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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005444

Cathedral & West Common

Cathedral & West Common is a Census neighbourhood of about 13,625 residents in Lincoln. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

13,625

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,786

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,033.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

54.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

24.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

39.5%

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.

Penryn, Cornwall8,476 residents · 54.6% owned · 20.0% no carMarsh, Haverbreaks & Scotforth West, Lancaster10,343 residents · 65.3% owned · 25.0% no carAberystwyth South, Ceredigion6,459 residents · 54.8% owned · 23.8% no carCollege Lane & Oaklands, Chichester12,300 residents · 42.7% owned · 26.0% no carStapleton, Bristol, City of6,678 residents · 61.8% owned · 19.1% no carBeeston Town, Broxtowe9,079 residents · 46.7% owned · 36.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Cathedral & West Common

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

Tenure

Owned54.8%
3,168 households
Private rented34.4%
1,993 households
Social rented9.5%
547 households
Shared ownership1.1%
65 households
Lives rent free0.2%
13 households
Cathedral & West Common · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced38%
2,197 households
Detached23.8%
1,376 households
Semi-detached21.2%
1,225 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement12.5%
724 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.6%
149 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1%
59 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.9%
51 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
6 households
Cathedral & West Common · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household46.8%
2,706 households
No cars or vans in household24.5%
1,415 households
2 cars or vans in household23.1%
1,336 households
3 or more cars or vans in household5.7%
329 households
Cathedral & West Common · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms34.5%
1,994 households
2 bedrooms29.3%
1,696 households
4 or more bedrooms25.8%
1,493 households
1 bedroom10.4%
604 households
Cathedral & West Common · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household54.8%
3,168 households
One-person household34.4%
1,989 households
Other household types10.9%
628 households
Cathedral & West Common · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household35.7%
2,064 households
1 person in household34.4%
1,989 households
3 people in household13.8%
797 households
4 people in household11.2%
649 households
5 people in household3.1%
181 households
6 people in household1%
56 households
7 people in household0.5%
27 households
8 or more people in household0.4%
24 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Cathedral & West Common · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1512.6%
1,713 residents
15–2928.9%
3,942 residents
30–4419.4%
2,645 residents
45–6422.5%
3,062 residents
65 and over16.6%
2,260 residents
Cathedral & West Common · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White92.3%
12,580 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.9%
396 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.2%
302 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.5%
210 residents
Other ethnic group1%
140 residents
Cathedral & West Common · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above39.5%
4,663 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications24.8%
2,930 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications11.4%
1,343 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications11.2%
1,326 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications6.4%
754 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.5%
529 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.2%
265 residents aged 16 and over
Cathedral & West Common · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)52.8%
6,236 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive41.3%
4,874 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student5.9%
700 residents aged 16 and over
Cathedral & West Common · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.4%
2,523 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students17.8%
2,097 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.4%
1,577 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.9%
1,167 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations9.6%
1,130 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations9.4%
1,108 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8%
949 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6%
703 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.7%
558 residents aged 16 and over
Cathedral & West Common · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health47%
6,399 residents
Good health36.2%
4,938 residents
Fair health12.3%
1,672 residents
Bad health3.7%
501 residents
Very bad health0.8%
114 residents
Cathedral & West Common · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80.2%
10,927 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19.8%
2,700 residents
Cathedral & West Common · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension55.4%
3,206 households
Household is deprived in one dimension31.8%
1,840 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions10.8%
623 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.9%
110 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
7 households
Cathedral & West Common · 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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