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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003059

Headley Park

Headley Park is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,734 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
6,734

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,875

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,116.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

59.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

23.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

25.5%

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.

Kingswood South, South Gloucestershire9,414 residents · 66.8% owned · 17.9% no carKeynsham South, Bath and North East Somerset7,036 residents · 64.1% owned · 19.7% no carKeynsham North, Bath and North East Somerset6,789 residents · 66.7% owned · 19.8% no carRoebuck, Stevenage7,130 residents · 53.4% owned · 20.7% no carWitney Central, West Oxfordshire10,769 residents · 58.7% owned · 20.8% no carNorth Reddish, Stockport8,650 residents · 51.0% owned · 27.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Headley Park

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

Tenure

Owned59.1%
1,698 households
Social rented19.7%
566 households
Private rented17.5%
504 households
Shared ownership3.5%
101 households
Lives rent free0.2%
6 households
Headley Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached40%
1,150 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement24%
689 households
Terraced23.5%
674 households
Detached5.2%
150 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse4.9%
141 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.8%
52 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.6%
16 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Headley Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44%
1,265 households
2 cars or vans in household24.1%
693 households
No cars or vans in household23.5%
676 households
3 or more cars or vans in household8.3%
238 households
Headley Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms47.6%
1,368 households
2 bedrooms26.2%
752 households
1 bedroom14.2%
408 households
4 or more bedrooms12%
346 households
Headley Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household62.6%
1,801 households
One-person household31%
890 households
Other household types6.4%
184 households
Headley Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household33.8%
970 households
1 person in household31%
890 households
3 people in household15.3%
438 households
4 people in household13%
372 households
5 people in household4.8%
139 households
6 people in household1.5%
43 households
7 people in household0.5%
14 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
6 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Headley Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519.1%
1,289 residents
15–2919.9%
1,341 residents
30–4422.8%
1,535 residents
45–6421.2%
1,429 residents
65 and over16.9%
1,139 residents
Headley Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White92.8%
6,245 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.7%
180 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.3%
154 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.6%
108 residents
Other ethnic group0.7%
46 residents
Headley Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above25.5%
1,373 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications20.8%
1,116 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.4%
990 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.5%
778 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.1%
599 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.8%
368 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.8%
152 residents aged 16 and over
Headley Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)63.5%
3,415 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive34.9%
1,876 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.6%
86 residents aged 16 and over
Headley Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.6%
944 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations15%
804 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14%
755 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations14%
751 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.2%
549 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations9.8%
527 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.7%
416 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.9%
371 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.8%
260 residents aged 16 and over
Headley Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health47.9%
3,223 residents
Good health33.4%
2,248 residents
Fair health13.4%
903 residents
Bad health4.1%
277 residents
Very bad health1.2%
84 residents
Headley Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81.7%
5,500 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act18.3%
1,234 residents
Headley Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension47.9%
1,374 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32%
920 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions16%
458 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4%
116 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
3 households
Headley Park · 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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