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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004046

Whitwell & Elmton

Whitwell & Elmton is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,186 residents in Bolsover. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

6,186

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,787

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

255.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

68.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

16.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

23.0%

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.

Arkwright Town & Temple Normanton, North East Derbyshire5,549 residents · 73.6% owned · 17.2% no carRainworth & Blidworth, Newark and Sherwood11,365 residents · 68.7% owned · 15.0% no carSherburn & West Rainton, County Durham9,129 residents · 65.0% owned · 19.8% no carStanton Hill & Skegby, Ashfield6,311 residents · 69.8% owned · 18.0% no carCarlton & Langold, Bassetlaw8,265 residents · 71.1% owned · 16.1% no carSelston, Ashfield6,583 residents · 75.1% owned · 13.8% no car

Most similar within Bolsover

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Bolsover South & Glapwell, Bolsover7,899 residents · 72.7% owned · 17.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Whitwell & Elmton

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

Tenure

Owned68.8%
1,918 households
Social rented19.4%
540 households
Private rented11.4%
318 households
Shared ownership0.3%
7 households
Lives rent free0.1%
4 households
Whitwell & Elmton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached56%
1,560 households
Detached29.1%
811 households
Terraced9.4%
262 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement4.3%
121 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.4%
11 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
10 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%
9 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Whitwell & Elmton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.3%
1,179 households
2 cars or vans in household30.2%
843 households
No cars or vans in household16.3%
453 households
3 or more cars or vans in household11.2%
312 households
Whitwell & Elmton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms52.4%
1,461 households
2 bedrooms31.7%
882 households
4 or more bedrooms13%
362 households
1 bedroom2.9%
81 households
Whitwell & Elmton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household66.7%
1,860 households
One-person household30.2%
841 households
Other household types3.1%
87 households
Whitwell & Elmton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household38.9%
1,084 households
1 person in household30.2%
841 households
3 people in household15.9%
443 households
4 people in household11.4%
317 households
5 people in household2.5%
71 households
6 people in household0.8%
23 households
7 people in household0.1%
4 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Whitwell & Elmton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.1%
935 residents
15–2914.4%
892 residents
30–4416.5%
1,018 residents
45–6430.3%
1,873 residents
65 and over23.8%
1,470 residents
Whitwell & Elmton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White98.6%
6,100 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.6%
37 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.4%
27 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.3%
16 residents
Other ethnic group0.1%
8 residents
Whitwell & Elmton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above23%
1,195 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications23%
1,191 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.4%
904 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.2%
791 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.6%
601 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7%
361 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.8%
144 residents aged 16 and over
Whitwell & Elmton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)55.8%
2,897 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive42.8%
2,221 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.4%
71 residents aged 16 and over
Whitwell & Elmton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.8%
922 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations16.9%
878 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14.9%
771 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.3%
585 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10%
519 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8.7%
449 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations8.4%
435 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations8.2%
428 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students3.9%
202 residents aged 16 and over
Whitwell & Elmton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health40%
2,472 residents
Good health35.7%
2,208 residents
Fair health16.5%
1,021 residents
Bad health6%
374 residents
Very bad health1.8%
111 residents
Whitwell & Elmton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act76%
4,704 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act24%
1,482 residents
Whitwell & Elmton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension42.6%
1,186 households
Household is deprived in one dimension36.7%
1,022 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions16.5%
461 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.1%
114 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
4 households
Whitwell & Elmton · 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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