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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002903

Clifton West

Clifton West is a Census neighbourhood of about 5,894 residents in Nottingham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Nottingham
5,894

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,676

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,129

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

50.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

36.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

22.1%

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.

Anlaby Park & Pickering, Kingston upon Hull, City of8,221 residents · 52.0% owned · 34.0% no carEversley, Basildon7,829 residents · 50.3% owned · 25.5% no carIngs, Kingston upon Hull, City of7,386 residents · 51.1% owned · 32.4% no carEastwood Town, Broxtowe6,221 residents · 53.6% owned · 28.5% no carMalvern Pickersleigh, Malvern Hills6,454 residents · 44.0% owned · 25.2% no carHighfields & Burton Manor, Stafford7,733 residents · 47.4% owned · 28.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Clifton West

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

Tenure

Owned50.6%
1,354 households
Social rented29.7%
794 households
Private rented14.5%
389 households
Shared ownership4.8%
129 households
Lives rent free0.4%
10 households
Clifton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced37.4%
1,000 households
Semi-detached32.3%
863 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement17.7%
472 households
Detached11.6%
310 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.4%
11 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
9 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
4 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
4 households
Clifton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.3%
1,105 households
No cars or vans in household36.6%
979 households
2 cars or vans in household17.1%
456 households
3 or more cars or vans in household5%
134 households
Clifton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms52.1%
1,393 households
2 bedrooms21.2%
566 households
1 bedroom17.5%
467 households
4 or more bedrooms9.3%
248 households
Clifton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household58.1%
1,551 households
One-person household35.3%
942 households
Other household types6.7%
178 households
Clifton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household35.2%
942 households
2 people in household34.1%
911 households
3 people in household13.9%
373 households
4 people in household10.9%
291 households
5 people in household4.1%
109 households
6 people in household1.3%
35 households
7 people in household0.4%
12 households
8 or more people in household0%
1 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Clifton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518%
1,059 residents
15–2916.9%
996 residents
30–4419.2%
1,130 residents
45–6424%
1,416 residents
65 and over22%
1,294 residents
Clifton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White88.7%
5,226 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African3.7%
220 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.7%
219 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh3.2%
188 residents
Other ethnic group0.7%
41 residents
Clifton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications25.4%
1,209 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above22.1%
1,053 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.3%
728 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.9%
710 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.7%
605 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.3%
298 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.4%
164 residents aged 16 and over
Clifton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)53.9%
2,574 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive44.3%
2,116 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.7%
82 residents aged 16 and over
Clifton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations21.4%
1,020 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations15.7%
748 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.7%
655 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.9%
569 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed10.1%
483 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.9%
377 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7%
335 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations6.4%
305 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.8%
277 residents aged 16 and over
Clifton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health39.3%
2,315 residents
Good health35.6%
2,098 residents
Fair health17.1%
1,008 residents
Bad health5.9%
349 residents
Very bad health2.1%
122 residents
Clifton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act75.9%
4,476 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act24.1%
1,418 residents
Clifton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension38.3%
1,024 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension34.6%
924 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions21.7%
580 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.2%
138 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
8 households
Clifton West · 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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