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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005876

Gedling South

Gedling South is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,827 residents in Gedling. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

8,827

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,744

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,570.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

75.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

17.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

29.3%

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.

Battyeford, Kirklees6,549 residents · 74.3% owned · 16.6% no carBracebridge South & Swallow Beck, Lincoln11,351 residents · 75.7% owned · 16.1% no carHucknall North & East, Ashfield10,626 residents · 73.6% owned · 16.6% no carLower Wick & Bromwich Road, Worcester8,737 residents · 75.3% owned · 15.5% no carScartho, North East Lincolnshire9,829 residents · 78.7% owned · 14.9% no carOutwood West, Wakefield8,500 residents · 71.1% owned · 21.6% 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 Gedling South

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

Tenure

Owned75.9%
2,843 households
Private rented15.5%
581 households
Social rented8.3%
312 households
Shared ownership0.2%
6 households
Lives rent free0.1%
2 households
Gedling South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached39.1%
1,465 households
Detached33.6%
1,260 households
Terraced16.5%
618 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement9%
338 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.8%
30 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.7%
25 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
8 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Gedling South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.7%
1,635 households
2 cars or vans in household29.9%
1,119 households
No cars or vans in household17.1%
640 households
3 or more cars or vans in household9.4%
351 households
Gedling South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms55.1%
2,065 households
4 or more bedrooms20.9%
783 households
2 bedrooms18.4%
690 households
1 bedroom5.5%
207 households
Gedling South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household68.4%
2,563 households
One-person household27%
1,012 households
Other household types4.6%
171 households
Gedling South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household36.7%
1,375 households
1 person in household27%
1,012 households
3 people in household17.4%
651 households
4 people in household14.3%
534 households
5 people in household3.3%
123 households
6 people in household1.1%
40 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
6 households
7 people in household0.1%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Gedling South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.2%
1,521 residents
15–2915.4%
1,359 residents
30–4418.1%
1,597 residents
45–6428.5%
2,513 residents
65 and over20.8%
1,839 residents
Gedling South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White92.4%
8,155 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.2%
284 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.1%
185 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.7%
154 residents
Other ethnic group0.5%
48 residents
Gedling South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above29.3%
2,118 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications19.8%
1,430 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications18.2%
1,313 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.4%
1,041 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.4%
680 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.4%
464 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.4%
175 residents aged 16 and over
Gedling South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)60.5%
4,368 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive38%
2,746 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.5%
108 residents aged 16 and over
Gedling South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.6%
1,558 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.5%
978 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.2%
883 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations12.2%
882 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.4%
823 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.7%
770 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.2%
519 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.3%
452 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.9%
356 residents aged 16 and over
Gedling South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health45.6%
4,022 residents
Good health34.9%
3,082 residents
Fair health14.4%
1,268 residents
Bad health3.8%
334 residents
Very bad health1.4%
123 residents
Gedling South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81%
7,149 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19%
1,678 residents
Gedling South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension49.5%
1,853 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.1%
1,277 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions13.4%
500 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.9%
109 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
6 households
Gedling South · 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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