Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005446

Wharf & University

Wharf & University is a Census neighbourhood of about 10,448 residents in Lincoln. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

10,448

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,067

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,609.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

30.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

39.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

24.2%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Wharf & University

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

Tenure

Private rented51.5%

1,578 households

Owned30.5%

936 households

Social rented17%

520 households

Shared ownership0.7%

21 households

Lives rent free0.4%

12 households

Wharf & University · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced43.1%

1,321 households

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement27.5%

843 households

Semi-detached12.6%

386 households

Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits6.7%

206 households

Detached4.6%

142 households

Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse2.7%

84 households

In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop2.2%

66 households

A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.6%

18 households

Wharf & University · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.5%

1,304 households

No cars or vans in household39.1%

1,199 households

2 cars or vans in household15%

459 households

3 or more cars or vans in household3.4%

105 households

Wharf & University · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms30.7%

943 households

4 or more bedrooms24.4%

748 households

1 bedroom22.7%

696 households

3 bedrooms22.2%

680 households

Wharf & University · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

One-person household39.5%

1,210 households

Single family household35.2%

1,078 households

Other household types25.3%

776 households

Wharf & University · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household39.5%

1,210 households

2 people in household30.1%

923 households

3 people in household11.8%

362 households

4 people in household9.8%

300 households

5 people in household4%

124 households

6 people in household3.4%

103 households

7 people in household0.7%

23 households

8 or more people in household0.7%

22 households

0 people in household0%

0 households

Wharf & University · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 154.6%

476 residents

15–2967.9%

7,090 residents

30–4410.6%

1,110 residents

45–6410.4%

1,083 residents

65 and over6.6%

685 residents

Wharf & University · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White87.4%

9,127 residents

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh5.4%

560 residents

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.2%

332 residents

Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.3%

240 residents

Other ethnic group1.8%

187 residents

Wharf & University · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 3 qualifications56%

5,569 residents aged 16 and over

Level 4 qualifications or above24.2%

2,411 residents aged 16 and over

No qualifications6.9%

682 residents aged 16 and over

Level 2 qualifications6.2%

617 residents aged 16 and over

Level 1 and entry level qualifications3.9%

388 residents aged 16 and over

Apprenticeship1.9%

185 residents aged 16 and over

Other qualifications1%

100 residents aged 16 and over

Wharf & University · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically inactive57.3%

5,699 residents aged 16 and over

Economically active (excluding full-time students)26.6%

2,648 residents aged 16 and over

Economically active and a full-time student16.1%

1,606 residents aged 16 and over

Wharf & University · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L15 Full-time students60.8%

6,052 residents aged 16 and over

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations8%

800 residents aged 16 and over

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations6.3%

630 residents aged 16 and over

L13 Routine occupations6%

593 residents aged 16 and over

L12 Semi-routine occupations4.7%

467 residents aged 16 and over

L7 Intermediate occupations4.6%

459 residents aged 16 and over

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed3.8%

379 residents aged 16 and over

L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers3.4%

335 residents aged 16 and over

L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations2.4%

237 residents aged 16 and over

Wharf & University · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health45.6%

4,763 residents

Good health39.5%

4,125 residents

Fair health11.6%

1,214 residents

Bad health2.6%

276 residents

Very bad health0.6%

67 residents

Wharf & University · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80.7%

8,431 residents

Disabled under the Equality Act19.3%

2,011 residents

Wharf & University · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension47.1%

1,445 households

Household is deprived in one dimension34.2%

1,047 households

Household is deprived in two dimensions14.3%

439 households

Household is deprived in three dimensions3.8%

116 households

Household is deprived in four dimensions0.6%

18 households

Wharf & University · 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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Evidence ledger

Source and date are part of the record.

All statistics on this pageONS · Census 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0
Neighbourhood nameHouse of Commons Library · MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence
GeographyONS Middle layer Super Output Area E02005446

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Wharf & University

Usual residents

Households

Residents per km²

Households owning their home

Households with no car or van

Adults with a degree or above

Neighbourhoods most like this one

Life in Wharf & University

Tenure

Accommodation type

Car or van availability

Number of bedrooms

Household composition

Household size

Age

Ethnic group

Highest qualification

Economic activity

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

General health

Disability

Household deprivation

Alike on the Census, which is not the same as alike to live in.

Source and date are part of the record.