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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005363

Birstall Wanlip & Riverside

Birstall Wanlip & Riverside is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,059 residents in Charnwood. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

9,059

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,554

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,478

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

81.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

11.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

35.0%

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.

Streetly South, Walsall6,459 residents · 87.7% owned · 8.9% no carGlenfield, Blaby10,820 residents · 82.1% owned · 12.1% no carTettenhall North, Wolverhampton7,825 residents · 76.3% owned · 15.1% no carUpper Penn, Wolverhampton6,568 residents · 81.5% owned · 14.3% no carCalcot North & Little Heath, West Berkshire7,848 residents · 78.2% owned · 12.7% no carWigston North, Oadby and Wigston8,404 residents · 84.9% owned · 13.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Birstall Wanlip & Riverside

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

Tenure

Owned81.8%
2,907 households
Private rented12.4%
439 households
Social rented5.2%
185 households
Shared ownership0.6%
22 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Birstall Wanlip & Riverside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached51.6%
1,832 households
Detached34.2%
1,214 households
Terraced8.2%
292 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement4.8%
170 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.8%
27 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
11 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
6 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Birstall Wanlip & Riverside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household40.7%
1,445 households
2 cars or vans in household35.7%
1,268 households
3 or more cars or vans in household12.4%
440 households
No cars or vans in household11.3%
400 households
Birstall Wanlip & Riverside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms55.6%
1,975 households
4 or more bedrooms26.5%
941 households
2 bedrooms14.6%
519 households
1 bedroom3.3%
118 households
Birstall Wanlip & Riverside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household69.6%
2,476 households
One-person household24.3%
865 households
Other household types6%
214 households
Birstall Wanlip & Riverside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household33.7%
1,199 households
1 person in household24.4%
867 households
3 people in household18.3%
652 households
4 people in household16%
570 households
5 people in household4.8%
172 households
6 people in household1.9%
67 households
7 people in household0.5%
18 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
10 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Birstall Wanlip & Riverside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.5%
1,585 residents
15–2914.9%
1,348 residents
30–4421.4%
1,941 residents
45–6424.5%
2,215 residents
65 and over21.7%
1,969 residents
Birstall Wanlip & Riverside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White63.5%
5,752 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh30.5%
2,767 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.7%
247 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2%
177 residents
Other ethnic group1.3%
117 residents
Birstall Wanlip & Riverside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above35%
2,582 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications17.3%
1,277 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.7%
1,234 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12.2%
896 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.8%
725 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.3%
465 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
190 residents aged 16 and over
Birstall Wanlip & Riverside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)60.1%
4,426 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive38.3%
2,820 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.7%
124 residents aged 16 and over
Birstall Wanlip & Riverside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22%
1,620 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations14.6%
1,077 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.3%
1,056 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations10.9%
805 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.6%
784 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.2%
750 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.4%
472 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.7%
419 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.2%
385 residents aged 16 and over
Birstall Wanlip & Riverside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health48.1%
4,359 residents
Good health36.1%
3,274 residents
Fair health11.8%
1,070 residents
Bad health3.1%
283 residents
Very bad health0.8%
74 residents
Birstall Wanlip & Riverside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act84.1%
7,616 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act15.9%
1,442 residents
Birstall Wanlip & Riverside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension54.1%
1,923 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.6%
1,194 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions11%
390 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.3%
45 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
1 households
Birstall Wanlip & Riverside · 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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