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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004644

Podsmead & Linden

Podsmead & Linden is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,145 residents in Gloucester. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

9,145

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,772

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,419.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

61.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

22.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

24.3%

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.

Rubery East, Birmingham6,848 residents · 67.6% owned · 22.5% no carMonkwick, Colchester10,502 residents · 60.7% owned · 17.7% no carPatchway, South Gloucestershire7,920 residents · 67.5% owned · 18.0% no carSt Lukes, Southend-on-Sea11,208 residents · 63.3% owned · 22.6% no carSheldon South, Birmingham10,413 residents · 70.1% owned · 22.9% no carRegents Park & Millbrook East, Southampton8,063 residents · 55.5% owned · 21.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Podsmead & Linden

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

Tenure

Owned61.2%
2,310 households
Private rented20.2%
761 households
Social rented18.1%
682 households
Shared ownership0.3%
13 households
Lives rent free0.2%
6 households
Podsmead & Linden · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached51.1%
1,928 households
Terraced25.5%
961 households
Detached10.6%
399 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement10.5%
396 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.2%
46 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.8%
29 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
7 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.2%
6 households
Podsmead & Linden · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.8%
1,613 households
2 cars or vans in household26.3%
992 households
No cars or vans in household22.1%
832 households
3 or more cars or vans in household8.9%
335 households
Podsmead & Linden · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms50.2%
1,895 households
2 bedrooms25.7%
969 households
4 or more bedrooms14.7%
554 households
1 bedroom9.4%
354 households
Podsmead & Linden · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household63.2%
2,386 households
One-person household29.4%
1,110 households
Other household types7.3%
277 households
Podsmead & Linden · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household31.7%
1,195 households
1 person in household29.4%
1,110 households
3 people in household18.2%
685 households
4 people in household13.1%
493 households
5 people in household5.5%
206 households
6 people in household1.4%
53 households
7 people in household0.5%
17 households
8 or more people in household0.4%
14 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Podsmead & Linden · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519.1%
1,750 residents
15–2918.8%
1,717 residents
30–4421.5%
1,962 residents
45–6425.8%
2,360 residents
65 and over14.8%
1,355 residents
Podsmead & Linden · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White84.5%
7,731 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African5.1%
465 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.8%
442 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh4.5%
416 residents
Other ethnic group1%
93 residents
Podsmead & Linden · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above24.3%
1,775 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications20.3%
1,478 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.5%
1,347 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.6%
1,139 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.7%
929 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.7%
413 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.9%
213 residents aged 16 and over
Podsmead & Linden · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)64.1%
4,675 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive33.7%
2,454 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.2%
163 residents aged 16 and over
Podsmead & Linden · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.5%
1,273 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations16.8%
1,225 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations15.5%
1,130 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.4%
901 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9%
660 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations8.1%
594 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.5%
545 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.9%
505 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.3%
461 residents aged 16 and over
Podsmead & Linden · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health46.5%
4,251 residents
Good health34.8%
3,184 residents
Fair health13.3%
1,215 residents
Bad health4.1%
372 residents
Very bad health1.3%
123 residents
Podsmead & Linden · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81.7%
7,469 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act18.3%
1,676 residents
Podsmead & Linden · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension46.7%
1,761 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.6%
1,269 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions15.1%
569 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.3%
164 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
9 households
Podsmead & Linden · 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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