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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004029

Alfreton

Alfreton is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,346 residents in Amber Valley. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,346

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,330

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,729

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

61.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

24.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

22.5%

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.

Oakengates & Ketley, Telford and Wrekin10,465 residents · 58.4% owned · 21.1% no carSouth Normanton West, Bolsover7,842 residents · 62.9% owned · 19.8% no carDawley & Aqueduct, Telford and Wrekin7,581 residents · 59.1% owned · 19.1% no carCastleford West, Wakefield9,755 residents · 57.8% owned · 28.2% no carElsecar, Barnsley8,452 residents · 62.2% owned · 22.2% no carWesthoughton West, Bolton8,465 residents · 59.4% owned · 24.8% no car

Most similar within Amber Valley

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Ripley South & Loscoe, Amber Valley10,309 residents · 66.7% owned · 19.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Alfreton

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

Tenure

Owned61.6%
2,051 households
Social rented21.1%
702 households
Private rented16.5%
550 households
Shared ownership0.8%
26 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Alfreton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached45.6%
1,520 households
Detached23.3%
777 households
Terraced18.7%
622 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement10%
333 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.2%
40 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.8%
28 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%
10 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Alfreton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household38.9%
1,297 households
2 cars or vans in household27.7%
922 households
No cars or vans in household24.8%
827 households
3 or more cars or vans in household8.5%
284 households
Alfreton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms44.7%
1,490 households
2 bedrooms33.9%
1,128 households
4 or more bedrooms12.4%
412 households
1 bedroom9%
300 households
Alfreton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household62.9%
2,094 households
One-person household33.2%
1,104 households
Other household types4%
132 households
Alfreton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household36.5%
1,217 households
1 person in household33.2%
1,104 households
3 people in household15.3%
509 households
4 people in household10.7%
357 households
5 people in household3%
100 households
6 people in household0.7%
23 households
7 people in household0.3%
10 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
10 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Alfreton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.5%
1,213 residents
15–2917.3%
1,269 residents
30–4419.6%
1,442 residents
45–6427.4%
2,015 residents
65 and over19.1%
1,404 residents
Alfreton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.4%
7,085 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.5%
110 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.5%
107 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.4%
26 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
22 residents
Alfreton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications24.9%
1,510 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above22.5%
1,367 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.3%
1,109 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14%
850 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.7%
709 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.6%
399 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.1%
129 residents aged 16 and over
Alfreton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)58.6%
3,560 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive40%
2,427 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.4%
86 residents aged 16 and over
Alfreton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations21.9%
1,329 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations15.6%
946 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14.9%
905 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.2%
621 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8.7%
526 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.4%
511 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations8.2%
500 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations8.1%
492 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4%
243 residents aged 16 and over
Alfreton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health41.2%
3,026 residents
Good health34.9%
2,563 residents
Fair health16.7%
1,224 residents
Bad health5.7%
415 residents
Very bad health1.6%
117 residents
Alfreton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act77.1%
5,666 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act22.9%
1,679 residents
Alfreton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension42.1%
1,401 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.4%
1,147 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions18.1%
602 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.1%
171 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
9 households
Alfreton · 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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