Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003109

Downend North

Downend North is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,219 residents in South Gloucestershire. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for South Gloucestershire

6,219

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,442

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,177.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

90.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

8.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

36.0%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Downend North

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

Tenure

Owned90.5%

2,210 households

Private rented6.4%

157 households

Social rented3%

73 households

Shared ownership0.1%

2 households

Lives rent free0%

0 households

Downend North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached57%

1,391 households

Detached25.3%

617 households

Terraced13.9%

339 households

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement2.1%

52 households

A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.7%

16 households

Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.4%

9 households

In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%

8 households

Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%

7 households

Downend North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

2 cars or vans in household39.2%

957 households

1 car or van in household36.6%

893 households

3 or more cars or vans in household15.9%

387 households

No cars or vans in household8.3%

203 households

Downend North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms48.4%

1,182 households

4 or more bedrooms38.6%

943 households

2 bedrooms9.7%

236 households

1 bedroom3.3%

80 households

Downend North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household74.1%

1,810 households

One-person household21.7%

530 households

Other household types4.1%

101 households

Downend North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household35%

855 households

1 person in household21.7%

530 households

4 people in household19.7%

482 households

3 people in household17.7%

433 households

5 people in household4.5%

110 households

6 people in household0.8%

19 households

7 people in household0.4%

9 households

8 or more people in household0.1%

3 households

0 people in household0%

0 households

Downend North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.5%

1,148 residents

15–2913.5%

839 residents

30–4418.3%

1,137 residents

45–6426.8%

1,667 residents

65 and over22.9%

1,423 residents

Downend North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White92.8%

5,776 residents

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh3.6%

225 residents

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.1%

129 residents

Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.8%

49 residents

Other ethnic group0.7%

42 residents

Downend North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above36%

1,796 residents aged 16 and over

Level 3 qualifications19.6%

980 residents aged 16 and over

Level 2 qualifications14.9%

746 residents aged 16 and over

No qualifications11.9%

593 residents aged 16 and over

Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.7%

437 residents aged 16 and over

Apprenticeship6.6%

329 residents aged 16 and over

Other qualifications2.3%

114 residents aged 16 and over

Downend North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)60.4%

3,021 residents aged 16 and over

Economically inactive37.5%

1,875 residents aged 16 and over

Economically active and a full-time student2%

102 residents aged 16 and over

Downend North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations25.2%

1,259 residents aged 16 and over

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.7%

935 residents aged 16 and over

L7 Intermediate occupations15.7%

783 residents aged 16 and over

L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.2%

508 residents aged 16 and over

L12 Semi-routine occupations9.6%

481 residents aged 16 and over

L13 Routine occupations7.2%

359 residents aged 16 and over

L15 Full-time students5.2%

261 residents aged 16 and over

L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.5%

226 residents aged 16 and over

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed3.7%

185 residents aged 16 and over

Downend North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health54.6%

3,398 residents

Good health31.8%

1,980 residents

Fair health10.6%

661 residents

Bad health2.3%

143 residents

Very bad health0.6%

37 residents

Downend North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act85.9%

5,345 residents

Disabled under the Equality Act14.1%

874 residents

Downend North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension59.6%

1,452 households

Household is deprived in one dimension32%

781 households

Household is deprived in two dimensions7.2%

176 households

Household is deprived in three dimensions1.1%

27 households

Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%

2 households

Downend North · 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 E02003109

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Downend North

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

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Life in Downend North

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.