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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003024

Fishponds

Fishponds is a Census neighbourhood of about 10,014 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
10,014

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,016

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,781.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

56.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

24.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

37.0%

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.

Stirchley North & Selly Park, Birmingham7,828 residents · 54.3% owned · 29.3% no carCanterbury Wincheap, Canterbury6,417 residents · 39.8% owned · 29.7% no carWeaste & Seedley, Salford13,344 residents · 43.4% owned · 36.4% no carCotteridge, Birmingham6,780 residents · 55.0% owned · 32.3% no carSelly Oak Park & Lodge Hill, Birmingham6,736 residents · 57.7% owned · 30.5% no carSouthdown, Bath and North East Somerset5,641 residents · 62.1% owned · 22.5% no car

Most similar within Bristol, City of

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Stapleton, Bristol, City of6,678 residents · 61.8% owned · 19.1% 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 carUpper Horfield, Bristol, City of8,046 residents · 38.3% owned · 26.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Fishponds

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

Tenure

Owned56.3%
2,261 households
Private rented22.6%
909 households
Social rented19.6%
787 households
Shared ownership1.2%
50 households
Lives rent free0.2%
9 households
Fishponds · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached30.1%
1,210 households
Terraced29.4%
1,179 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement21.9%
879 households
Detached9.9%
398 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits5.7%
229 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.7%
70 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.2%
48 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
Fishponds · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household46%
1,849 households
No cars or vans in household24.4%
982 households
2 cars or vans in household22.9%
918 households
3 or more cars or vans in household6.7%
268 households
Fishponds · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms39.3%
1,579 households
2 bedrooms27.9%
1,119 households
4 or more bedrooms17.8%
716 households
1 bedroom15%
603 households
Fishponds · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household56.6%
2,272 households
One-person household30.8%
1,238 households
Other household types12.6%
505 households
Fishponds · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household31.3%
1,256 households
1 person in household30.8%
1,238 households
3 people in household15.9%
637 households
4 people in household13.4%
540 households
5 people in household5.1%
204 households
6 people in household2.3%
91 households
7 people in household0.8%
34 households
8 or more people in household0.4%
17 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Fishponds · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.8%
1,681 residents
15–2923.2%
2,325 residents
30–4424.1%
2,409 residents
45–6420.6%
2,062 residents
65 and over15.3%
1,530 residents
Fishponds · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White73.6%
7,372 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh10.4%
1,038 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African8%
806 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5.5%
551 residents
Other ethnic group2.5%
248 residents
Fishponds · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above37%
3,048 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.8%
1,548 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications16.3%
1,348 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications11.8%
971 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.8%
723 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.9%
402 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.5%
207 residents aged 16 and over
Fishponds · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)56.3%
4,646 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive38.8%
3,201 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student4.9%
400 residents aged 16 and over
Fishponds · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations19.4%
1,603 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students12.9%
1,062 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations12%
989 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations11.7%
968 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11%
910 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.7%
884 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.1%
750 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8.3%
683 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.8%
398 residents aged 16 and over
Fishponds · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health46.4%
4,650 residents
Good health34%
3,407 residents
Fair health14%
1,401 residents
Bad health4.3%
432 residents
Very bad health1.2%
124 residents
Fishponds · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act79.8%
7,992 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act20.2%
2,020 residents
Fishponds · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension47.1%
1,892 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.3%
1,299 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions16.1%
647 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.2%
170 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
9 households
Fishponds · 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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