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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004038

Belper Town

Belper Town is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,523 residents in Amber Valley. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,523

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,668

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,146.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

67.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

20.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

38.0%

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.

Ulverston, South Lakeland8,107 residents · 65.8% owned · 18.9% no carCongleton Town, Cheshire East7,516 residents · 63.9% owned · 18.3% no carMacclesfield East & Hurdsfield, Cheshire East8,421 residents · 61.6% owned · 23.8% no carOswestry West, Shropshire9,568 residents · 60.1% owned · 21.7% no carShrewsbury Sutton & Coleham, Shropshire6,574 residents · 66.3% owned · 20.8% no carStone Town, Stafford11,081 residents · 63.5% owned · 19.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Belper Town

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

Tenure

Owned67.7%
2,484 households
Private rented20.7%
758 households
Social rented11.1%
407 households
Shared ownership0.5%
18 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Belper Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced34.2%
1,254 households
Semi-detached31.5%
1,155 households
Detached18.3%
671 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement9.9%
362 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop2.1%
78 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse2.1%
77 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2%
72 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Belper Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household45.8%
1,679 households
2 cars or vans in household26.3%
966 households
No cars or vans in household20.4%
748 households
3 or more cars or vans in household7.5%
276 households
Belper Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms38.9%
1,426 households
2 bedrooms37%
1,355 households
4 or more bedrooms12.1%
444 households
1 bedroom12.1%
442 households
Belper Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household58.1%
2,134 households
One-person household38.9%
1,426 households
Other household types3%
110 households
Belper Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household38.9%
1,426 households
2 people in household36.7%
1,348 households
3 people in household12.7%
466 households
4 people in household8.9%
325 households
5 people in household2.1%
77 households
6 people in household0.5%
17 households
7 people in household0.2%
7 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Belper Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1513%
977 residents
15–2913.7%
1,033 residents
30–4417.9%
1,348 residents
45–6431.3%
2,354 residents
65 and over24.1%
1,811 residents
Belper Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.4%
7,256 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.9%
142 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.8%
57 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.6%
47 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
23 residents
Belper Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above38%
2,456 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications17.7%
1,143 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.2%
1,048 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications11.7%
754 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.6%
559 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.7%
371 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.1%
137 residents aged 16 and over
Belper Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)58.5%
3,781 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive40.2%
2,600 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.3%
87 residents aged 16 and over
Belper Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.8%
1,537 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.8%
892 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations13.5%
871 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.1%
783 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.4%
676 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.9%
640 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.7%
435 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.2%
400 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students3.6%
235 residents aged 16 and over
Belper Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health43.4%
3,268 residents
Good health35.6%
2,677 residents
Fair health15.7%
1,182 residents
Bad health4.2%
315 residents
Very bad health1.1%
82 residents
Belper Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act78.8%
5,926 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act21.2%
1,597 residents
Belper Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension50.6%
1,857 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.7%
1,235 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions12.8%
471 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.8%
101 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
5 households
Belper Town · 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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