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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004631

Lydbrook, Newland & St Briavels

Lydbrook, Newland & St Briavels is a Census neighbourhood of about 5,103 residents in Forest of Dean. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

5,103

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,237

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

78.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

82.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

6.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

37.2%

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.

Muskham, Sutton on Trent & Walesby, Newark and Sherwood8,061 residents · 79.4% owned · 7.4% no carWestonzoyland, Ashcott & Cossington, Sedgemoor9,364 residents · 83.0% owned · 5.4% no carAmbergate, Heage & Idridgehay, Amber Valley6,414 residents · 84.6% owned · 9.4% no carWestwoodside, Haxey & Owston Ferry, North Lincolnshire7,071 residents · 82.4% owned · 9.0% no carRickinghall, Walsham le Willows & Gislingham, Mid Suffolk8,990 residents · 77.0% owned · 7.3% no carTrefonen & Pant, Shropshire5,452 residents · 80.7% owned · 6.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Lydbrook, Newland & St Briavels

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

Tenure

Owned82.7%
1,850 households
Private rented10.3%
230 households
Social rented6.7%
150 households
Shared ownership0.3%
6 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Lydbrook, Newland & St Briavels · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached63.1%
1,411 households
Semi-detached25.1%
561 households
Terraced7.3%
164 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement1.6%
36 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.3%
30 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.5%
12 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.5%
11 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
10 households
Lydbrook, Newland & St Briavels · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

2 cars or vans in household36.1%
808 households
1 car or van in household35.6%
797 households
3 or more cars or vans in household21.5%
480 households
No cars or vans in household6.8%
151 households
Lydbrook, Newland & St Briavels · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms42.8%
958 households
4 or more bedrooms33.7%
754 households
2 bedrooms18.4%
411 households
1 bedroom5.1%
113 households
Lydbrook, Newland & St Briavels · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household68.8%
1,538 households
One-person household25.9%
578 households
Other household types5.3%
119 households
Lydbrook, Newland & St Briavels · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household45.1%
1,009 households
1 person in household25.9%
578 households
3 people in household14%
312 households
4 people in household9.8%
219 households
5 people in household3.4%
77 households
6 people in household1.3%
30 households
7 people in household0.3%
6 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Lydbrook, Newland & St Briavels · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1512.4%
631 residents
15–2911.5%
587 residents
30–4412.5%
636 residents
45–6434.5%
1,762 residents
65 and over29.1%
1,486 residents
Lydbrook, Newland & St Briavels · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White98%
4,999 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.1%
57 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.7%
34 residents
Other ethnic group0.2%
10 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%
3 residents
Lydbrook, Newland & St Briavels · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above37.2%
1,648 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16%
709 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications15.5%
688 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.3%
591 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.9%
395 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.4%
285 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.5%
111 residents aged 16 and over
Lydbrook, Newland & St Briavels · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)54.1%
2,396 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive44.7%
1,979 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.1%
50 residents aged 16 and over
Lydbrook, Newland & St Briavels · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.4%
990 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers17.1%
756 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations16%
710 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations9.9%
437 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.9%
436 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations8.8%
391 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.6%
291 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.7%
252 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students3.7%
162 residents aged 16 and over
Lydbrook, Newland & St Briavels · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health46.5%
2,372 residents
Good health34.9%
1,782 residents
Fair health13.8%
706 residents
Bad health3.6%
182 residents
Very bad health1.2%
62 residents
Lydbrook, Newland & St Briavels · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81.6%
4,162 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act18.4%
939 residents
Lydbrook, Newland & St Briavels · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension51.4%
1,148 households
Household is deprived in one dimension36.6%
818 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions10.5%
234 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.5%
33 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
1 households
Lydbrook, Newland & St Briavels · 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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