Place CheckerOfficial local evidence

Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003096

Yate West

Yate West is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,302 residents in South Gloucestershire. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for South Gloucestershire
6,302

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,712

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,960.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

70.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

14.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

23.2%

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.

Sholing West, Southampton6,337 residents · 69.2% owned · 16.0% no carMelksham North, Wiltshire7,814 residents · 72.1% owned · 12.3% no carHaverhill North, West Suffolk7,730 residents · 62.0% owned · 19.2% no carRoyal Wootton Bassett Town, Wiltshire7,668 residents · 64.7% owned · 15.6% no carHinckley Clarendon Park, Hinckley and Bosworth6,229 residents · 64.7% owned · 20.4% no carSt Neots Eynesbury, Huntingdonshire10,541 residents · 65.2% owned · 15.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Yate West

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

Tenure

Owned70.4%
1,908 households
Private rented17.8%
483 households
Social rented11.6%
315 households
Shared ownership0.2%
6 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Yate West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached37.7%
1,022 households
Terraced29.6%
803 households
Detached22.2%
601 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement9%
245 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.3%
34 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
5 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%
1 households
Yate West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.4%
1,177 households
2 cars or vans in household30.6%
831 households
No cars or vans in household14.2%
384 households
3 or more cars or vans in household11.8%
320 households
Yate West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms47.2%
1,279 households
2 bedrooms26.2%
709 households
4 or more bedrooms17.7%
480 households
1 bedroom9%
243 households
Yate West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household66.1%
1,792 households
One-person household29.8%
807 households
Other household types4.1%
112 households
Yate West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household34.8%
944 households
1 person in household29.8%
807 households
3 people in household17.8%
482 households
4 people in household12.5%
339 households
5 people in household3.7%
99 households
6 people in household1.2%
33 households
7 people in household0.2%
5 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Yate West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.2%
1,022 residents
15–2919.3%
1,215 residents
30–4418.7%
1,175 residents
45–6427.1%
1,706 residents
65 and over18.7%
1,181 residents
Yate West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White95%
5,987 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2%
128 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.7%
110 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.6%
37 residents
Other ethnic group0.6%
37 residents
Yate West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above23.2%
1,210 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications19.3%
1,004 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications18.5%
962 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16.5%
858 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications13.2%
689 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.9%
359 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.5%
131 residents aged 16 and over
Yate West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)63.4%
3,302 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive34.8%
1,814 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.8%
93 residents aged 16 and over
Yate West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations19.6%
1,024 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations15.5%
810 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14.5%
756 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations14.4%
752 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations10%
521 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.6%
446 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.6%
345 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.6%
294 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.1%
265 residents aged 16 and over
Yate West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health44.7%
2,815 residents
Good health36%
2,267 residents
Fair health13.7%
863 residents
Bad health4.4%
277 residents
Very bad health1.3%
80 residents
Yate West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81.2%
5,120 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act18.8%
1,182 residents
Yate West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension47.4%
1,284 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.9%
947 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions14.8%
400 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.7%
72 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
8 households
Yate 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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