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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005404

Donisthope & Blackfordby

Donisthope & Blackfordby is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,722 residents in North West Leicestershire. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

8,722

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,690

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

429.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

74.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

9.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

28.5%

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.

Castle Gresley, Overseal & Coton, South Derbyshire11,474 residents · 77.5% owned · 9.5% no carWimblebury & Cannock Wood, Cannock Chase6,459 residents · 72.8% owned · 9.9% no carPolesworth, Warton & Austrey, North Warwickshire10,956 residents · 77.5% owned · 10.1% no carNorton Canes, Cannock Chase8,321 residents · 72.3% owned · 12.2% no carKiveton, Todwick & Harthill, Rotherham8,649 residents · 73.2% owned · 13.0% no carKirkby Larwood & Kingsway, Ashfield9,430 residents · 77.8% owned · 13.4% no car

Most similar within North West Leicestershire

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Ibstock & Ellistown, North West Leicestershire12,003 residents · 73.8% owned · 11.6% no carMeasham & Appleby Magna, North West Leicestershire7,841 residents · 71.0% owned · 10.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Donisthope & Blackfordby

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

Tenure

Owned74.9%
2,765 households
Social rented14.9%
550 households
Private rented9.5%
351 households
Shared ownership0.5%
19 households
Lives rent free0.1%
5 households
Donisthope & Blackfordby · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached44.8%
1,654 households
Semi-detached34.4%
1,269 households
Terraced16.5%
610 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement3%
111 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.7%
26 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
8 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
7 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.2%
7 households
Donisthope & Blackfordby · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

2 cars or vans in household39.2%
1,448 households
1 car or van in household36.2%
1,335 households
3 or more cars or vans in household14.7%
544 households
No cars or vans in household9.8%
363 households
Donisthope & Blackfordby · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms43.1%
1,592 households
4 or more bedrooms27.9%
1,028 households
2 bedrooms24.8%
916 households
1 bedroom4.2%
155 households
Donisthope & Blackfordby · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household70.4%
2,600 households
One-person household25.6%
947 households
Other household types4%
147 households
Donisthope & Blackfordby · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household38.7%
1,428 households
1 person in household25.7%
947 households
3 people in household17.3%
640 households
4 people in household12.9%
475 households
5 people in household3.8%
141 households
6 people in household1.2%
46 households
7 people in household0.3%
12 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
2 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Donisthope & Blackfordby · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.2%
1,501 residents
15–2916.3%
1,424 residents
30–4418%
1,565 residents
45–6429.7%
2,592 residents
65 and over18.8%
1,635 residents
Donisthope & Blackfordby · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97%
8,465 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.6%
142 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.8%
71 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.3%
29 residents
Other ethnic group0.2%
16 residents
Donisthope & Blackfordby · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above28.5%
2,029 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications19.2%
1,371 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications19%
1,357 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.5%
1,033 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.6%
759 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.9%
419 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.2%
159 residents aged 16 and over
Donisthope & Blackfordby · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)62.1%
4,423 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive36.2%
2,578 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.8%
125 residents aged 16 and over
Donisthope & Blackfordby · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.3%
1,444 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations14.7%
1,046 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.2%
867 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.1%
862 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.1%
790 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.6%
755 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.9%
560 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.6%
467 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.7%
336 residents aged 16 and over
Donisthope & Blackfordby · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health45.4%
3,961 residents
Good health36.2%
3,156 residents
Fair health13.4%
1,168 residents
Bad health3.9%
342 residents
Very bad health1.1%
98 residents
Donisthope & Blackfordby · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81.6%
7,113 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act18.4%
1,608 residents
Donisthope & Blackfordby · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension50.4%
1,861 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.8%
1,210 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions13.6%
503 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3%
109 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
7 households
Donisthope & Blackfordby · 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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