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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004074

Wirksworth

Wirksworth is a Census neighbourhood of about 5,795 residents in Derbyshire Dales. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

5,795

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,705

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

352.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

72.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

14.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

39.2%

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.

Crich, Holloway & Wingfield, Amber Valley6,033 residents · 77.2% owned · 9.6% no carCarnforth, Silverdale & Warton, Lancaster9,943 residents · 78.6% owned · 13.0% no carMadeley & Betley, Newcastle-under-Lyme5,168 residents · 74.0% owned · 13.5% no carSandwich & Eastry, Dover8,921 residents · 71.1% owned · 14.6% no carMonmouth & Wyesham, Monmouthshire11,049 residents · 66.6% owned · 15.9% no carWickham Market & Melton, East Suffolk7,670 residents · 70.8% owned · 12.2% no car

Most similar within Derbyshire Dales

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Matlock North, Derbyshire Dales9,391 residents · 78.3% owned · 12.9% no carBakewell South, Darley Dale & Youlgreave, Derbyshire Dales11,054 residents · 71.1% owned · 13.8% no carMatlock South, Cromford & Winster, Derbyshire Dales8,803 residents · 64.9% owned · 19.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Wirksworth

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

Tenure

Owned72.2%
1,953 households
Social rented14.6%
395 households
Private rented11.9%
323 households
Shared ownership1.3%
34 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Wirksworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached38.2%
1,035 households
Semi-detached35.2%
954 households
Terraced18.5%
500 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement5%
135 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.3%
36 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1%
26 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.7%
20 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Wirksworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41%
1,109 households
2 cars or vans in household32%
865 households
No cars or vans in household14.7%
399 households
3 or more cars or vans in household12.3%
333 households
Wirksworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms43.4%
1,175 households
2 bedrooms27.4%
742 households
4 or more bedrooms21.6%
586 households
1 bedroom7.6%
205 households
Wirksworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household64.3%
1,740 households
One-person household32.6%
881 households
Other household types3.1%
84 households
Wirksworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household40.5%
1,097 households
1 person in household32.5%
882 households
3 people in household12.6%
341 households
4 people in household10.7%
290 households
5 people in household2.8%
76 households
6 people in household0.6%
17 households
7 people in household0.2%
5 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
2 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Wirksworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1513.7%
793 residents
15–2913.2%
762 residents
30–4413.9%
804 residents
45–6431.3%
1,814 residents
65 and over27.9%
1,617 residents
Wirksworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White98%
5,677 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1%
57 residents
Other ethnic group0.5%
29 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.4%
23 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%
9 residents
Wirksworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above39.2%
1,935 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications16.6%
820 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.5%
763 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12.6%
622 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.1%
448 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.7%
234 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.3%
114 residents aged 16 and over
Wirksworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)54.9%
2,707 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive44.1%
2,174 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.1%
54 residents aged 16 and over
Wirksworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.9%
1,033 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations15.3%
753 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers14.8%
729 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations12.8%
632 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.5%
520 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.5%
471 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.8%
337 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.4%
266 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students3.9%
193 residents aged 16 and over
Wirksworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health44.9%
2,604 residents
Good health34.3%
1,987 residents
Fair health15.7%
907 residents
Bad health3.9%
228 residents
Very bad health1.2%
69 residents
Wirksworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80.3%
4,654 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19.7%
1,141 residents
Wirksworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension52%
1,408 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33%
893 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions12.3%
333 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.6%
71 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
3 households
Wirksworth · 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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