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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004635

Tidenham & Woolaston

Tidenham & Woolaston is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,621 residents in Forest of Dean. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,621

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,060

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

167.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

76.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

9.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

37.7%

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.

Kempsey & Ryall, Malvern Hills6,929 residents · 78.4% owned · 7.6% no carMulbarton, Tasburgh & Saxlingham Nethergate, South Norfolk10,688 residents · 78.8% owned · 7.4% no carWombourne Outer, Swindon & Seisdon, South Staffordshire12,492 residents · 81.4% owned · 8.3% no carYatton & Cleeve, North Somerset9,845 residents · 79.4% owned · 9.8% no carSaltford, Farmborough & Timsbury, Bath and North East Somerset9,572 residents · 80.4% owned · 8.9% no carPenkridge & Acton Trussell, South Staffordshire10,921 residents · 74.2% owned · 10.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Tidenham & Woolaston

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

Tenure

Owned76.2%
2,332 households
Private rented12.9%
396 households
Social rented9.8%
300 households
Shared ownership1%
31 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Tidenham & Woolaston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached51.8%
1,586 households
Semi-detached31.7%
972 households
Terraced10%
307 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement3.3%
102 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure1.7%
52 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.6%
17 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.5%
16 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
10 households
Tidenham & Woolaston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

2 cars or vans in household37.6%
1,152 households
1 car or van in household36.7%
1,123 households
3 or more cars or vans in household16.7%
512 households
No cars or vans in household9%
274 households
Tidenham & Woolaston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms42.6%
1,305 households
4 or more bedrooms32.9%
1,007 households
2 bedrooms19.8%
605 households
1 bedroom4.7%
144 households
Tidenham & Woolaston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household70.7%
2,164 households
One-person household24.2%
742 households
Other household types5%
154 households
Tidenham & Woolaston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household41.6%
1,274 households
1 person in household24.2%
742 households
3 people in household15.2%
465 households
4 people in household13.2%
404 households
5 people in household4.3%
131 households
6 people in household1%
32 households
7 people in household0.3%
8 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Tidenham & Woolaston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.6%
1,189 residents
15–2916%
1,220 residents
30–4416.4%
1,250 residents
45–6426.4%
2,012 residents
65 and over25.6%
1,949 residents
Tidenham & Woolaston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.1%
7,319 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.4%
104 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.2%
89 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.8%
59 residents
Other ethnic group0.6%
47 residents
Tidenham & Woolaston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above37.7%
2,386 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17%
1,080 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.1%
891 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications14%
887 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9%
573 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.8%
368 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.4%
150 residents aged 16 and over
Tidenham & Woolaston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)57%
3,610 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive41.8%
2,649 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.2%
78 residents aged 16 and over
Tidenham & Woolaston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.9%
1,512 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.2%
1,029 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations14.5%
921 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.8%
751 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations9.8%
622 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations9.6%
607 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.5%
349 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.9%
310 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students3.7%
237 residents aged 16 and over
Tidenham & Woolaston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health49.6%
3,777 residents
Good health33.7%
2,569 residents
Fair health12%
913 residents
Bad health3.7%
284 residents
Very bad health1%
78 residents
Tidenham & Woolaston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82.9%
6,318 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act17.1%
1,303 residents
Tidenham & Woolaston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension53%
1,622 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.5%
1,025 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions11.7%
359 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.8%
55 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
0 households
Tidenham & Woolaston · 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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