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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003107

Filton

Filton is a Census neighbourhood of about 11,295 residents in South Gloucestershire. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for South Gloucestershire
11,295

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,590

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,776.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

59.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

22.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

33.8%

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.

Fishponds, Bristol, City of10,014 residents · 56.3% owned · 24.4% no carDines Green & St Johns, Worcester8,982 residents · 49.6% owned · 25.5% no carPenryn, Cornwall8,476 residents · 54.6% owned · 20.0% no carSouthdown, Bath and North East Somerset5,641 residents · 62.1% owned · 22.5% no carStapleton, Bristol, City of6,678 residents · 61.8% owned · 19.1% no carMincinglake & Beacon Heath, Exeter7,096 residents · 50.4% owned · 26.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Filton

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

Tenure

Owned59.2%
2,718 households
Private rented26.3%
1,205 households
Social rented13.4%
615 households
Shared ownership1%
48 households
Lives rent free0.1%
4 households
Filton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached38.3%
1,757 households
Terraced32.4%
1,486 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement15.3%
702 households
Detached6.3%
289 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits3.7%
168 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure2.2%
101 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.2%
56 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.7%
32 households
Filton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.1%
1,935 households
2 cars or vans in household24.4%
1,119 households
No cars or vans in household22.8%
1,048 households
3 or more cars or vans in household10.7%
489 households
Filton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms48.1%
2,208 households
4 or more bedrooms20.7%
950 households
2 bedrooms18.4%
846 households
1 bedroom12.8%
587 households
Filton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household53%
2,434 households
One-person household30.3%
1,389 households
Other household types16.7%
766 households
Filton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household30.3%
1,389 households
2 people in household30.1%
1,384 households
3 people in household16.1%
740 households
4 people in household15.3%
704 households
5 people in household5.4%
247 households
6 people in household1.7%
78 households
7 people in household0.7%
30 households
8 or more people in household0.4%
19 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Filton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1513.9%
1,568 residents
15–2929.2%
3,301 residents
30–4419.8%
2,230 residents
45–6421.3%
2,407 residents
65 and over15.8%
1,785 residents
Filton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White81.8%
9,235 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh8.7%
988 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.5%
509 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African3.2%
363 residents
Other ethnic group1.8%
198 residents
Filton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above33.8%
3,263 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications23%
2,223 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications14.1%
1,362 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications11.5%
1,112 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.8%
848 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.9%
568 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.8%
269 residents aged 16 and over
Filton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)56.2%
5,419 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive37.3%
3,592 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student6.5%
630 residents aged 16 and over
Filton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.4%
1,778 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students17.1%
1,645 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.2%
1,180 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations11.9%
1,149 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations11%
1,064 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.8%
1,043 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.9%
759 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.9%
565 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.8%
464 residents aged 16 and over
Filton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health46.1%
5,205 residents
Good health36.1%
4,079 residents
Fair health13.4%
1,511 residents
Bad health3.4%
384 residents
Very bad health1%
116 residents
Filton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82.4%
9,303 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act17.6%
1,993 residents
Filton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension47.2%
2,167 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.9%
1,605 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions14.9%
685 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.9%
131 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
5 households
Filton · 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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