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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004065

Brookside & Walton

Brookside & Walton is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,107 residents in Chesterfield. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

8,107

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,678

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,433.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

89.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

11.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

41.9%

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.

Hill Head, Fareham7,094 residents · 83.2% owned · 9.6% no carPenwortham South, South Ribble5,889 residents · 88.1% owned · 11.2% no carHummersknott, Darlington9,145 residents · 87.5% owned · 13.2% no carWestlands & Seabridge, Newcastle-under-Lyme9,415 residents · 84.4% owned · 10.5% no carLichfield East, Lichfield11,451 residents · 79.9% owned · 12.6% no carElton Vale, Bury7,333 residents · 89.4% owned · 11.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Brookside & Walton

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

Tenure

Owned89.6%
3,297 households
Private rented8.7%
320 households
Social rented1.4%
53 households
Shared ownership0.2%
8 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Brookside & Walton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached60.5%
2,224 households
Semi-detached31.3%
1,151 households
Terraced4.9%
179 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement2.8%
104 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.3%
11 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
5 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.1%
2 households
Brookside & Walton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household39.9%
1,467 households
2 cars or vans in household36.3%
1,336 households
3 or more cars or vans in household12%
443 households
No cars or vans in household11.7%
431 households
Brookside & Walton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms45.6%
1,677 households
4 or more bedrooms35.2%
1,296 households
2 bedrooms16.3%
601 households
1 bedroom2.8%
103 households
Brookside & Walton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household69.3%
2,548 households
One-person household28.5%
1,046 households
Other household types2.2%
82 households
Brookside & Walton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household42.3%
1,554 households
1 person in household28.5%
1,046 households
3 people in household14.9%
546 households
4 people in household11.2%
410 households
5 people in household2.6%
96 households
6 people in household0.5%
19 households
7 people in household0.1%
3 households
8 or more people in household0%
1 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Brookside & Walton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1513.6%
1,099 residents
15–2911.2%
911 residents
30–4414.1%
1,139 residents
45–6429.3%
2,378 residents
65 and over31.8%
2,577 residents
Brookside & Walton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.4%
7,819 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.5%
120 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.2%
95 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.6%
46 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
27 residents
Brookside & Walton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above41.9%
2,897 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.4%
1,132 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13%
897 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications12.1%
839 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.6%
593 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.4%
371 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.7%
187 residents aged 16 and over
Brookside & Walton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)51.4%
3,555 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive47.4%
3,279 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.2%
82 residents aged 16 and over
Brookside & Walton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations26.3%
1,822 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations19.6%
1,353 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations14.8%
1,026 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10%
695 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.3%
641 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations7.3%
504 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4.6%
319 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.3%
298 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students3.7%
259 residents aged 16 and over
Brookside & Walton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health47.4%
3,844 residents
Good health34.8%
2,818 residents
Fair health13.4%
1,086 residents
Bad health3.8%
306 residents
Very bad health0.7%
53 residents
Brookside & Walton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82.3%
6,674 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act17.7%
1,436 residents
Brookside & Walton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension56.1%
2,061 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34%
1,251 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions8.7%
319 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.2%
43 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
2 households
Brookside & Walton · 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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