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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005871

Plains Estate

Plains Estate is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,059 residents in Gedling. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,059

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,220

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,424

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

79.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

15.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

30.7%

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.

Old Catton, Broadland8,496 residents · 78.8% owned · 12.3% no carHartsholme & Birchwood East, Lincoln8,433 residents · 76.3% owned · 14.4% no carCarlisle Belah, Carlisle7,491 residents · 78.8% owned · 16.2% no carMickleover South, Derby7,182 residents · 80.4% owned · 16.4% no carWigston Harcourt & Little Hill, Oadby and Wigston8,967 residents · 84.9% owned · 12.6% no carWoodthorpe & Acomb Park, York9,269 residents · 73.8% owned · 19.1% no car

Most similar within Gedling

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Redhill, Gedling7,300 residents · 75.5% owned · 18.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Plains Estate

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

Tenure

Owned79.3%
2,555 households
Private rented15.7%
505 households
Social rented4.4%
141 households
Shared ownership0.5%
15 households
Lives rent free0.1%
4 households
Plains Estate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached39.2%
1,262 households
Detached35.1%
1,129 households
Terraced19.4%
623 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement6%
192 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
8 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
2 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0%
1 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Plains Estate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household46%
1,480 households
2 cars or vans in household30.4%
980 households
No cars or vans in household15.9%
511 households
3 or more cars or vans in household7.7%
249 households
Plains Estate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms49.2%
1,583 households
2 bedrooms26.3%
846 households
4 or more bedrooms21.3%
685 households
1 bedroom3.3%
106 households
Plains Estate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household66%
2,126 households
One-person household30.5%
982 households
Other household types3.4%
111 households
Plains Estate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household39.7%
1,278 households
1 person in household30.5%
982 households
3 people in household15.2%
489 households
4 people in household11%
355 households
5 people in household2.6%
85 households
6 people in household0.7%
22 households
7 people in household0.2%
6 households
8 or more people in household0%
1 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Plains Estate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514.5%
1,026 residents
15–2914.3%
1,010 residents
30–4417.9%
1,265 residents
45–6427.4%
1,935 residents
65 and over25.9%
1,826 residents
Plains Estate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White87.8%
6,197 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh6%
422 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.9%
205 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.4%
166 residents
Other ethnic group1%
69 residents
Plains Estate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above30.7%
1,829 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications19.1%
1,137 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications17.5%
1,043 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14%
838 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10%
594 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.1%
363 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.7%
163 residents aged 16 and over
Plains Estate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)57%
3,404 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive41.9%
2,500 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.1%
64 residents aged 16 and over
Plains Estate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.2%
1,385 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations15.4%
920 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.8%
766 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.9%
711 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations11.6%
692 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.3%
553 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.9%
353 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.5%
328 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.3%
259 residents aged 16 and over
Plains Estate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health44.1%
3,110 residents
Good health36.7%
2,594 residents
Fair health14.4%
1,018 residents
Bad health3.8%
271 residents
Very bad health0.9%
66 residents
Plains Estate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82.4%
5,820 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act17.6%
1,239 residents
Plains Estate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension52.1%
1,678 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.2%
1,133 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions10.8%
349 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.9%
60 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
0 households
Plains Estate · 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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