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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003037

Clifton East

Clifton East is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,140 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
9,140

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,988

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

11,042.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

38.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

30.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

60.8%

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.

Withington West, Manchester6,673 residents · 41.2% owned · 30.8% no carKingsmead, Bath and North East Somerset6,032 residents · 40.2% owned · 40.2% no carRoath, Cardiff7,516 residents · 46.6% owned · 31.2% no carRound Hill, Brighton and Hove8,967 residents · 40.9% owned · 48.4% no carPetersfield, Cambridge8,230 residents · 41.9% owned · 46.9% no carClarendon Park & Stoneygate South, Leicester11,333 residents · 45.6% owned · 31.7% no car

Most similar within Bristol, City of

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Cotham, Bristol, City of8,785 residents · 41.5% owned · 27.8% no carKingsdown, Bristol, City of8,681 residents · 33.8% owned · 39.3% no carClifton Village, Bristol, City of6,209 residents · 44.7% owned · 25.9% no carHotwells, Bristol, City of6,924 residents · 41.8% owned · 33.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Clifton East

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

Tenure

Private rented57.7%
2,303 households
Owned38.2%
1,523 households
Social rented3.8%
150 households
Shared ownership0.3%
12 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Clifton East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits50%
1,994 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement24%
958 households
Terraced11%
438 households
Semi-detached7.6%
302 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse2.8%
113 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop2.4%
95 households
Detached2.2%
86 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Clifton East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household45.2%
1,802 households
No cars or vans in household30%
1,198 households
2 cars or vans in household18.8%
749 households
3 or more cars or vans in household6%
240 households
Clifton East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms37.6%
1,499 households
1 bedroom26.6%
1,059 households
4 or more bedrooms21.1%
843 households
3 bedrooms14.7%
587 households
Clifton East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household43%
1,715 households
One-person household33.2%
1,325 households
Other household types23.8%
947 households
Clifton East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household38.5%
1,536 households
1 person in household33.2%
1,325 households
3 people in household12.3%
492 households
4 people in household8.9%
357 households
5 people in household3.6%
143 households
6 people in household1.8%
71 households
8 or more people in household0.9%
35 households
7 people in household0.8%
30 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Clifton East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 156.8%
618 residents
15–2949.6%
4,528 residents
30–4420.7%
1,889 residents
45–6414.8%
1,348 residents
65 and over8.3%
755 residents
Clifton East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White85.3%
7,793 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh6.6%
604 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.4%
398 residents
Other ethnic group2.3%
210 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.4%
132 residents
Clifton East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above60.8%
5,155 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications27.6%
2,340 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications4.8%
408 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications2.6%
223 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications2.2%
189 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship1.1%
95 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications0.8%
72 residents aged 16 and over
Clifton East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)56.2%
4,763 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive35.3%
2,992 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student8.6%
727 residents aged 16 and over
Clifton East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L15 Full-time students31.1%
2,636 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations25.7%
2,177 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.7%
1,759 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations6.4%
540 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers6%
510 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations3.3%
282 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations3.1%
261 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed2%
169 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations1.8%
151 residents aged 16 and over
Clifton East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health61.6%
5,634 residents
Good health29.5%
2,697 residents
Fair health7%
642 residents
Bad health1.5%
137 residents
Very bad health0.3%
30 residents
Clifton East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act87.7%
8,020 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act12.3%
1,120 residents
Clifton East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension60.9%
2,430 households
Household is deprived in one dimension29.8%
1,189 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions8.4%
335 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions0.8%
32 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
4 households
Clifton East · 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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