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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003016

Upper Horfield

Upper Horfield is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,046 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
8,046

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,065

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

7,479.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

38.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

26.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

37.8%

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.

Canterbury Wincheap, Canterbury6,417 residents · 39.8% owned · 29.7% no carWithington North & Old Moat, Manchester9,461 residents · 34.9% owned · 32.5% no carBowthorpe & West Earlham, Norwich13,033 residents · 33.7% owned · 26.6% no carFilton, South Gloucestershire11,295 residents · 59.2% owned · 22.8% no carStirchley North & Selly Park, Birmingham7,828 residents · 54.3% owned · 29.3% no carMincinglake & Beacon Heath, Exeter7,096 residents · 50.4% owned · 26.4% no car

Most similar within Bristol, City of

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Fishponds, Bristol, City of10,014 residents · 56.3% owned · 24.4% no carLockleaze, Bristol, City of7,721 residents · 55.5% owned · 25.0% no carMonks Park, Bristol, City of6,865 residents · 55.2% owned · 22.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Upper Horfield

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

Tenure

Owned38.3%
1,173 households
Social rented30.4%
932 households
Private rented29.6%
907 households
Shared ownership1.5%
45 households
Lives rent free0.3%
8 households
Upper Horfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached40.5%
1,240 households
Terraced34.8%
1,067 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement14%
429 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits6.6%
203 households
Detached3%
91 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.8%
24 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.4%
11 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Upper Horfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household46.3%
1,420 households
No cars or vans in household26.3%
805 households
2 cars or vans in household20.5%
628 households
3 or more cars or vans in household6.9%
212 households
Upper Horfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms50.3%
1,541 households
2 bedrooms24.6%
752 households
4 or more bedrooms15.6%
477 households
1 bedroom9.6%
293 households
Upper Horfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household55%
1,686 households
One-person household25.6%
785 households
Other household types19.4%
593 households
Upper Horfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household30.9%
947 households
1 person in household25.6%
785 households
3 people in household17.4%
533 households
4 people in household16%
489 households
5 people in household5.4%
164 households
6 people in household3.2%
99 households
7 people in household1%
30 households
8 or more people in household0.5%
16 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Upper Horfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.4%
1,318 residents
15–2932.4%
2,608 residents
30–4422.5%
1,806 residents
45–6418.9%
1,518 residents
65 and over9.9%
793 residents
Upper Horfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White71.6%
5,761 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African10.9%
876 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh9.5%
761 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5.6%
450 residents
Other ethnic group2.4%
195 residents
Upper Horfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above37.8%
2,506 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications21.3%
1,414 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications16.7%
1,107 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications10.1%
669 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.9%
522 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.9%
258 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.2%
149 residents aged 16 and over
Upper Horfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)57.3%
3,796 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive35.6%
2,356 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student7.1%
472 residents aged 16 and over
Upper Horfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L15 Full-time students18.3%
1,213 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.7%
1,172 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations12%
792 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations11.1%
736 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.9%
724 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.2%
673 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8.1%
538 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.7%
507 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.1%
270 residents aged 16 and over
Upper Horfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health47.6%
3,829 residents
Good health33.9%
2,730 residents
Fair health12.4%
1,001 residents
Bad health4.6%
372 residents
Very bad health1.4%
114 residents
Upper Horfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80.9%
6,509 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19.1%
1,537 residents
Upper Horfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension44.1%
1,352 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.8%
1,036 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions16.9%
517 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.8%
147 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
12 households
Upper Horfield · 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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