Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003056

Knowle West

Knowle West is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,690 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

7,690

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,923

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,238.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

46.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

27.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

20.1%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Knowle West

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

Tenure

Owned46.6%

1,361 households

Social rented39.2%

1,146 households

Private rented13%

379 households

Lives rent free1%

28 households

Shared ownership0.3%

9 households

Knowle West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached64%

1,871 households

Terraced22.3%

652 households

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement6.4%

186 households

Detached4.8%

140 households

Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.6%

48 households

In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%

16 households

Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%

9 households

A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%

0 households

Knowle West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.8%

1,281 households

No cars or vans in household27.8%

812 households

2 cars or vans in household20.5%

599 households

3 or more cars or vans in household7.9%

230 households

Knowle West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms67%

1,959 households

2 bedrooms17.9%

523 households

1 bedroom9.4%

276 households

4 or more bedrooms5.6%

164 households

Knowle West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household63.7%

1,864 households

One-person household26.1%

764 households

Other household types10.1%

296 households

Knowle West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household28.5%

834 households

1 person in household26.1%

764 households

3 people in household17.7%

518 households

4 people in household16.7%

487 households

5 people in household7%

204 households

6 people in household2.8%

82 households

7 people in household0.9%

26 households

8 or more people in household0.2%

7 households

0 people in household0%

0 households

Knowle West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1521.9%

1,686 residents

15–2919.1%

1,468 residents

30–4422%

1,696 residents

45–6423.7%

1,821 residents

65 and over13.3%

1,021 residents

Knowle West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White87.2%

6,705 residents

Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African4.5%

349 residents

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh4%

309 residents

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.2%

248 residents

Other ethnic group1.1%

81 residents

Knowle West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications30.4%

1,797 residents aged 16 and over

Level 4 qualifications or above20.1%

1,187 residents aged 16 and over

Level 2 qualifications14.8%

872 residents aged 16 and over

Level 3 qualifications13.1%

775 residents aged 16 and over

Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.4%

732 residents aged 16 and over

Apprenticeship5.9%

346 residents aged 16 and over

Other qualifications3.3%

194 residents aged 16 and over

Knowle West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)57.3%

3,387 residents aged 16 and over

Economically inactive40.2%

2,373 residents aged 16 and over

Economically active and a full-time student2.5%

146 residents aged 16 and over

Knowle West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations22.6%

1,331 residents aged 16 and over

L12 Semi-routine occupations16.3%

964 residents aged 16 and over

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed12.7%

750 residents aged 16 and over

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.3%

728 residents aged 16 and over

L7 Intermediate occupations9.1%

535 residents aged 16 and over

L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.5%

502 residents aged 16 and over

L15 Full-time students6.9%

409 residents aged 16 and over

L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.7%

394 residents aged 16 and over

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations4.9%

289 residents aged 16 and over

Knowle West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health43.3%

3,332 residents

Good health31.3%

2,405 residents

Fair health16.1%

1,237 residents

Bad health7%

542 residents

Very bad health2.3%

175 residents

Knowle West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act75.8%

5,828 residents

Disabled under the Equality Act24.2%

1,863 residents

Knowle West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension34.4%

1,005 households

Household is not deprived in any dimension31.9%

931 households

Household is deprived in two dimensions23.3%

681 households

Household is deprived in three dimensions9.7%

282 households

Household is deprived in four dimensions0.8%

23 households

Knowle West · 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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Evidence ledger

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Knowle West

Usual residents

Households

Residents per km²

Households owning their home

Households with no car or van

Adults with a degree or above

Neighbourhoods most like this one

Life in Knowle West

Tenure

Accommodation type

Car or van availability

Number of bedrooms

Household composition

Household size

Age

Ethnic group

Highest qualification

Economic activity

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

General health

Disability

Household deprivation

Alike on the Census, which is not the same as alike to live in.

Source and date are part of the record.