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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004116

Clay Cross

Clay Cross is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,546 residents in North East Derbyshire. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

8,546

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,021

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,607.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

52.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

27.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

18.7%

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.

Dunston, Chesterfield8,004 residents · 49.3% owned · 30.2% no carSomercotes & Pye Bridge, Amber Valley7,475 residents · 46.7% owned · 30.2% no carHeanor South & Shipley Park, Amber Valley8,006 residents · 51.8% owned · 27.7% no carHemsworth Town, Wakefield8,147 residents · 59.5% owned · 25.8% no carBedlington Station & Sleekburn, Northumberland10,092 residents · 53.3% owned · 26.7% no carMexborough West, Doncaster8,684 residents · 50.6% owned · 32.3% no car

Most similar within North East Derbyshire

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Grassmoor & Holmewood, North East Derbyshire10,219 residents · 49.7% owned · 24.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Clay Cross

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

Tenure

Owned52.7%
2,119 households
Social rented32.4%
1,301 households
Private rented14.3%
573 households
Shared ownership0.5%
20 households
Lives rent free0.2%
8 households
Clay Cross · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached38.9%
1,567 households
Terraced28.3%
1,140 households
Detached20%
804 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement10.4%
417 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.2%
49 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.9%
38 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
10 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Clay Cross · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.3%
1,662 households
No cars or vans in household27.4%
1,104 households
2 cars or vans in household23.3%
939 households
3 or more cars or vans in household7.9%
319 households
Clay Cross · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms42.1%
1,694 households
2 bedrooms38.5%
1,549 households
4 or more bedrooms11.6%
466 households
1 bedroom7.7%
311 households
Clay Cross · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household60%
2,417 households
One-person household37.3%
1,504 households
Other household types2.6%
106 households
Clay Cross · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household37.4%
1,504 households
2 people in household34.4%
1,382 households
3 people in household13.7%
553 households
4 people in household10.6%
427 households
5 people in household2.9%
118 households
6 people in household0.7%
29 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
7 households
7 people in household0%
2 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Clay Cross · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.1%
1,459 residents
15–2916.4%
1,403 residents
30–4418.7%
1,596 residents
45–6426.9%
2,298 residents
65 and over21%
1,791 residents
Clay Cross · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.3%
8,314 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.4%
120 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.9%
81 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%
20 residents
Other ethnic group0.1%
12 residents
Clay Cross · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications27.5%
1,923 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above18.7%
1,312 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.1%
1,265 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.1%
1,057 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.7%
887 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.7%
397 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.3%
158 residents aged 16 and over
Clay Cross · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)55%
3,854 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive43.7%
3,061 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.3%
90 residents aged 16 and over
Clay Cross · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations20.5%
1,434 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations17%
1,193 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.7%
1,029 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed11.3%
794 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.4%
725 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.6%
604 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.5%
522 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations5.8%
409 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.2%
291 residents aged 16 and over
Clay Cross · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health37.7%
3,223 residents
Good health33.9%
2,895 residents
Fair health19%
1,624 residents
Bad health7.4%
633 residents
Very bad health2%
171 residents
Clay Cross · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act74.3%
6,349 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act25.7%
2,194 residents
Clay Cross · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension37.3%
1,501 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension36.3%
1,460 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions19.1%
768 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions7.1%
284 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
11 households
Clay Cross · 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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