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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004055

Old Whittington

Old Whittington is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,915 residents in Chesterfield. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

6,915

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,305

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

903.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

63.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

22.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

22.8%

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.

Bedlington Station & Sleekburn, Northumberland10,092 residents · 53.3% owned · 26.7% no carThrockley & Newburn, Newcastle upon Tyne10,746 residents · 58.6% owned · 29.1% no carTrimdon & Fishburn, County Durham7,001 residents · 61.9% owned · 23.3% no carDawley & Aqueduct, Telford and Wrekin7,581 residents · 59.1% owned · 19.1% no carGuide Post & Stakeford, Northumberland9,005 residents · 65.8% owned · 20.4% no carSeaton Delaval & Seghill, Northumberland8,155 residents · 61.0% owned · 20.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Old Whittington

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

Tenure

Owned63.5%
2,100 households
Social rented21%
695 households
Private rented15%
497 households
Shared ownership0.2%
7 households
Lives rent free0.2%
6 households
Old Whittington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached48.9%
1,618 households
Detached21.1%
698 households
Terraced19.8%
656 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement5.9%
196 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.6%
86 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.9%
30 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.4%
14 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
10 households
Old Whittington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.4%
1,434 households
2 cars or vans in household26.4%
874 households
No cars or vans in household22.9%
758 households
3 or more cars or vans in household7.2%
239 households
Old Whittington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms38.9%
1,286 households
3 bedrooms38.7%
1,278 households
1 bedroom11.6%
383 households
4 or more bedrooms10.8%
358 households
Old Whittington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household60.8%
2,009 households
One-person household36.6%
1,211 households
Other household types2.6%
85 households
Old Whittington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household37.2%
1,227 households
1 person in household36.7%
1,211 households
3 people in household13.5%
447 households
4 people in household9.4%
312 households
5 people in household2.5%
81 households
6 people in household0.6%
19 households
7 people in household0.1%
4 households
8 or more people in household0%
1 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Old Whittington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.1%
1,044 residents
15–2915.1%
1,045 residents
30–4417.7%
1,226 residents
45–6429.3%
2,029 residents
65 and over22.7%
1,573 residents
Old Whittington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.9%
6,698 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.4%
97 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.8%
58 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.5%
36 residents
Other ethnic group0.4%
25 residents
Old Whittington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above22.8%
1,319 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications22.1%
1,280 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.7%
1,028 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16.1%
931 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.4%
661 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.5%
434 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.4%
140 residents aged 16 and over
Old Whittington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)56.1%
3,253 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive42.7%
2,475 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.1%
66 residents aged 16 and over
Old Whittington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L12 Semi-routine occupations17.2%
997 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.6%
959 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations16.5%
956 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.1%
703 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed9.7%
559 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.5%
551 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations8%
462 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.9%
402 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students3.5%
202 residents aged 16 and over
Old Whittington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health39.3%
2,717 residents
Good health34.9%
2,413 residents
Fair health17.9%
1,240 residents
Bad health5.7%
395 residents
Very bad health2.1%
148 residents
Old Whittington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act75.4%
5,211 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act24.6%
1,704 residents
Old Whittington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension42.4%
1,401 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.8%
1,182 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions17.1%
565 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.5%
148 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
9 households
Old Whittington · 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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