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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003061

Highridge

Highridge is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,266 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
6,266

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,499

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,325.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

46.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

26.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

18.6%

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.

Parkwood & Senacre, Maidstone12,180 residents · 44.1% owned · 26.6% no carHereford South West, Herefordshire, County of7,862 residents · 43.0% owned · 28.9% no carKettering Avondale Grange, North Northamptonshire8,742 residents · 44.3% owned · 26.8% no carStockheath Common, Havant8,967 residents · 48.0% owned · 29.0% no carDarlaston West, Walsall9,109 residents · 47.1% owned · 28.9% no carKingshurst, Solihull6,659 residents · 56.1% owned · 27.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Highridge

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

Tenure

Owned46.9%
1,173 households
Social rented40.5%
1,012 households
Private rented11.7%
292 households
Shared ownership0.6%
14 households
Lives rent free0.3%
8 households
Highridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached40.4%
1,010 households
Terraced30.2%
753 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement21.3%
533 households
Detached4.5%
112 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.5%
63 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.6%
16 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.4%
10 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Highridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44%
1,099 households
No cars or vans in household26%
649 households
2 cars or vans in household22.9%
572 households
3 or more cars or vans in household7.1%
177 households
Highridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms51.7%
1,290 households
2 bedrooms30.9%
772 households
4 or more bedrooms8.7%
218 households
1 bedroom8.7%
217 households
Highridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household65.8%
1,644 households
One-person household26.8%
668 households
Other household types7.4%
185 households
Highridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household31.7%
790 households
1 person in household26.8%
668 households
3 people in household18.8%
468 households
4 people in household14.1%
353 households
5 people in household6%
149 households
6 people in household1.7%
42 households
7 people in household0.6%
16 households
8 or more people in household0.4%
9 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Highridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1522.9%
1,436 residents
15–2918.2%
1,142 residents
30–4421.9%
1,369 residents
45–6422.6%
1,416 residents
65 and over14.4%
902 residents
Highridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White92.5%
5,799 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.4%
212 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.6%
164 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1%
63 residents
Other ethnic group0.4%
28 residents
Highridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications27.3%
1,301 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above18.6%
888 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16.5%
785 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.9%
712 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications13.2%
628 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.7%
321 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.7%
128 residents aged 16 and over
Highridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)58.5%
2,789 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive39.5%
1,883 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.9%
92 residents aged 16 and over
Highridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations19%
904 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations16.4%
781 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.8%
608 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.6%
552 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed11.6%
551 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.7%
464 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.8%
325 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.1%
291 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations6%
284 residents aged 16 and over
Highridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health42.9%
2,685 residents
Good health34.4%
2,156 residents
Fair health14.9%
931 residents
Bad health6.1%
385 residents
Very bad health1.7%
109 residents
Highridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act78.2%
4,902 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act21.8%
1,364 residents
Highridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension36%
898 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35%
874 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions21.9%
545 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions6.8%
170 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
7 households
Highridge · 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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