Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003065

Portishead Central

Portishead Central is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,782 residents in North Somerset. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for North Somerset

9,782

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,598

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,785.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

66.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

14.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

40.4%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Portishead Central

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

Tenure

Owned66.4%

3,055 households

Private rented21.4%

985 households

Social rented10.8%

497 households

Shared ownership1.3%

58 households

Lives rent free0.1%

3 households

Portishead Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement37.9%

1,741 households

Semi-detached23.9%

1,099 households

Terraced16.9%

775 households

Detached16.4%

752 households

Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.9%

135 households

In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.8%

37 households

Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.7%

32 households

A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.5%

25 households

Portishead Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household46.8%

2,151 households

2 cars or vans in household30.6%

1,409 households

No cars or vans in household14.6%

671 households

3 or more cars or vans in household8%

367 households

Portishead Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms35.7%

1,642 households

3 bedrooms30%

1,379 households

4 or more bedrooms22.3%

1,027 households

1 bedroom12%

553 households

Portishead Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household60.3%

2,775 households

One-person household35.5%

1,635 households

Other household types4.2%

194 households

Portishead Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household36.1%

1,662 households

1 person in household35.6%

1,635 households

3 people in household13.1%

602 households

4 people in household11.7%

540 households

5 people in household2.8%

131 households

6 people in household0.5%

23 households

7 people in household0.1%

4 households

8 or more people in household0%

1 households

0 people in household0%

0 households

Portishead Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.7%

1,536 residents

15–2913.4%

1,309 residents

30–4419.7%

1,929 residents

45–6427%

2,643 residents

65 and over24.2%

2,365 residents

Portishead Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White94.6%

9,256 residents

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.1%

210 residents

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.8%

180 residents

Other ethnic group0.9%

91 residents

Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.5%

48 residents

Portishead Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above40.4%

3,289 residents aged 16 and over

Level 3 qualifications16.8%

1,370 residents aged 16 and over

Level 2 qualifications13.7%

1,111 residents aged 16 and over

No qualifications13.2%

1,075 residents aged 16 and over

Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.2%

664 residents aged 16 and over

Apprenticeship5.4%

440 residents aged 16 and over

Other qualifications2.3%

184 residents aged 16 and over

Portishead Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)60.3%

4,902 residents aged 16 and over

Economically inactive37.9%

3,082 residents aged 16 and over

Economically active and a full-time student1.8%

148 residents aged 16 and over

Portishead Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations25.7%

2,090 residents aged 16 and over

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.9%

1,452 residents aged 16 and over

L7 Intermediate occupations12%

979 residents aged 16 and over

L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.7%

871 residents aged 16 and over

L12 Semi-routine occupations9.8%

796 residents aged 16 and over

L13 Routine occupations9.7%

788 residents aged 16 and over

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4.9%

398 residents aged 16 and over

L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.9%

396 residents aged 16 and over

L15 Full-time students4.5%

363 residents aged 16 and over

Portishead Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health49.8%

4,868 residents

Good health33.8%

3,304 residents

Fair health12.3%

1,208 residents

Bad health3.2%

312 residents

Very bad health0.9%

90 residents

Portishead Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83.5%

8,164 residents

Disabled under the Equality Act16.5%

1,618 residents

Portishead Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension55.9%

2,570 households

Household is deprived in one dimension32%

1,471 households

Household is deprived in two dimensions9.9%

455 households

Household is deprived in three dimensions2%

93 households

Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%

8 households

Portishead Central · 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

Source and date are part of the record.

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Neighbourhood nameHouse of Commons Library · MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence
GeographyONS Middle layer Super Output Area E02003065

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Portishead Central

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 Portishead Central

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.