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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003051

Windmill Hill

Windmill Hill is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,584 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
7,584

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,996

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

7,877.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

55.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

24.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

51.4%

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.

Lower Caversham, Reading8,701 residents · 51.6% owned · 25.4% no carCharlton Slopes, Greenwich7,798 residents · 48.8% owned · 38.4% no carWolverton & New Bradwell, Milton Keynes7,787 residents · 57.3% owned · 19.9% no carCanton, Cardiff10,201 residents · 61.3% owned · 27.4% no carCherry Hinton, Cambridge9,343 residents · 56.4% owned · 24.5% no carCottonmill & Sopwell, St Albans7,710 residents · 56.7% owned · 18.8% no car

Most similar within Bristol, City of

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Ashton, Bristol, City of7,223 residents · 70.9% owned · 19.7% no carSt Annes, Bristol, City of9,994 residents · 63.0% owned · 19.8% no carSouthville, Bristol, City of11,125 residents · 56.1% owned · 25.9% no carSpeedwell, Bristol, City of8,446 residents · 59.8% owned · 19.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Windmill Hill

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

Tenure

Owned55.5%
1,664 households
Private rented22.1%
663 households
Social rented21%
629 households
Shared ownership1.2%
36 households
Lives rent free0.1%
4 households
Windmill Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced51.4%
1,541 households
Semi-detached20.3%
609 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement15%
449 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits10%
300 households
Detached2.2%
67 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.7%
21 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
7 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Windmill Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household53.1%
1,590 households
No cars or vans in household24.6%
736 households
2 cars or vans in household18.3%
549 households
3 or more cars or vans in household4%
121 households
Windmill Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms46.6%
1,397 households
2 bedrooms29.9%
897 households
4 or more bedrooms12.8%
384 households
1 bedroom10.6%
317 households
Windmill Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household62.2%
1,864 households
One-person household23.8%
713 households
Other household types14%
421 households
Windmill Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household34.5%
1,035 households
1 person in household23.8%
713 households
3 people in household18.2%
545 households
4 people in household16%
480 households
5 people in household4.7%
142 households
6 people in household1.7%
52 households
7 people in household0.6%
19 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
10 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Windmill Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519.6%
1,483 residents
15–2921.8%
1,654 residents
30–4430.9%
2,342 residents
45–6419.6%
1,489 residents
65 and over8.1%
616 residents
Windmill Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White83.4%
6,320 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh5%
379 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African4.7%
360 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.7%
359 residents
Other ethnic group2.1%
162 residents
Windmill Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above51.4%
3,095 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications13.6%
816 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications12.9%
775 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications9.8%
592 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7%
421 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.3%
200 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2%
119 residents aged 16 and over
Windmill Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)72.4%
4,356 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive25.3%
1,525 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.3%
137 residents aged 16 and over
Windmill Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations24.7%
1,486 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.4%
1,107 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations11.8%
707 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.5%
629 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations9.1%
548 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.7%
464 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.8%
412 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.7%
401 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.4%
262 residents aged 16 and over
Windmill Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health52.6%
3,988 residents
Good health32.3%
2,447 residents
Fair health10.6%
804 residents
Bad health3.7%
277 residents
Very bad health0.9%
69 residents
Windmill Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act84.8%
6,434 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act15.2%
1,153 residents
Windmill Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension54%
1,617 households
Household is deprived in one dimension29.1%
871 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions13.2%
395 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.7%
111 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
2 households
Windmill Hill · 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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