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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004039

Openwoodgate & Holbrook

Openwoodgate & Holbrook is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,742 residents in Amber Valley. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,742

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,449

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

857.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

78.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

11.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

33.2%

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.

Borrowash & Ockbrook, Erewash7,167 residents · 77.2% owned · 14.2% no carAdlington & Rivington, Chorley10,025 residents · 76.4% owned · 13.0% no carKimberley North & Watnall, Broxtowe9,160 residents · 74.7% owned · 16.1% no carHeckmondwike Town, Norristhorpe & Roberttown, Kirklees7,978 residents · 78.2% owned · 15.3% no carPenistone, Barnsley10,541 residents · 74.3% owned · 13.4% no carScapegoat Hill, Outlane & West Golcar, Kirklees6,210 residents · 80.0% owned · 14.7% no car

Most similar within Amber Valley

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Kilburn & Horsley, Amber Valley7,324 residents · 75.9% owned · 12.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Openwoodgate & Holbrook

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

Tenure

Owned78.9%
2,722 households
Private rented13.1%
453 households
Social rented7.5%
258 households
Shared ownership0.4%
14 households
Lives rent free0.1%
2 households
Openwoodgate & Holbrook · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached41.6%
1,433 households
Detached39.1%
1,348 households
Terraced16.7%
575 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement2.1%
71 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.3%
11 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.1%
5 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
4 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Openwoodgate & Holbrook · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household39.1%
1,349 households
2 cars or vans in household35.5%
1,226 households
3 or more cars or vans in household13.6%
468 households
No cars or vans in household11.8%
408 households
Openwoodgate & Holbrook · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms43.7%
1,509 households
2 bedrooms29.8%
1,027 households
4 or more bedrooms21.4%
738 households
1 bedroom5.1%
177 households
Openwoodgate & Holbrook · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household67.8%
2,341 households
One-person household29.4%
1,013 households
Other household types2.8%
97 households
Openwoodgate & Holbrook · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household39.3%
1,355 households
1 person in household29.4%
1,013 households
3 people in household15.2%
524 households
4 people in household12.9%
445 households
5 people in household2.7%
93 households
6 people in household0.3%
11 households
7 people in household0.2%
7 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Openwoodgate & Holbrook · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515%
1,163 residents
15–2914.6%
1,129 residents
30–4416.6%
1,289 residents
45–6431.6%
2,446 residents
65 and over22.2%
1,718 residents
Openwoodgate & Holbrook · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.2%
7,527 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.4%
112 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.9%
70 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.3%
25 residents
Other ethnic group0.1%
9 residents
Openwoodgate & Holbrook · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above33.2%
2,155 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.4%
1,194 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications16.9%
1,097 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.9%
904 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.3%
602 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.7%
437 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications1.6%
107 residents aged 16 and over
Openwoodgate & Holbrook · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)59.9%
3,893 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive38.5%
2,500 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.7%
108 residents aged 16 and over
Openwoodgate & Holbrook · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.8%
1,481 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.8%
898 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations13%
844 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.2%
796 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.2%
731 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.4%
674 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.5%
423 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.5%
359 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.5%
293 residents aged 16 and over
Openwoodgate & Holbrook · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health47.5%
3,678 residents
Good health34.9%
2,700 residents
Fair health13.2%
1,020 residents
Bad health3.6%
276 residents
Very bad health0.9%
71 residents
Openwoodgate & Holbrook · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81.9%
6,338 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act18.1%
1,404 residents
Openwoodgate & Holbrook · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension53.6%
1,851 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.7%
1,128 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions11%
378 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.6%
91 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
3 households
Openwoodgate & Holbrook · 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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