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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003019

Shirehampton & Avonmouth

Shirehampton & Avonmouth is a Census neighbourhood of about 10,248 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
10,248

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,259

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,371

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

59.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

21.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

24.9%

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.

Lower Irlam & Cadishead, Salford10,557 residents · 60.1% owned · 22.0% no carAlverthorpe & Flanshaw, Wakefield10,050 residents · 59.4% owned · 25.0% no carBirstall, Kirklees9,671 residents · 62.6% owned · 22.9% no carArmthorpe North, Doncaster7,655 residents · 58.1% owned · 22.4% no carSpringbank, Cheltenham6,733 residents · 50.2% owned · 21.1% no carBedworth Coalpit Field & Exhall, Nuneaton and Bedworth8,058 residents · 63.2% owned · 18.4% no car

Most similar within Bristol, City of

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Hengrove, Bristol, City of9,862 residents · 62.3% owned · 19.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Shirehampton & Avonmouth

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

Tenure

Owned59.4%
2,531 households
Social rented20.4%
870 households
Private rented19.5%
830 households
Shared ownership0.4%
16 households
Lives rent free0.3%
12 households
Shirehampton & Avonmouth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached38.5%
1,640 households
Terraced35%
1,490 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement15.3%
652 households
Detached5.4%
232 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits3.3%
139 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.3%
55 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.2%
50 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Shirehampton & Avonmouth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household45.7%
1,946 households
2 cars or vans in household25.2%
1,074 households
No cars or vans in household21.4%
910 households
3 or more cars or vans in household7.7%
329 households
Shirehampton & Avonmouth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms51.2%
2,179 households
2 bedrooms27.3%
1,164 households
4 or more bedrooms11.3%
480 households
1 bedroom10.2%
436 households
Shirehampton & Avonmouth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household61.6%
2,624 households
One-person household30%
1,276 households
Other household types8.4%
358 households
Shirehampton & Avonmouth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household32.9%
1,401 households
1 person in household29.9%
1,276 households
3 people in household16.7%
712 households
4 people in household13.5%
576 households
5 people in household4.6%
195 households
6 people in household1.6%
69 households
7 people in household0.5%
20 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
12 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Shirehampton & Avonmouth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.8%
1,830 residents
15–2917.4%
1,789 residents
30–4423.3%
2,393 residents
45–6424.6%
2,520 residents
65 and over16.8%
1,721 residents
Shirehampton & Avonmouth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White91.6%
9,383 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh3.1%
314 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.6%
269 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.4%
148 residents
Other ethnic group1.3%
133 residents
Shirehampton & Avonmouth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above24.9%
2,073 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications23.6%
1,961 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16%
1,327 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.8%
1,233 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.4%
947 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.2%
515 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.1%
259 residents aged 16 and over
Shirehampton & Avonmouth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)63.6%
5,288 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive35%
2,910 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.4%
117 residents aged 16 and over
Shirehampton & Avonmouth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations22%
1,826 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.8%
1,394 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.7%
1,057 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.3%
1,024 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations8.6%
716 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8%
662 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8%
662 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.1%
592 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.6%
382 residents aged 16 and over
Shirehampton & Avonmouth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health45.4%
4,657 residents
Good health33.9%
3,473 residents
Fair health14.4%
1,477 residents
Bad health4.8%
494 residents
Very bad health1.5%
149 residents
Shirehampton & Avonmouth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80.4%
8,236 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19.6%
2,014 residents
Shirehampton & Avonmouth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension43.3%
1,843 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.2%
1,499 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions16.3%
693 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.9%
208 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
16 households
Shirehampton & Avonmouth · 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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