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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003111

Downend South

Downend South is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,680 residents in South Gloucestershire. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for South Gloucestershire
6,680

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,750

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,445.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

79.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

16.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

38.2%

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.

Stockton Heath & Hillcliffe, Warrington9,149 residents · 76.6% owned · 13.1% no carShirley East, Solihull9,737 residents · 77.1% owned · 16.4% no carMarple & Rose Hill, Stockport7,269 residents · 78.3% owned · 17.5% no carNorth Lindley & Birchencliffe, Kirklees8,595 residents · 77.7% owned · 17.2% no carBlossomfield, Solihull8,776 residents · 76.9% owned · 14.0% no carNorthwick, Worcester8,219 residents · 81.9% owned · 12.0% no car

Most similar within South Gloucestershire

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Hanham, South Gloucestershire9,201 residents · 79.6% owned · 12.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Downend South

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

Tenure

Owned79.3%
2,182 households
Private rented12.9%
354 households
Social rented7.4%
203 households
Shared ownership0.4%
10 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Downend South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached47.5%
1,307 households
Terraced18.1%
499 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement16.4%
450 households
Detached12.7%
350 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits3.1%
86 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.3%
35 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.5%
14 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.4%
11 households
Downend South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household39%
1,074 households
2 cars or vans in household32.2%
887 households
No cars or vans in household16.5%
453 households
3 or more cars or vans in household12.3%
338 households
Downend South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms41.4%
1,140 households
4 or more bedrooms28.1%
773 households
2 bedrooms17.6%
485 households
1 bedroom12.8%
353 households
Downend South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household64.2%
1,765 households
One-person household30.5%
840 households
Other household types5.3%
145 households
Downend South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household32.8%
901 households
1 person in household30.6%
840 households
4 people in household16.8%
462 households
3 people in household14.2%
391 households
5 people in household4%
110 households
6 people in household1.1%
30 households
7 people in household0.3%
8 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
7 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Downend South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.3%
1,086 residents
15–2914.9%
995 residents
30–4418.5%
1,238 residents
45–6426.8%
1,788 residents
65 and over23.5%
1,573 residents
Downend South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White91%
6,081 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh3.8%
251 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.1%
142 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.1%
138 residents
Other ethnic group1%
67 residents
Downend South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above38.2%
2,112 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.4%
960 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications14.4%
796 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12.6%
697 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.8%
487 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.2%
344 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.3%
126 residents aged 16 and over
Downend South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)60.1%
3,318 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive37.9%
2,094 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2%
113 residents aged 16 and over
Downend South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations25%
1,381 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.8%
927 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations14.8%
818 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.1%
559 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations9.7%
535 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations8.6%
476 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.5%
305 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.1%
282 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.3%
238 residents aged 16 and over
Downend South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health50%
3,337 residents
Good health32.5%
2,169 residents
Fair health12.6%
842 residents
Bad health4%
265 residents
Very bad health1%
66 residents
Downend South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82.8%
5,528 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act17.2%
1,150 residents
Downend South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension54.9%
1,509 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.6%
896 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions11.1%
305 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.4%
39 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
1 households
Downend 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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