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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004664

Dursley

Dursley is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,463 residents in Stroud. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,463

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,251

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,614.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

66.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

16.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

34.8%

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.

Newton Abbot, Highweek, Teignbridge6,170 residents · 71.1% owned · 14.0% no carBromsgrove Sidemoor, Bromsgrove7,378 residents · 66.7% owned · 15.0% no carWellington North, Somerset West and Taunton10,520 residents · 57.7% owned · 18.1% no carFlitwick East, Central Bedfordshire5,714 residents · 65.2% owned · 14.4% no carDevizes East, Wiltshire11,023 residents · 63.4% owned · 14.6% no carKirkham & Wesham, Fylde12,576 residents · 68.6% owned · 16.7% no car

Most similar within Stroud

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Stonehouse, Stroud8,069 residents · 66.5% owned · 16.4% no carEbley & Randwick, Stroud11,501 residents · 69.4% owned · 15.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Dursley

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

Tenure

Owned66.4%
2,158 households
Social rented17.3%
562 households
Private rented14.7%
479 households
Shared ownership1.4%
44 households
Lives rent free0.2%
8 households
Dursley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached36.1%
1,174 households
Detached23.7%
771 households
Terraced22%
714 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement13.7%
447 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2%
66 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.5%
49 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.9%
28 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Dursley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household39.3%
1,277 households
2 cars or vans in household32.1%
1,043 households
No cars or vans in household16.1%
523 households
3 or more cars or vans in household12.5%
408 households
Dursley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms41.3%
1,345 households
2 bedrooms27.5%
894 households
4 or more bedrooms21.9%
711 households
1 bedroom9.3%
303 households
Dursley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household65.6%
2,132 households
One-person household30.8%
1,000 households
Other household types3.6%
116 households
Dursley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household36.2%
1,177 households
1 person in household30.7%
1,000 households
3 people in household15.4%
502 households
4 people in household12.4%
404 households
5 people in household3.6%
116 households
6 people in household1.3%
41 households
7 people in household0.3%
9 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Dursley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.4%
1,370 residents
15–2915.6%
1,165 residents
30–4419.8%
1,474 residents
45–6427.3%
2,035 residents
65 and over19%
1,417 residents
Dursley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.5%
7,197 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.8%
137 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1%
76 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.4%
27 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
23 residents
Dursley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above34.8%
2,093 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.1%
1,087 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications14.8%
893 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.6%
819 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.1%
609 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6%
360 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
156 residents aged 16 and over
Dursley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)61.4%
3,690 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive37.2%
2,237 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.4%
87 residents aged 16 and over
Dursley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.9%
1,319 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.3%
862 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14.2%
854 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations12.3%
742 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.5%
631 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.6%
579 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.9%
413 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.5%
329 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.8%
289 residents aged 16 and over
Dursley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health47.1%
3,517 residents
Good health34.8%
2,595 residents
Fair health13.4%
1,003 residents
Bad health3.7%
276 residents
Very bad health1%
72 residents
Dursley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81.2%
6,059 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act18.8%
1,404 residents
Dursley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension51.6%
1,676 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.8%
1,066 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions12.7%
413 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.9%
93 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
3 households
Dursley · 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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