7% owned · 17.1% no carHill Hook, Birmingham6,451 residents · 77.1% owned · 15.9% no carCowcliffe & South Fixby, Kirklees6,997 residents · 77.0% owned · 15.2% no carCompton Acres & Lutterell, Rushcliffe9,336 residents · 77.5% owned · 15.7% no carBrandwood North, Birmingham6,387 residents · 75.2% owned · 20.9% no carBlossomfield, Solihull8,776 residents · 76.9% owned · 14.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Wollaton Vale

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

Tenure

Owned78.4%
2,536 households
Private rented11.4%
370 households
Social rented10%
322 households
Shared ownership0.1%
3 households
Lives rent free0.1%
2 households
Wollaton Vale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached60.8%
1,967 households
Semi-detached27.2%
879 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement9.1%
295 households
Terraced2%
66 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.6%
19 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.2%
7 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
2 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Wollaton Vale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.4%
1,403 households
2 cars or vans in household31.8%
1,029 households
No cars or vans in household17.1%
553 households
3 or more cars or vans in household7.7%
250 households
Wollaton Vale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms44.6%
1,442 households
4 or more bedrooms31.6%
1,021 households
2 bedrooms18.5%
598 households
1 bedroom5.4%
174 households
Wollaton Vale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household67.2%
2,176 households
One-person household27.9%
904 households
Other household types4.9%
158 households
Wollaton Vale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household33.6%
1,088 households
1 person in household27.9%
904 households
4 people in household15.9%
514 households
3 people in household15.1%
487 households
5 people in household5%
162 households
6 people in household1.6%
52 households
8 or more people in household0.5%
15 households
7 people in household0.4%
13 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Wollaton Vale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.9%
1,497 residents
15–2913.6%
1,076 residents
30–4418.4%
1,462 residents
45–6425.3%
2,006 residents
65 and over23.9%
1,897 residents
Wollaton Vale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White68.7%
5,458 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh19.8%
1,569 residents
Other ethnic group4.8%
382 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.2%
335 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.5%
195 residents
Wollaton Vale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above47%
2,982 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications14.2%
900 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications13.5%
854 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications11.9%
756 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7%
447 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.2%
265 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.2%
142 residents aged 16 and over
Wollaton Vale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)54.1%
3,429 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive43.8%
2,775 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.2%
137 residents aged 16 and over
Wollaton Vale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations23%
1,458 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.7%
1,377 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.4%
788 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations8.7%
551 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.5%
538 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations8%
506 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students7.3%
462 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7%
445 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.5%
223 residents aged 16 and over
Wollaton Vale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health49.9%
3,961 residents
Good health33.6%
2,665 residents
Fair health12.3%
973 residents
Bad health3.4%
273 residents
Very bad health0.8%
65 residents
Wollaton Vale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83.8%
6,653 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act16.2%
1,286 residents
Wollaton Vale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension52.9%
1,711 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.8%
1,092 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions11.3%
364 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.1%
67 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
1 households
Wollaton Vale · 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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