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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004128

Castle Gresley, Overseal & Coton

Castle Gresley, Overseal & Coton is a Census neighbourhood of about 11,474 residents in South Derbyshire. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

11,474

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,887

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

177

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

77.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

9.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

28.8%

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.

Snaith, East Riding of Yorkshire6,889 residents · 78.7% owned · 9.0% no carKiveton, Todwick & Harthill, Rotherham8,649 residents · 73.2% owned · 13.0% no carDonisthope & Blackfordby, North West Leicestershire8,722 residents · 74.9% owned · 9.8% no carPolesworth, Warton & Austrey, North Warwickshire10,956 residents · 77.5% owned · 10.1% no carArmitage & Colton, Lichfield8,791 residents · 74.7% owned · 10.5% no carMeasham & Appleby Magna, North West Leicestershire7,841 residents · 71.0% owned · 10.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Castle Gresley, Overseal & Coton

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

Tenure

Owned77.5%
3,785 households
Private rented11.9%
582 households
Social rented9.9%
483 households
Shared ownership0.6%
31 households
Lives rent free0.1%
6 households
Castle Gresley, Overseal & Coton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached41.4%
2,022 households
Semi-detached36.6%
1,791 households
Terraced18%
882 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement2.4%
117 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure1%
51 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
15 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.1%
6 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
3 households
Castle Gresley, Overseal & Coton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household37.6%
1,836 households
2 cars or vans in household37.3%
1,824 households
3 or more cars or vans in household15.6%
764 households
No cars or vans in household9.5%
463 households
Castle Gresley, Overseal & Coton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms45.7%
2,235 households
4 or more bedrooms28.1%
1,373 households
2 bedrooms23.2%
1,136 households
1 bedroom2.9%
143 households
Castle Gresley, Overseal & Coton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household70.4%
3,439 households
One-person household25.9%
1,264 households
Other household types3.7%
183 households
Castle Gresley, Overseal & Coton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household41.1%
2,008 households
1 person in household25.9%
1,264 households
3 people in household16.4%
802 households
4 people in household11.4%
559 households
5 people in household3.6%
178 households
6 people in household1.1%
53 households
7 people in household0.4%
20 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Castle Gresley, Overseal & Coton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516%
1,835 residents
15–2914.2%
1,630 residents
30–4417.7%
2,033 residents
45–6429.8%
3,413 residents
65 and over22.3%
2,559 residents
Castle Gresley, Overseal & Coton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97%
11,126 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.4%
163 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.1%
126 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
30 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%
28 residents
Castle Gresley, Overseal & Coton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above28.8%
2,745 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications19.1%
1,821 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.9%
1,801 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15%
1,428 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.8%
937 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6%
576 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.3%
223 residents aged 16 and over
Castle Gresley, Overseal & Coton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)59.7%
5,691 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive38.8%
3,698 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.5%
143 residents aged 16 and over
Castle Gresley, Overseal & Coton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.5%
1,951 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations14%
1,335 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.7%
1,209 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.6%
1,106 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.5%
1,099 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.7%
1,024 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.7%
734 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.1%
675 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.2%
398 residents aged 16 and over
Castle Gresley, Overseal & Coton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health45.8%
5,259 residents
Good health34.9%
4,002 residents
Fair health14%
1,610 residents
Bad health4%
454 residents
Very bad health1.3%
148 residents
Castle Gresley, Overseal & Coton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81%
9,298 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19%
2,175 residents
Castle Gresley, Overseal & Coton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension51%
2,490 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.8%
1,651 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions13.1%
642 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.1%
101 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
3 households
Castle Gresley, Overseal & Coton · 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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