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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004082

West Hallam

West Hallam is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,069 residents in Erewash. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

6,069

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,596

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

337.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

87.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

10.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

30.5%

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.

Selby South, Brayton & Barlow, Selby8,642 residents · 84.5% owned · 9.0% no carWashingborough & Branston, North Kesteven10,720 residents · 84.1% owned · 10.4% no carEndon & Brown Edge, Staffordshire Moorlands6,351 residents · 88.2% owned · 8.5% no carThe Fens, Elwick & Hart, Hartlepool12,688 residents · 84.3% owned · 10.2% no carOld Cantley, Auckley & Finningley, Doncaster8,196 residents · 86.2% owned · 9.4% no carGlinton, Northborough & Maxey, Peterborough6,156 residents · 80.1% owned · 10.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in West Hallam

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

Tenure

Owned87.9%
2,281 households
Private rented9.7%
253 households
Social rented2.1%
54 households
Shared ownership0.3%
8 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
West Hallam · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached63.2%
1,641 households
Semi-detached29.2%
758 households
Terraced5.9%
152 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement0.9%
24 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.3%
9 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
6 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
6 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
West Hallam · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

2 cars or vans in household37.9%
983 households
1 car or van in household37.1%
964 households
3 or more cars or vans in household14.9%
387 households
No cars or vans in household10.1%
262 households
West Hallam · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms46.7%
1,213 households
4 or more bedrooms31.4%
815 households
2 bedrooms19.5%
506 households
1 bedroom2.4%
62 households
West Hallam · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household71.4%
1,855 households
One-person household25.5%
661 households
Other household types3.1%
81 households
West Hallam · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household42.1%
1,093 households
1 person in household25.5%
661 households
3 people in household15.7%
407 households
4 people in household12.5%
324 households
5 people in household3.4%
87 households
6 people in household0.8%
20 households
7 people in household0.2%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
8 or more people in household0%
0 households
West Hallam · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1513.5%
822 residents
15–2912.6%
766 residents
30–4415.5%
940 residents
45–6429.7%
1,803 residents
65 and over28.6%
1,737 residents
West Hallam · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White98.3%
5,968 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.9%
53 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.4%
27 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%
12 residents
Other ethnic group0.2%
12 residents
West Hallam · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above30.5%
1,585 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications19.1%
992 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications16.4%
849 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.3%
689 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.6%
500 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship8.7%
450 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.4%
124 residents aged 16 and over
West Hallam · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)55%
2,852 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive43.4%
2,249 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.7%
87 residents aged 16 and over
West Hallam · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations24.1%
1,253 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations14.2%
738 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations14%
727 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.8%
614 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.5%
544 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations9.7%
504 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.7%
346 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5%
262 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students3.9%
201 residents aged 16 and over
West Hallam · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health45.8%
2,780 residents
Good health37.2%
2,259 residents
Fair health13.2%
803 residents
Bad health3.1%
186 residents
Very bad health0.7%
41 residents
West Hallam · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83.3%
5,055 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act16.7%
1,017 residents
West Hallam · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension57.7%
1,497 households
Household is deprived in one dimension31.8%
826 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions8.9%
230 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.6%
42 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
0 households
West Hallam · 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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