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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004648

Lower Tuffley

Lower Tuffley is a Census neighbourhood of about 5,681 residents in Gloucester. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

5,681

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,557

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,034.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

78.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

17.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

18.5%

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.

Walton, Peterborough8,444 residents · 69.8% owned · 19.7% no carNew Costessey, South Norfolk7,535 residents · 72.2% owned · 15.5% no carArmthorpe South, Doncaster5,227 residents · 80.3% owned · 17.1% no carBransholme West, Kingston upon Hull, City of7,468 residents · 76.3% owned · 21.2% no carLower Gornal & The Straits, Dudley9,028 residents · 74.9% owned · 18.2% no carThorpe St Andrew North, Broadland7,366 residents · 79.7% owned · 16.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Lower Tuffley

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

Tenure

Owned78.3%
2,002 households
Private rented15.7%
401 households
Social rented5.4%
139 households
Shared ownership0.6%
15 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Lower Tuffley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached61.7%
1,577 households
Terraced21.6%
552 households
Detached7.7%
197 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement5.4%
139 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure2.7%
70 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.4%
11 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
9 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%
1 households
Lower Tuffley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household45.4%
1,161 households
2 cars or vans in household27%
691 households
No cars or vans in household17.6%
449 households
3 or more cars or vans in household10%
255 households
Lower Tuffley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms52.3%
1,336 households
2 bedrooms33.6%
860 households
4 or more bedrooms9.2%
235 households
1 bedroom4.9%
125 households
Lower Tuffley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household64.9%
1,662 households
One-person household30.7%
785 households
Other household types4.4%
112 households
Lower Tuffley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household39.6%
1,012 households
1 person in household30.8%
786 households
3 people in household13.9%
355 households
4 people in household10.6%
270 households
5 people in household3.8%
98 households
6 people in household0.9%
24 households
7 people in household0.2%
6 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Lower Tuffley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.2%
863 residents
15–2914.8%
844 residents
30–4416.3%
926 residents
45–6425.5%
1,449 residents
65 and over28.2%
1,602 residents
Lower Tuffley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White93.3%
5,300 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.5%
144 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.9%
110 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.8%
103 residents
Other ethnic group0.4%
23 residents
Lower Tuffley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications23.7%
1,126 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above18.5%
878 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.5%
832 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15%
713 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications13.1%
622 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship8.6%
408 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.5%
168 residents aged 16 and over
Lower Tuffley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)55.9%
2,655 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive42.5%
2,017 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.6%
74 residents aged 16 and over
Lower Tuffley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L12 Semi-routine occupations17.7%
839 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations16.8%
799 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.4%
778 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations14.7%
696 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.1%
432 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.8%
372 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.8%
369 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations6.2%
295 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students3.5%
165 residents aged 16 and over
Lower Tuffley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Good health39.6%
2,252 residents
Very good health39.2%
2,228 residents
Fair health15.7%
892 residents
Bad health4.4%
248 residents
Very bad health1.1%
61 residents
Lower Tuffley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81.4%
4,622 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act18.6%
1,059 residents
Lower Tuffley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension44.8%
1,144 households
Household is deprived in one dimension36.6%
936 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions15.8%
403 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.8%
71 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
2 households
Lower Tuffley · 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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