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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005862

Chilwell West

Chilwell West is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,591 residents in Broxtowe. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,591

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,357

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,130.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

65.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

25.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

32.9%

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.

Aylestone South, Leicester8,344 residents · 66.7% owned · 22.7% no carLongbridge North, Birmingham8,569 residents · 68.9% owned · 23.8% no carRothwell Inner, Leeds6,708 residents · 65.6% owned · 24.3% no carGleadless, Sheffield6,288 residents · 71.8% owned · 26.2% no carWalmersley & Limefield, Bury8,071 residents · 71.1% owned · 20.4% no carParson's Heath, Colchester14,114 residents · 71.4% owned · 18.7% no car

Most similar within Broxtowe

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Stapleford North, Broxtowe6,193 residents · 66.5% owned · 22.7% no carStapleford South, Broxtowe9,260 residents · 66.7% owned · 21.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Chilwell West

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

Tenure

Owned65.8%
2,210 households
Social rented19.6%
659 households
Private rented14%
470 households
Lives rent free0.3%
11 households
Shared ownership0.2%
7 households
Chilwell West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached39.6%
1,329 households
Terraced21.4%
719 households
Detached20%
672 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement17.8%
597 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
18 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.5%
18 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%
1 households
Chilwell West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household46%
1,544 households
No cars or vans in household25.4%
851 households
2 cars or vans in household22.7%
762 households
3 or more cars or vans in household6%
200 households
Chilwell West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms55.3%
1,858 households
2 bedrooms25.2%
845 households
4 or more bedrooms12.5%
421 households
1 bedroom7%
234 households
Chilwell West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household65.2%
2,188 households
One-person household30.4%
1,019 households
Other household types4.5%
150 households
Chilwell West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household37.6%
1,262 households
1 person in household30.3%
1,019 households
3 people in household15.9%
534 households
4 people in household11.5%
387 households
5 people in household3.3%
111 households
6 people in household1%
33 households
7 people in household0.3%
9 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Chilwell West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.7%
1,344 residents
15–2915.7%
1,190 residents
30–4420.7%
1,574 residents
45–6423.9%
1,817 residents
65 and over21.9%
1,662 residents
Chilwell West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White88.5%
6,720 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh4.8%
365 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.5%
269 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.1%
161 residents
Other ethnic group1%
75 residents
Chilwell West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above32.9%
2,028 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications18.5%
1,143 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16%
987 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.3%
821 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.5%
649 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6%
372 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.7%
165 residents aged 16 and over
Chilwell West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)56.1%
3,458 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive42%
2,592 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.9%
115 residents aged 16 and over
Chilwell West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.9%
1,287 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations14.2%
876 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.1%
807 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.3%
761 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.2%
752 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8.3%
509 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.5%
461 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6%
372 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.5%
341 residents aged 16 and over
Chilwell West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health43.7%
3,320 residents
Good health35.8%
2,716 residents
Fair health14.8%
1,125 residents
Bad health4.5%
344 residents
Very bad health1.1%
86 residents
Chilwell West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act79.3%
6,018 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act20.7%
1,573 residents
Chilwell West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension44.9%
1,506 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.8%
1,203 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions15.5%
520 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.5%
119 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
9 households
Chilwell West · 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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