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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003064

Hartcliffe

Hartcliffe is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,408 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
7,408

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,983

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,537.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

32.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

39.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

14.8%

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.

Eyres Monsell, Leicester8,651 residents · 41.5% owned · 34.9% no carBelle Isle North, Leeds6,364 residents · 30.0% owned · 46.8% no carCaia Park, Wrexham6,861 residents · 28.9% owned · 41.3% no carWest Howe, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole7,494 residents · 42.3% owned · 25.5% no carFarnley East, Leeds6,471 residents · 34.9% owned · 45.4% no carWarndon West, Worcester5,530 residents · 33.1% owned · 38.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Hartcliffe

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

Tenure

Social rented54.7%
1,631 households
Owned32.7%
974 households
Private rented10.9%
325 households
Shared ownership0.9%
28 households
Lives rent free0.8%
25 households
Hartcliffe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced35.5%
1,058 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement32.5%
970 households
Semi-detached23.8%
709 households
Detached2.9%
86 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.8%
85 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.9%
57 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.6%
18 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Hartcliffe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household40.7%
1,216 households
No cars or vans in household39.3%
1,172 households
2 cars or vans in household15%
447 households
3 or more cars or vans in household5%
150 households
Hartcliffe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms44.2%
1,319 households
2 bedrooms35.1%
1,047 households
1 bedroom15.3%
457 households
4 or more bedrooms5.4%
162 households
Hartcliffe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household62.3%
1,857 households
One-person household31.4%
935 households
Other household types6.4%
190 households
Hartcliffe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household31.4%
938 households
2 people in household27.1%
809 households
3 people in household17.8%
531 households
4 people in household14%
417 households
5 people in household6.8%
202 households
6 people in household1.9%
58 households
7 people in household0.6%
19 households
8 or more people in household0.4%
11 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Hartcliffe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1526.2%
1,942 residents
15–2920.6%
1,526 residents
30–4421%
1,551 residents
45–6421.3%
1,576 residents
65 and over10.9%
808 residents
Hartcliffe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White91.8%
6,804 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.3%
242 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.4%
179 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.7%
129 residents
Other ethnic group0.7%
55 residents
Hartcliffe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications31.7%
1,699 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16.8%
900 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications15.2%
814 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above14.8%
794 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications13%
698 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.3%
283 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.3%
178 residents aged 16 and over
Hartcliffe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)54.1%
2,904 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive44.3%
2,380 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.6%
84 residents aged 16 and over
Hartcliffe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations23.2%
1,243 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations18.6%
999 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed15.1%
810 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations9.5%
508 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.5%
508 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8%
431 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.6%
356 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.9%
319 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations3.6%
192 residents aged 16 and over
Hartcliffe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health41.6%
3,081 residents
Good health33.5%
2,485 residents
Fair health16%
1,186 residents
Bad health6.7%
496 residents
Very bad health2.2%
160 residents
Hartcliffe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act76.5%
5,667 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act23.5%
1,742 residents
Hartcliffe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension33.8%
1,010 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension28.1%
839 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions25.6%
764 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions11.4%
340 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions1.1%
34 households
Hartcliffe · 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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