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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003045

Hotwells

Hotwells is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,924 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
6,924

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,845

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

10,938.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

41.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

33.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

54.1%

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.

Kingsmead, Bath and North East Somerset6,032 residents · 40.2% owned · 40.2% no carClarendon Park & Stoneygate South, Leicester11,333 residents · 45.6% owned · 31.7% no carFulford Road & Clementhorpe, York11,774 residents · 48.4% owned · 33.5% no carHanover, Brighton and Hove8,956 residents · 47.9% owned · 44.1% no carNewtown, Cambridge6,228 residents · 34.6% owned · 44.6% no carPetersfield, Cambridge8,230 residents · 41.9% owned · 46.9% no car

Most similar within Bristol, City of

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Kingsdown, Bristol, City of8,681 residents · 33.8% owned · 39.3% no carClifton East, Bristol, City of9,140 residents · 38.2% owned · 30.0% no carCotham, Bristol, City of8,785 residents · 41.5% owned · 27.8% no carClifton Village, Bristol, City of6,209 residents · 44.7% owned · 25.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Hotwells

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

Tenure

Private rented43%
1,223 households
Owned41.8%
1,188 households
Social rented14%
398 households
Shared ownership1%
29 households
Lives rent free0.2%
7 households
Hotwells · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement37.1%
1,055 households
Terraced27.8%
790 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits25.2%
716 households
Semi-detached4.8%
137 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse3.4%
97 households
Detached1%
28 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.7%
21 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Hotwells · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household47.9%
1,362 households
No cars or vans in household33%
940 households
2 cars or vans in household15.5%
441 households
3 or more cars or vans in household3.6%
103 households
Hotwells · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms36.7%
1,044 households
1 bedroom26.2%
746 households
4 or more bedrooms19.1%
544 households
3 bedrooms17.9%
510 households
Hotwells · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household45.8%
1,301 households
One-person household37.2%
1,056 households
Other household types17.1%
485 households
Hotwells · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household38.6%
1,099 households
1 person in household37.1%
1,057 households
3 people in household11.5%
328 households
4 people in household7.3%
208 households
5 people in household3.3%
93 households
6 people in household1.2%
34 households
8 or more people in household0.6%
17 households
7 people in household0.4%
10 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Hotwells · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 157.3%
508 residents
15–2946.2%
3,199 residents
30–4418.6%
1,289 residents
45–6417%
1,174 residents
65 and over10.9%
755 residents
Hotwells · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White84.1%
5,827 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh5.6%
387 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5.2%
359 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African3.3%
231 residents
Other ethnic group1.7%
121 residents
Hotwells · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above54.1%
3,453 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications31.1%
1,984 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications5.7%
363 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications4.3%
272 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications2.5%
162 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship1.2%
74 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications1.2%
74 residents aged 16 and over
Hotwells · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)50.4%
3,213 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive40.6%
2,589 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student9.1%
579 residents aged 16 and over
Hotwells · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L15 Full-time students33.6%
2,143 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.4%
1,305 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations19.7%
1,258 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations6.3%
399 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers6.1%
390 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations4.5%
285 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations4%
257 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed3.3%
212 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations2.1%
133 residents aged 16 and over
Hotwells · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health57.4%
3,973 residents
Good health31.5%
2,182 residents
Fair health8.6%
596 residents
Bad health1.9%
135 residents
Very bad health0.5%
38 residents
Hotwells · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act85.1%
5,893 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act14.9%
1,031 residents
Hotwells · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension57.4%
1,633 households
Household is deprived in one dimension30.3%
863 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions9.6%
273 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.4%
67 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
8 households
Hotwells · 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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