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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005842

Retford East

Retford East is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,821 residents in Bassetlaw. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

8,821

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,052

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

932.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

65.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

21.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

26.0%

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.

Whitchurch, Shropshire10,142 residents · 64.7% owned · 17.6% no carBarton upon Humber, North Lincolnshire11,921 residents · 69.3% owned · 19.2% no carRipon South & East, Harrogate10,336 residents · 64.9% owned · 19.8% no carWombourne Inner, South Staffordshire7,121 residents · 61.9% owned · 18.5% no carLeominster North, Herefordshire, County of5,665 residents · 60.8% owned · 18.5% no carSleaford East, North Kesteven9,835 residents · 56.5% owned · 24.4% no car

Most similar within Bassetlaw

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Worksop Town & South, Bassetlaw6,951 residents · 67.4% owned · 19.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Retford East

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

Tenure

Owned65.7%
2,663 households
Private rented18.1%
732 households
Social rented15.7%
638 households
Shared ownership0.3%
12 households
Lives rent free0.2%
7 households
Retford East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached32.8%
1,329 households
Semi-detached32.5%
1,319 households
Terraced22.8%
924 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement8.9%
360 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.2%
48 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.9%
38 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.8%
32 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
4 households
Retford East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.4%
1,760 households
2 cars or vans in household26.3%
1,064 households
No cars or vans in household21.2%
858 households
3 or more cars or vans in household9.1%
369 households
Retford East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms43.1%
1,748 households
2 bedrooms28.8%
1,169 households
4 or more bedrooms21.3%
862 households
1 bedroom6.7%
273 households
Retford East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household61.7%
2,500 households
One-person household34.6%
1,402 households
Other household types3.7%
148 households
Retford East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household36.5%
1,478 households
1 person in household34.6%
1,402 households
3 people in household14.9%
605 households
4 people in household9.9%
402 households
5 people in household3%
123 households
6 people in household0.6%
26 households
7 people in household0.2%
10 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
8 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Retford East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.5%
1,454 residents
15–2915.9%
1,400 residents
30–4416.7%
1,471 residents
45–6427.6%
2,434 residents
65 and over23.4%
2,062 residents
Retford East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.6%
8,518 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.3%
118 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.3%
116 residents
Other ethnic group0.4%
36 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.3%
30 residents
Retford East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above26%
1,891 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications20.6%
1,497 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.6%
1,279 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.7%
1,072 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.8%
786 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.8%
493 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.5%
251 residents aged 16 and over
Retford East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)54.1%
3,936 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive44.5%
3,240 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.3%
97 residents aged 16 and over
Retford East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.1%
1,461 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations14.9%
1,083 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14.2%
1,031 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.8%
858 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.9%
723 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed9.3%
678 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations8.7%
636 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.9%
503 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.1%
299 residents aged 16 and over
Retford East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health43.5%
3,840 residents
Good health35.2%
3,108 residents
Fair health15.2%
1,343 residents
Bad health4.7%
411 residents
Very bad health1.3%
119 residents
Retford East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act79%
6,966 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act21%
1,855 residents
Retford East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension46.8%
1,894 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.3%
1,429 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions13.9%
561 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4%
162 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
4 households
Retford East · 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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