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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002902

Clifton North

Clifton North is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,386 residents in Nottingham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Nottingham
9,386

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,415

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,284.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

52.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

35.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

17.7%

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.

Earlham, Norwich12,265 residents · 36.9% owned · 29.9% no carBowthorpe & West Earlham, Norwich13,033 residents · 33.7% owned · 26.6% no carSkelmersdale Central, West Lancashire8,876 residents · 47.8% owned · 33.8% no carMincinglake & Beacon Heath, Exeter7,096 residents · 50.4% owned · 26.4% no carBalby South, Doncaster8,693 residents · 58.1% owned · 30.3% no carLinthorpe East & Albert Park, Middlesbrough5,907 residents · 59.9% owned · 32.1% no car

Most similar within Nottingham

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Clifton South, Nottingham6,376 residents · 56.1% owned · 32.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Clifton North

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

Tenure

Owned52.5%
1,793 households
Social rented26.8%
916 households
Private rented20.2%
689 households
Lives rent free0.4%
12 households
Shared ownership0.1%
5 households
Clifton North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced39.4%
1,347 households
Semi-detached34.9%
1,193 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement15.4%
525 households
Detached9.4%
320 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
14 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%
10 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.3%
9 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Clifton North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.4%
1,413 households
No cars or vans in household35.1%
1,198 households
2 cars or vans in household18.4%
630 households
3 or more cars or vans in household5.2%
176 households
Clifton North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms68.7%
2,347 households
1 bedroom13.9%
476 households
4 or more bedrooms8.8%
300 households
2 bedrooms8.6%
295 households
Clifton North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household62.3%
2,130 households
One-person household30.9%
1,057 households
Other household types6.8%
231 households
Clifton North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household33.2%
1,134 households
1 person in household30.9%
1,057 households
3 people in household16.2%
553 households
4 people in household12.2%
416 households
5 people in household4.8%
163 households
6 people in household1.9%
65 households
7 people in household0.6%
22 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
8 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Clifton North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.4%
1,537 residents
15–2930.7%
2,884 residents
30–4417.2%
1,612 residents
45–6421.6%
2,030 residents
65 and over14.1%
1,325 residents
Clifton North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White83.9%
7,874 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African5.3%
495 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh5.1%
475 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.2%
393 residents
Other ethnic group1.6%
146 residents
Clifton North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 3 qualifications29.7%
2,308 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications21.3%
1,658 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above17.7%
1,373 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.9%
1,082 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.5%
814 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.7%
369 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.1%
166 residents aged 16 and over
Clifton North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically inactive47.4%
3,684 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active (excluding full-time students)47.1%
3,654 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student5.5%
428 residents aged 16 and over
Clifton North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L15 Full-time students22.8%
1,772 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations18.5%
1,438 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.4%
962 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations11%
852 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.2%
712 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8.7%
679 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers6.6%
514 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.3%
486 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations4.6%
357 residents aged 16 and over
Clifton North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health43.6%
4,094 residents
Good health34.8%
3,266 residents
Fair health14.6%
1,373 residents
Bad health5.3%
499 residents
Very bad health1.6%
154 residents
Clifton North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act79%
7,421 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act21%
1,968 residents
Clifton North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension38%
1,299 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.7%
1,184 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions21.5%
736 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.6%
191 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
7 households
Clifton 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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