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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003062

Withywood

Withywood is a Census neighbourhood of about 5,966 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
5,966

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,382

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,685.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

45.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

32.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

15.9%

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.

Bloxwich North West, Walsall7,420 residents · 49.5% owned · 31.5% no carChalvedon, Basildon7,908 residents · 35.5% owned · 31.0% no carWarndon West, Worcester5,530 residents · 33.1% owned · 38.4% no carChelmsley Wood East, Solihull9,583 residents · 42.4% owned · 37.6% no carFordbridge, Solihull6,297 residents · 44.2% owned · 38.4% no carNewington, Thanet8,925 residents · 46.4% owned · 30.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Withywood

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

Tenure

Owned45.2%
1,076 households
Social rented44%
1,049 households
Private rented9.7%
231 households
Shared ownership0.8%
20 households
Lives rent free0.3%
6 households
Withywood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced37%
880 households
Semi-detached34.2%
815 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement19.7%
470 households
Detached4.4%
105 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits3.9%
94 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
9 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%
7 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Withywood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.3%
985 households
No cars or vans in household32.5%
775 households
2 cars or vans in household19.7%
470 households
3 or more cars or vans in household6.4%
153 households
Withywood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms52.6%
1,254 households
2 bedrooms22.7%
541 households
1 bedroom16.3%
389 households
4 or more bedrooms8.4%
199 households
Withywood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household60.8%
1,449 households
One-person household30.8%
733 households
Other household types8.4%
200 households
Withywood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household30.8%
734 households
2 people in household27.1%
645 households
3 people in household18.5%
440 households
4 people in household14.1%
337 households
5 people in household7.1%
170 households
6 people in household1.6%
37 households
7 people in household0.4%
10 households
8 or more people in household0.4%
10 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Withywood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1521.6%
1,291 residents
15–2920%
1,195 residents
30–4420.9%
1,247 residents
45–6423.1%
1,379 residents
65 and over14.3%
855 residents
Withywood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White92.2%
5,498 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.1%
183 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.7%
160 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.7%
103 residents
Other ethnic group0.4%
21 residents
Withywood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications29.4%
1,350 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16.9%
775 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above15.9%
727 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications14.2%
652 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.2%
651 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.1%
278 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.3%
152 residents aged 16 and over
Withywood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)57.2%
2,621 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive41%
1,878 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.9%
86 residents aged 16 and over
Withywood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations21.7%
994 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations18%
825 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed13.2%
607 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations11.1%
511 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.1%
509 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.1%
372 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.1%
325 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.6%
255 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations4.1%
187 residents aged 16 and over
Withywood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health41.7%
2,486 residents
Good health31.8%
1,900 residents
Fair health17.2%
1,028 residents
Bad health7%
417 residents
Very bad health2.3%
135 residents
Withywood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act75.8%
4,523 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act24.2%
1,443 residents
Withywood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension33.6%
801 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension32.1%
764 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions23.8%
567 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions10%
239 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.5%
11 households
Withywood · 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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