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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005770

Bilton

Bilton is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,030 residents in Harrogate. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

9,030

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,129

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,971.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

79.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

15.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

31.3%

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.

Long Eaton South, Erewash9,312 residents · 77.5% owned · 15.6% no carClevedon South & Yeo, North Somerset7,693 residents · 76.4% owned · 11.5% no carHuntington, York6,659 residents · 75.2% owned · 18.6% no carMay Bank, Newcastle-under-Lyme6,980 residents · 80.3% owned · 14.6% no carWoodthorpe & Acomb Park, York9,269 residents · 73.8% owned · 19.1% no carCheetham Fold & Gee Cross, Tameside7,437 residents · 80.0% owned · 15.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Bilton

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

Tenure

Owned79.1%
3,266 households
Private rented15.5%
639 households
Social rented4.8%
200 households
Shared ownership0.5%
22 households
Lives rent free0%
2 households
Bilton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached57.2%
2,364 households
Terraced23.2%
958 households
Detached14.5%
599 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement2.1%
86 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.2%
51 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.9%
37 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.7%
29 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
9 households
Bilton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household48.4%
2,001 households
2 cars or vans in household28%
1,157 households
No cars or vans in household15.4%
637 households
3 or more cars or vans in household8.1%
336 households
Bilton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms51.7%
2,134 households
2 bedrooms29.7%
1,225 households
4 or more bedrooms13.7%
568 households
1 bedroom4.9%
204 households
Bilton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household66.2%
2,735 households
One-person household29.8%
1,232 households
Other household types3.9%
163 households
Bilton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household40.2%
1,660 households
1 person in household29.8%
1,232 households
3 people in household15.9%
659 households
4 people in household10.7%
441 households
5 people in household2.6%
108 households
6 people in household0.7%
28 households
7 people in household0.1%
3 households
8 or more people in household0%
1 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Bilton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.7%
1,415 residents
15–2913%
1,172 residents
30–4420%
1,808 residents
45–6428.3%
2,556 residents
65 and over23%
2,078 residents
Bilton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.6%
8,724 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.4%
127 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.1%
102 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.5%
47 residents
Other ethnic group0.4%
33 residents
Bilton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above31.3%
2,353 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.3%
1,380 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications15.6%
1,176 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.7%
1,102 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.4%
782 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.4%
560 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.2%
169 residents aged 16 and over
Bilton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)62.8%
4,722 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive36.2%
2,720 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.1%
79 residents aged 16 and over
Bilton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.3%
1,676 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.6%
1,021 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.2%
993 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12.5%
939 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations12.3%
924 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations11.7%
880 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.4%
478 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4.9%
365 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students3.3%
249 residents aged 16 and over
Bilton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health46.2%
4,171 residents
Good health36.9%
3,334 residents
Fair health12.7%
1,143 residents
Bad health3.3%
296 residents
Very bad health0.9%
81 residents
Bilton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83.3%
7,524 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act16.7%
1,506 residents
Bilton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension54.7%
2,259 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.4%
1,378 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions10.3%
426 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.6%
64 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
1 households
Bilton · 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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