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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005874

Mapperley & Porchester

Mapperley & Porchester is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,427 residents in Gedling. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

8,427

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,778

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,688.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

81.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

16.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

41.0%

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.

Woodlesford & Oulton, Leeds7,776 residents · 75.2% owned · 16.0% no carWilford & Silverdale, Nottingham6,129 residents · 73.2% owned · 21.4% no carNorth Lindley & Birchencliffe, Kirklees8,595 residents · 77.7% owned · 17.2% no carMickleover North, Derby9,163 residents · 82.1% owned · 12.2% no carWesthoughton East, Bolton9,747 residents · 79.8% owned · 11.7% no carRectory Park & New Hall Valley, Birmingham7,931 residents · 78.3% owned · 14.5% no car

Most similar within Gedling

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Woodthorpe & Arno Vale, Gedling10,025 residents · 84.8% owned · 14.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Mapperley & Porchester

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

Tenure

Owned81.1%
3,065 households
Private rented13%
490 households
Social rented5.5%
207 households
Shared ownership0.4%
14 households
Lives rent free0.1%
2 households
Mapperley & Porchester · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached48.3%
1,823 households
Semi-detached34.1%
1,287 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement11.6%
440 households
Terraced4%
150 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.4%
51 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
20 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
3 households
Mapperley & Porchester · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.3%
1,674 households
2 cars or vans in household30.3%
1,146 households
No cars or vans in household16.7%
631 households
3 or more cars or vans in household8.7%
327 households
Mapperley & Porchester · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms55%
2,078 households
4 or more bedrooms20.6%
779 households
2 bedrooms17.3%
652 households
1 bedroom7.1%
269 households
Mapperley & Porchester · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household65.7%
2,482 households
One-person household30.4%
1,147 households
Other household types4%
150 households
Mapperley & Porchester · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household37.8%
1,428 households
1 person in household30.3%
1,147 households
3 people in household15.6%
590 households
4 people in household12.9%
486 households
5 people in household2.5%
96 households
6 people in household0.7%
26 households
7 people in household0.2%
7 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
8 or more people in household0%
0 households
Mapperley & Porchester · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.6%
1,316 residents
15–2913.3%
1,125 residents
30–4420%
1,686 residents
45–6429.5%
2,484 residents
65 and over21.6%
1,817 residents
Mapperley & Porchester · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White89.1%
7,509 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh3.9%
332 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.8%
319 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.5%
213 residents
Other ethnic group0.7%
56 residents
Mapperley & Porchester · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above41%
2,880 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.3%
1,214 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications13.5%
947 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications11.7%
823 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.5%
594 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.9%
412 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.2%
158 residents aged 16 and over
Mapperley & Porchester · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)61.6%
4,329 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive37%
2,603 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.4%
97 residents aged 16 and over
Mapperley & Porchester · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations26%
1,830 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.9%
1,185 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13%
913 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.7%
753 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations9.4%
664 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations8.3%
582 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.9%
417 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.9%
342 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.9%
341 residents aged 16 and over
Mapperley & Porchester · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health49.2%
4,143 residents
Good health33.7%
2,844 residents
Fair health12.6%
1,060 residents
Bad health3.4%
290 residents
Very bad health1.1%
90 residents
Mapperley & Porchester · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83.6%
7,041 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act16.4%
1,386 residents
Mapperley & Porchester · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension56%
2,115 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.1%
1,215 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions10%
377 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.7%
66 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
7 households
Mapperley & Porchester · 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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