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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003091

Thornbury South

Thornbury South is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,721 residents in South Gloucestershire. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for South Gloucestershire
6,721

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,908

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

482.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

74.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

14.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

36.4%

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.

Culcheth East & Hollins Green, Warrington6,483 residents · 78.1% owned · 14.1% no carLeek South & Cheddleton, Staffordshire Moorlands10,619 residents · 84.3% owned · 10.0% no carBorrowash & Ockbrook, Erewash7,167 residents · 77.2% owned · 14.2% no carMeltham, Kirklees9,105 residents · 74.6% owned · 15.5% no carHighworth, Swindon8,368 residents · 72.2% owned · 14.6% no carSalisbury Stratford, Wiltshire5,889 residents · 70.9% owned · 16.9% no car

Most similar within South Gloucestershire

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Chipping Sodbury, South Gloucestershire6,504 residents · 79.2% owned · 13.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Thornbury South

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

Tenure

Owned74.7%
2,172 households
Social rented13.1%
382 households
Private rented11.7%
340 households
Shared ownership0.5%
14 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Thornbury South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached31.7%
922 households
Detached28.7%
836 households
Terraced24.6%
715 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement12.8%
373 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1%
30 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.6%
18 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.4%
11 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
4 households
Thornbury South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household38.5%
1,121 households
2 cars or vans in household33.7%
981 households
No cars or vans in household14.2%
412 households
3 or more cars or vans in household13.5%
394 households
Thornbury South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms46.1%
1,341 households
4 or more bedrooms31.5%
917 households
2 bedrooms14.1%
409 households
1 bedroom8.3%
242 households
Thornbury South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household67.4%
1,963 households
One-person household28.5%
831 households
Other household types4.1%
119 households
Thornbury South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household37.4%
1,088 households
1 person in household28.4%
828 households
3 people in household15.8%
460 households
4 people in household14%
407 households
5 people in household3%
86 households
6 people in household1.1%
33 households
7 people in household0.2%
7 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
2 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Thornbury South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.7%
1,058 residents
15–2915.7%
1,053 residents
30–4416.4%
1,105 residents
45–6427.7%
1,861 residents
65 and over24.5%
1,646 residents
Thornbury South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97%
6,520 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.5%
99 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.9%
63 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.3%
20 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
19 residents
Thornbury South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above36.4%
2,029 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.5%
975 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications13.9%
777 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.7%
761 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10%
555 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.6%
313 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.9%
162 residents aged 16 and over
Thornbury South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)57.6%
3,211 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive41%
2,284 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.4%
80 residents aged 16 and over
Thornbury South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.8%
1,323 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.4%
914 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.8%
768 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12%
670 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations10.5%
583 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.5%
474 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.5%
308 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5%
281 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.5%
249 residents aged 16 and over
Thornbury South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health47.1%
3,165 residents
Good health35.6%
2,391 residents
Fair health12.7%
853 residents
Bad health3.6%
240 residents
Very bad health1.1%
72 residents
Thornbury South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81.6%
5,485 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act18.4%
1,235 residents
Thornbury South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension51.3%
1,491 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.6%
1,007 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions11.3%
330 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.6%
75 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
6 households
Thornbury South · 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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