Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003072

Nailsea West

Nailsea West is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,249 residents in North Somerset. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for North Somerset

9,249

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,250

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

976.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

77.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

15.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

31.5%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Nailsea West

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

Tenure

Owned77.7%

3,303 households

Private rented12.6%

536 households

Social rented9.2%

392 households

Shared ownership0.3%

13 households

Lives rent free0.1%

6 households

Nailsea West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached42%

1,784 households

Detached31.6%

1,344 households

Terraced13.2%

560 households

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement10.8%

461 households

In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1%

44 households

Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.6%

27 households

Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.6%

27 households

A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%

4 households

Nailsea West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.2%

1,835 households

2 cars or vans in household30.5%

1,297 households

No cars or vans in household15.8%

673 households

3 or more cars or vans in household10.4%

444 households

Nailsea West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms45%

1,912 households

4 or more bedrooms25.1%

1,068 households

2 bedrooms20.4%

865 households

1 bedroom9.5%

403 households

Nailsea West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household63.1%

2,681 households

One-person household33.4%

1,417 households

Other household types3.5%

148 households

Nailsea West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household38.2%

1,622 households

1 person in household33.3%

1,417 households

3 people in household12.4%

528 households

4 people in household12%

509 households

5 people in household3%

129 households

6 people in household0.9%

37 households

7 people in household0.1%

6 households

8 or more people in household0%

1 households

0 people in household0%

0 households

Nailsea West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514.1%

1,304 residents

15–2913.6%

1,258 residents

30–4415.4%

1,425 residents

45–6425.7%

2,380 residents

65 and over31.2%

2,882 residents

Nailsea West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.4%

8,918 residents

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.5%

141 residents

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.2%

107 residents

Other ethnic group0.5%

45 residents

Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.4%

39 residents

Nailsea West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above31.5%

2,476 residents aged 16 and over

Level 3 qualifications17.9%

1,408 residents aged 16 and over

Level 2 qualifications15.3%

1,199 residents aged 16 and over

No qualifications14.7%

1,157 residents aged 16 and over

Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.9%

859 residents aged 16 and over

Apprenticeship6.4%

501 residents aged 16 and over

Other qualifications3.2%

250 residents aged 16 and over

Nailsea West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)53.1%

4,172 residents aged 16 and over

Economically inactive45.3%

3,558 residents aged 16 and over

Economically active and a full-time student1.5%

121 residents aged 16 and over

Nailsea West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations23%

1,808 residents aged 16 and over

L7 Intermediate occupations15.3%

1,203 residents aged 16 and over

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.6%

1,071 residents aged 16 and over

L12 Semi-routine occupations12.9%

1,013 residents aged 16 and over

L13 Routine occupations10.4%

817 residents aged 16 and over

L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.6%

756 residents aged 16 and over

L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.7%

445 residents aged 16 and over

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5%

395 residents aged 16 and over

L15 Full-time students4.4%

344 residents aged 16 and over

Nailsea West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health44.2%

4,085 residents

Good health35.4%

3,278 residents

Fair health15.2%

1,410 residents

Bad health4%

373 residents

Very bad health1.1%

103 residents

Nailsea West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act79.8%

7,383 residents

Disabled under the Equality Act20.2%

1,866 residents

Nailsea West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension49.6%

2,106 households

Household is deprived in one dimension35.7%

1,517 households

Household is deprived in two dimensions12.2%

519 households

Household is deprived in three dimensions2.3%

97 households

Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%

8 households

Nailsea West · 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.

All statistics on this pageONS · Census 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0
Neighbourhood nameHouse of Commons Library · MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence
GeographyONS Middle layer Super Output Area E02003072

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Nailsea West

Usual residents

Households

Residents per km²

Households owning their home

Households with no car or van

Adults with a degree or above

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Life in Nailsea West

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.