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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004645

Abbeymead & Abbeydale

Abbeymead & Abbeydale is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,063 residents in Gloucester. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

9,063

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,904

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,588.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

81.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

9.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

31.4%

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.

St Peters, Worcester5,648 residents · 78.0% owned · 9.0% no carOakwood, Derby10,399 residents · 79.2% owned · 8.9% no carNarborough, Blaby8,680 residents · 78.9% owned · 9.9% no carNew Duston West, West Northamptonshire5,541 residents · 80.7% owned · 10.2% no carWest Totton, New Forest8,007 residents · 75.1% owned · 8.6% no carChells North, Stevenage6,435 residents · 76.9% owned · 10.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Abbeymead & Abbeydale

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

Tenure

Owned81.2%
3,171 households
Private rented15.3%
598 households
Social rented2.9%
113 households
Shared ownership0.5%
20 households
Lives rent free0.1%
2 households
Abbeymead & Abbeydale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached51.6%
2,014 households
Semi-detached26%
1,016 households
Terraced17%
663 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement4.3%
168 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.5%
21 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.4%
17 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
5 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0%
1 households
Abbeymead & Abbeydale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household40.4%
1,577 households
2 cars or vans in household37.9%
1,480 households
3 or more cars or vans in household12.6%
493 households
No cars or vans in household9.1%
355 households
Abbeymead & Abbeydale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

4 or more bedrooms36.1%
1,411 households
3 bedrooms34.1%
1,331 households
2 bedrooms24.6%
960 households
1 bedroom5.2%
203 households
Abbeymead & Abbeydale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household70%
2,731 households
One-person household26.6%
1,039 households
Other household types3.4%
134 households
Abbeymead & Abbeydale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household39.1%
1,526 households
1 person in household26.6%
1,037 households
3 people in household16.1%
628 households
4 people in household14.1%
550 households
5 people in household3.3%
129 households
6 people in household0.7%
27 households
7 people in household0.2%
7 households
8 or more people in household0%
1 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Abbeymead & Abbeydale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.2%
1,465 residents
15–2915.2%
1,378 residents
30–4419.3%
1,748 residents
45–6429.6%
2,679 residents
65 and over19.8%
1,792 residents
Abbeymead & Abbeydale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White93.5%
8,476 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.6%
233 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.4%
221 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.3%
116 residents
Other ethnic group0.2%
20 residents
Abbeymead & Abbeydale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above31.4%
2,350 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications19.7%
1,479 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications17%
1,272 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications12.4%
926 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.9%
820 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.3%
474 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.3%
171 residents aged 16 and over
Abbeymead & Abbeydale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)64.6%
4,836 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive33.7%
2,528 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.7%
127 residents aged 16 and over
Abbeymead & Abbeydale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations24.2%
1,812 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations17%
1,277 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.5%
1,087 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.9%
895 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations9.2%
687 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.7%
654 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.4%
406 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4.7%
354 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.3%
320 residents aged 16 and over
Abbeymead & Abbeydale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health50.4%
4,573 residents
Good health35.1%
3,186 residents
Fair health11%
998 residents
Bad health2.7%
242 residents
Very bad health0.7%
67 residents
Abbeymead & Abbeydale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act85.4%
7,746 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act14.6%
1,319 residents
Abbeymead & Abbeydale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension58.2%
2,270 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.6%
1,274 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions8.2%
319 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions0.9%
36 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
3 households
Abbeymead & Abbeydale · 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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