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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005442

Ermine

Ermine is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,642 residents in Lincoln. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

6,642

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,944

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,656.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

39.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

34.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

19.3%

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.

Weston Bournville, North Somerset7,866 residents · 34.8% owned · 35.7% no carWalkden North West, Salford6,061 residents · 46.1% owned · 35.8% no carChaddesden West, Derby7,966 residents · 44.5% owned · 34.6% no carWeston, Southampton6,201 residents · 36.0% owned · 31.7% no carNewgate & Carr Bank, Mansfield8,435 residents · 39.6% owned · 36.4% no carHightown, Southampton6,534 residents · 36.6% owned · 30.4% no car

Most similar within Lincoln

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Bracebridge North & Boultham Moor, Lincoln8,054 residents · 40.1% owned · 34.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Ermine

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

Tenure

Social rented46%
1,355 households
Owned39.3%
1,156 households
Private rented11.9%
351 households
Shared ownership2.1%
61 households
Lives rent free0.7%
21 households
Ermine · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached42.3%
1,244 households
Terraced25.2%
742 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement23.8%
699 households
Detached7.7%
228 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
16 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.3%
10 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
3 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Ermine · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.6%
1,311 households
No cars or vans in household34.2%
1,006 households
2 cars or vans in household17%
499 households
3 or more cars or vans in household4.3%
126 households
Ermine · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms37.8%
1,112 households
2 bedrooms37.2%
1,094 households
1 bedroom18.6%
546 households
4 or more bedrooms6.5%
190 households
Ermine · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household58.8%
1,731 households
One-person household35.9%
1,056 households
Other household types5.3%
157 households
Ermine · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household35.8%
1,054 households
2 people in household31.2%
919 households
3 people in household15.2%
448 households
4 people in household11.5%
338 households
5 people in household4.1%
122 households
6 people in household1.6%
48 households
7 people in household0.5%
14 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
2 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Ermine · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1521.3%
1,418 residents
15–2920.4%
1,359 residents
30–4421%
1,395 residents
45–6423.5%
1,565 residents
65 and over13.7%
911 residents
Ermine · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White95.2%
6,323 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.7%
114 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.4%
91 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1%
66 residents
Other ethnic group0.8%
50 residents
Ermine · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications26.2%
1,346 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above19.3%
993 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.8%
812 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.5%
797 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications14.3%
737 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.2%
319 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.7%
137 residents aged 16 and over
Ermine · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)55.8%
2,867 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive42.3%
2,172 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2%
101 residents aged 16 and over
Ermine · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations19.9%
1,023 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations18.8%
968 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.6%
698 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed12.6%
650 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.6%
496 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.2%
421 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.9%
355 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.1%
313 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations4.2%
216 residents aged 16 and over
Ermine · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health39.8%
2,642 residents
Good health35.4%
2,354 residents
Fair health16.2%
1,075 residents
Bad health6.6%
441 residents
Very bad health2%
130 residents
Ermine · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act73.8%
4,900 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act26.2%
1,742 residents
Ermine · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension35.8%
1,053 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension32.9%
968 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions22.1%
649 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions8.7%
256 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.5%
16 households
Ermine · 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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