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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002904

Clifton South

Clifton South is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,376 residents in Nottingham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Nottingham
6,376

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,602

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,973.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

56.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

32.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

18.8%

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.

Ellesmere Port Pooltown Road, Cheshire West and Chester5,299 residents · 57.8% owned · 24.7% no carLittlefield South & Grange, North East Lincolnshire5,452 residents · 58.1% owned · 30.7% no carKingshurst, Solihull6,659 residents · 56.1% owned · 27.3% no carNewport & Maze Park, Middlesbrough6,835 residents · 52.0% owned · 33.5% no carSkelmersdale Central, West Lancashire8,876 residents · 47.8% owned · 33.8% no carAdwick le Street & Woodlands, Doncaster10,862 residents · 60.2% owned · 24.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Clifton South

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

Tenure

Owned56.1%
1,461 households
Social rented24.9%
649 households
Private rented18.6%
484 households
Lives rent free0.2%
4 households
Shared ownership0.2%
4 households
Clifton South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced49.7%
1,292 households
Semi-detached43.1%
1,122 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement4.3%
113 households
Detached2.3%
59 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
9 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.1%
3 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
2 households
Clifton South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.2%
1,123 households
No cars or vans in household32.2%
837 households
2 cars or vans in household19.7%
512 households
3 or more cars or vans in household5%
130 households
Clifton South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms82.3%
2,141 households
1 bedroom9.1%
237 households
2 bedrooms5.3%
137 households
4 or more bedrooms3.3%
87 households
Clifton South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household63.5%
1,651 households
One-person household29.1%
757 households
Other household types7.4%
193 households
Clifton South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household30.7%
799 households
1 person in household29.1%
758 households
3 people in household18.8%
489 households
4 people in household13.6%
353 households
5 people in household5.7%
148 households
6 people in household1.6%
41 households
7 people in household0.3%
9 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
8 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Clifton South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1520.2%
1,285 residents
15–2918.9%
1,202 residents
30–4421%
1,339 residents
45–6424.8%
1,581 residents
65 and over15.2%
969 residents
Clifton South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White87%
5,550 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh4.3%
274 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.2%
266 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African3.9%
246 residents
Other ethnic group0.6%
41 residents
Clifton South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications26.7%
1,340 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above18.8%
943 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.1%
856 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.7%
737 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications13.7%
687 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.7%
288 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.2%
160 residents aged 16 and over
Clifton South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)59.3%
2,969 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive38.5%
1,928 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.3%
113 residents aged 16 and over
Clifton South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations22.3%
1,118 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations15.6%
782 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.4%
671 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.4%
570 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed10.8%
541 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.8%
390 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.6%
380 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.4%
320 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations4.8%
239 residents aged 16 and over
Clifton South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health43.1%
2,749 residents
Good health33.8%
2,157 residents
Fair health15.7%
1,003 residents
Bad health5.6%
356 residents
Very bad health1.7%
111 residents
Clifton South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act78.5%
5,004 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act21.5%
1,372 residents
Clifton South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension37.9%
985 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.1%
914 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions19.9%
517 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions6.9%
179 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
7 households
Clifton South · 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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