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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003014

Lawrence Weston

Lawrence Weston is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,507 residents in Bristol, City of. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Bristol, City of
8,507

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,357

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

783.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

40.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

30.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

20.9%

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.

Kettering Avondale Grange, North Northamptonshire8,742 residents · 44.3% owned · 26.8% no carWymering, Portsmouth6,440 residents · 40.6% owned · 35.3% no carHalton Moor, Leeds6,628 residents · 34.1% owned · 41.9% no carMiddleton Park Avenue, Leeds8,205 residents · 34.5% owned · 41.2% no carRedbridge & Millbrook West, Southampton7,468 residents · 38.2% owned · 30.3% no carNewstead & Blurton South, Stoke-on-Trent8,703 residents · 47.8% owned · 29.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Lawrence Weston

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

Tenure

Social rented48.1%
1,615 households
Owned40.9%
1,372 households
Private rented10.1%
340 households
Lives rent free0.7%
22 households
Shared ownership0.2%
8 households
Lawrence Weston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement36.5%
1,225 households
Semi-detached36.4%
1,223 households
Terraced18%
604 households
Detached4.6%
155 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits3.4%
113 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.6%
20 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.4%
14 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
4 households
Lawrence Weston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.4%
1,389 households
No cars or vans in household30.5%
1,023 households
2 cars or vans in household22%
740 households
3 or more cars or vans in household6.1%
206 households
Lawrence Weston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms44.1%
1,482 households
2 bedrooms35.4%
1,190 households
1 bedroom11.9%
399 households
4 or more bedrooms8.5%
287 households
Lawrence Weston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household63.1%
2,120 households
One-person household28.4%
953 households
Other household types8.5%
285 households
Lawrence Weston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household28.6%
962 households
1 person in household28.4%
953 households
3 people in household19.6%
657 households
4 people in household13.7%
459 households
5 people in household6.3%
210 households
6 people in household2.3%
76 households
7 people in household0.9%
29 households
8 or more people in household0.4%
14 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Lawrence Weston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1524.6%
2,097 residents
15–2918.4%
1,565 residents
30–4423.6%
2,005 residents
45–6421.6%
1,837 residents
65 and over11.8%
1,004 residents
Lawrence Weston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White88.8%
7,554 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African4.1%
352 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.7%
314 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.9%
162 residents
Other ethnic group1.5%
124 residents
Lawrence Weston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications26.4%
1,665 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above20.9%
1,319 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16.2%
1,023 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.3%
961 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.6%
795 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.3%
336 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.1%
198 residents aged 16 and over
Lawrence Weston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)59.5%
3,747 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive38.5%
2,422 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2%
127 residents aged 16 and over
Lawrence Weston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations25.7%
1,616 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations15.6%
983 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.9%
810 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed10.8%
682 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.2%
582 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7%
442 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.8%
430 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.5%
411 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations5.4%
340 residents aged 16 and over
Lawrence Weston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health43.9%
3,738 residents
Good health34%
2,889 residents
Fair health15%
1,278 residents
Bad health5.2%
443 residents
Very bad health1.9%
159 residents
Lawrence Weston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act78.7%
6,695 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act21.3%
1,812 residents
Lawrence Weston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension34.8%
1,170 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.1%
1,145 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions22.8%
766 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions7.7%
260 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.5%
17 households
Lawrence Weston · 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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