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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004629

Cinderford

Cinderford is a Census neighbourhood of about 12,961 residents in Forest of Dean. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

12,961

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,734

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

348.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

66.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

17.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

21.9%

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.

Chatteris, Fenland11,187 residents · 67.9% owned · 12.8% no carBarton upon Humber, North Lincolnshire11,921 residents · 69.3% owned · 19.2% no carWhitchurch, Shropshire10,142 residents · 64.7% owned · 17.6% no carNewport South & West, Isle of Wight9,416 residents · 71.3% owned · 19.0% no carCallington & Pensilva, Cornwall8,268 residents · 69.3% owned · 13.2% no carMarch North, Fenland7,815 residents · 72.6% owned · 14.1% no car

Most similar within Forest of Dean

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Lydney, Forest of Dean11,303 residents · 68.8% owned · 15.1% no carColeford, Forest of Dean10,854 residents · 67.5% owned · 16.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Cinderford

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

Tenure

Owned66.4%
3,807 households
Social rented17%
975 households
Private rented16.2%
927 households
Shared ownership0.4%
22 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Cinderford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached38.8%
2,222 households
Detached31.6%
1,810 households
Terraced19.3%
1,104 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement6.2%
356 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.4%
83 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure1.4%
78 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.8%
44 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.6%
34 households
Cinderford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household39.7%
2,277 households
2 cars or vans in household30.1%
1,727 households
No cars or vans in household17.6%
1,010 households
3 or more cars or vans in household12.5%
718 households
Cinderford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms41.9%
2,399 households
2 bedrooms32.8%
1,878 households
4 or more bedrooms15.7%
899 households
1 bedroom9.7%
556 households
Cinderford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household63.8%
3,658 households
One-person household31.1%
1,783 households
Other household types5.1%
295 households
Cinderford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household37.2%
2,130 households
1 person in household31.1%
1,783 households
3 people in household15.6%
893 households
4 people in household10.6%
606 households
5 people in household3.5%
200 households
6 people in household1.5%
84 households
7 people in household0.5%
27 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
9 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Cinderford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.7%
2,164 residents
15–2915.5%
2,014 residents
30–4417.9%
2,321 residents
45–6427.9%
3,610 residents
65 and over22%
2,850 residents
Cinderford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.8%
12,550 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.2%
154 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1%
135 residents
Other ethnic group0.7%
94 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%
27 residents
Cinderford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications22.3%
2,380 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above21.9%
2,336 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.7%
1,890 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16.6%
1,770 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.5%
1,228 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.1%
755 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.9%
310 residents aged 16 and over
Cinderford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)57.3%
6,112 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive41.5%
4,431 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.2%
123 residents aged 16 and over
Cinderford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations16.7%
1,778 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations15.9%
1,691 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations15.5%
1,657 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12.4%
1,318 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.4%
1,212 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8.2%
880 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations8.2%
875 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.7%
821 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.1%
435 residents aged 16 and over
Cinderford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health41.7%
5,411 residents
Good health36.2%
4,694 residents
Fair health15.4%
1,998 residents
Bad health5.1%
667 residents
Very bad health1.5%
191 residents
Cinderford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act79.3%
10,280 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act20.7%
2,681 residents
Cinderford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension43.2%
2,478 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.9%
1,999 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions17%
975 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.7%
270 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
10 households
Cinderford · 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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