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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003029

Hillfields

Hillfields is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,690 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
6,690

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,514

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

6,587.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

57.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

20.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

27.7%

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.

Priory Heath, Ipswich9,651 residents · 53.9% owned · 20.6% no carWhitley Wood, Reading8,245 residents · 56.4% owned · 21.6% no carNew Moston, Manchester10,496 residents · 62.1% owned · 25.0% no carTredworth, Gloucester8,243 residents · 47.7% owned · 28.9% no carWestcourt, Gravesham7,496 residents · 54.6% owned · 23.2% no carOld Oscott, Birmingham6,110 residents · 61.3% owned · 25.1% no car

Most similar within Bristol, City of

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Southmead, Bristol, City of12,667 residents · 48.9% owned · 26.0% no carLockleaze, Bristol, City of7,721 residents · 55.5% owned · 25.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Hillfields

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

Tenure

Owned57.1%
1,436 households
Social rented26.7%
672 households
Private rented15.6%
393 households
Lives rent free0.3%
7 households
Shared ownership0.2%
6 households
Hillfields · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached56.8%
1,429 households
Terraced25.2%
633 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement8.9%
223 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits4.6%
115 households
Detached4.1%
102 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
6 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
5 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Hillfields · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.6%
1,121 households
2 cars or vans in household25.7%
645 households
No cars or vans in household20.7%
520 households
3 or more cars or vans in household9.1%
228 households
Hillfields · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms62.1%
1,560 households
2 bedrooms18.4%
462 households
4 or more bedrooms10.6%
267 households
1 bedroom8.9%
225 households
Hillfields · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household62.9%
1,583 households
One-person household26.4%
665 households
Other household types10.7%
268 households
Hillfields · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household28.5%
717 households
1 person in household26.5%
665 households
3 people in household17.6%
442 households
4 people in household15.6%
392 households
5 people in household7.5%
189 households
6 people in household2.5%
64 households
7 people in household0.9%
23 households
8 or more people in household0.9%
22 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Hillfields · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1520.8%
1,393 residents
15–2920.2%
1,350 residents
30–4423.3%
1,560 residents
45–6423.3%
1,559 residents
65 and over12.3%
825 residents
Hillfields · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White70.4%
4,707 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh13%
872 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African9.2%
613 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5%
332 residents
Other ethnic group2.4%
163 residents
Hillfields · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above27.7%
1,436 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications21.3%
1,103 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17%
880 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.1%
784 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.4%
593 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.6%
236 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.9%
151 residents aged 16 and over
Hillfields · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)60.5%
3,136 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive37%
1,915 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.5%
131 residents aged 16 and over
Hillfields · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.2%
893 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations15.6%
808 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.4%
693 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.3%
535 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.3%
535 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed9.7%
500 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students8.9%
459 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations8.6%
448 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6%
309 residents aged 16 and over
Hillfields · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health46%
3,079 residents
Good health33.9%
2,267 residents
Fair health13.5%
905 residents
Bad health4.9%
327 residents
Very bad health1.7%
112 residents
Hillfields · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80.7%
5,396 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19.3%
1,294 residents
Hillfields · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension40.5%
1,018 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.3%
862 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions19.1%
480 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.8%
145 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
9 households
Hillfields · 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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