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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004628

Mitcheldean, Drybrook & Ruardean

Mitcheldean, Drybrook & Ruardean is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,908 residents in Forest of Dean. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,908

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,321

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

318.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

76.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

11.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

26.5%

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.

Gobowen, St Martin's & Weston Rhyn, Shropshire10,041 residents · 71.0% owned · 12.6% no carPawlett, Puriton & Woolavington, Sedgemoor8,514 residents · 76.8% owned · 8.7% no carWatlington, Wiggenhall & Terrington St John, King's Lynn and West Norfolk7,351 residents · 75.1% owned · 8.6% no carHarvington, Offenham & Badsey, Wychavon9,019 residents · 72.6% owned · 8.7% no carIrchester, Wollaston & Bozeat, North Northamptonshire11,194 residents · 74.1% owned · 10.4% no carHartshill & Ansley, North Warwickshire9,826 residents · 69.2% owned · 12.7% no car

Most similar within Forest of Dean

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Bream, Pillowell & Yorkley, Forest of Dean8,325 residents · 76.1% owned · 8.8% no carLydney, Forest of Dean11,303 residents · 68.8% owned · 15.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Mitcheldean, Drybrook & Ruardean

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

Tenure

Owned76.3%
2,535 households
Social rented12.9%
430 households
Private rented9.5%
314 households
Shared ownership1.2%
41 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Mitcheldean, Drybrook & Ruardean · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached43.2%
1,434 households
Semi-detached39.4%
1,310 households
Terraced12.9%
429 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement2.9%
97 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.6%
20 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.5%
15 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.3%
10 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
8 households
Mitcheldean, Drybrook & Ruardean · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household35.3%
1,174 households
2 cars or vans in household35.2%
1,172 households
3 or more cars or vans in household17.7%
588 households
No cars or vans in household11.8%
391 households
Mitcheldean, Drybrook & Ruardean · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms49.4%
1,643 households
2 bedrooms23.6%
786 households
4 or more bedrooms21.6%
718 households
1 bedroom5.4%
178 households
Mitcheldean, Drybrook & Ruardean · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household67.5%
2,246 households
One-person household27.3%
907 households
Other household types5.2%
172 households
Mitcheldean, Drybrook & Ruardean · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household37.6%
1,251 households
1 person in household27.3%
907 households
3 people in household16%
531 households
4 people in household13.1%
435 households
5 people in household4.1%
135 households
6 people in household1.3%
42 households
7 people in household0.5%
18 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
6 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Mitcheldean, Drybrook & Ruardean · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.7%
1,245 residents
15–2914.3%
1,130 residents
30–4416%
1,267 residents
45–6429.6%
2,336 residents
65 and over24.4%
1,927 residents
Mitcheldean, Drybrook & Ruardean · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White98.4%
7,782 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.7%
57 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.5%
41 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%
14 residents
Other ethnic group0.2%
14 residents
Mitcheldean, Drybrook & Ruardean · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above26.5%
1,736 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications18.5%
1,211 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18%
1,180 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.7%
1,033 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.5%
753 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.3%
479 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
170 residents aged 16 and over
Mitcheldean, Drybrook & Ruardean · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)57.4%
3,770 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive41.6%
2,730 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1%
65 residents aged 16 and over
Mitcheldean, Drybrook & Ruardean · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations19%
1,247 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations14.6%
957 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers13.5%
889 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.3%
874 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.2%
804 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations9.5%
621 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.6%
435 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.6%
434 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.6%
304 residents aged 16 and over
Mitcheldean, Drybrook & Ruardean · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health42.6%
3,372 residents
Good health36%
2,846 residents
Fair health15.8%
1,248 residents
Bad health4.2%
333 residents
Very bad health1.4%
109 residents
Mitcheldean, Drybrook & Ruardean · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act79.6%
6,297 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act20.4%
1,611 residents
Mitcheldean, Drybrook & Ruardean · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension45.9%
1,528 households
Household is deprived in one dimension36%
1,198 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions15.1%
501 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.7%
91 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
8 households
Mitcheldean, Drybrook & Ruardean · 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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