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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003048

Totterdown

Totterdown is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,831 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
6,831

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,153

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

7,677.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

55.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

27.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

60.0%

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.

Hitchin Bearton, North Hertfordshire8,160 residents · 58.1% owned · 20.5% no carLower Caversham, Reading8,701 residents · 51.6% owned · 25.4% no carChapel Allerton North, Leeds7,035 residents · 63.4% owned · 21.4% no carHolgate East, York8,303 residents · 60.7% owned · 26.5% no carSouth Wimbledon, Merton9,103 residents · 52.6% owned · 39.2% no carPontcanna, Cardiff6,295 residents · 54.1% owned · 27.1% no car

Most similar within Bristol, City of

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Southville, Bristol, City of11,125 residents · 56.1% owned · 25.9% no carRedfield, Bristol, City of9,861 residents · 52.2% owned · 30.7% no carWindmill Hill, Bristol, City of7,584 residents · 55.5% owned · 24.6% no carSt Annes, Bristol, City of9,994 residents · 63.0% owned · 19.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Totterdown

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

Tenure

Owned55.3%
1,743 households
Private rented32.2%
1,014 households
Social rented10.6%
334 households
Shared ownership1.9%
60 households
Lives rent free0.1%
2 households
Totterdown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced58%
1,830 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits17.7%
559 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement13.6%
429 households
Semi-detached7%
221 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.4%
43 households
Detached1.2%
38 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1%
33 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Totterdown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household53.1%
1,675 households
No cars or vans in household27.4%
865 households
2 cars or vans in household16.2%
512 households
3 or more cars or vans in household3.3%
103 households
Totterdown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms38.6%
1,218 households
3 bedrooms27.5%
869 households
1 bedroom22.4%
707 households
4 or more bedrooms11.4%
361 households
Totterdown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household55.1%
1,740 households
One-person household32.3%
1,019 households
Other household types12.6%
397 households
Totterdown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household39.5%
1,248 households
1 person in household32.3%
1,019 households
3 people in household13.7%
432 households
4 people in household10.3%
324 households
5 people in household2.9%
90 households
6 people in household0.9%
27 households
7 people in household0.3%
9 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
7 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Totterdown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514.2%
968 residents
15–2922.2%
1,519 residents
30–4433.2%
2,271 residents
45–6422.2%
1,518 residents
65 and over8.1%
555 residents
Totterdown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White85.6%
5,841 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh5.7%
392 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.6%
314 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.7%
181 residents
Other ethnic group1.5%
99 residents
Totterdown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above60%
3,489 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications13.8%
801 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications8.9%
518 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications8.1%
469 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications5.4%
312 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship2.5%
147 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications1.4%
81 residents aged 16 and over
Totterdown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)76.7%
4,457 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive21.6%
1,258 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.7%
98 residents aged 16 and over
Totterdown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations28.1%
1,636 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.4%
1,360 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.7%
621 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.2%
535 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations7.5%
439 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations7.4%
433 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.6%
327 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4.3%
251 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.7%
214 residents aged 16 and over
Totterdown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health53.9%
3,682 residents
Good health32.3%
2,208 residents
Fair health10.1%
689 residents
Bad health3%
202 residents
Very bad health0.7%
50 residents
Totterdown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act85.1%
5,810 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act14.9%
1,021 residents
Totterdown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension59.7%
1,883 households
Household is deprived in one dimension27.7%
873 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions9.7%
307 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.7%
85 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
6 households
Totterdown · 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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