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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005886

Forest Town & Newlands

Forest Town & Newlands is a Census neighbourhood of about 11,428 residents in Mansfield. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

11,428

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,737

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,485.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

77.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

14.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

23.1%

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.

Maltby West & Hellaby, Rotherham8,295 residents · 78.9% owned · 15.4% no carSwadlincote North, South Derbyshire7,560 residents · 71.5% owned · 15.2% no carSutton St Mary's & Ashfields, Ashfield9,780 residents · 74.8% owned · 15.9% no carHednesford South & Heath Hayes, Cannock Chase8,378 residents · 74.6% owned · 12.6% no carWest Hucknall, Ashfield7,633 residents · 85.7% owned · 13.6% no carKirkby Larwood & Kingsway, Ashfield9,430 residents · 77.8% owned · 13.4% no car

Most similar within Mansfield

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Manor, Hornby & Peafields, Mansfield7,832 residents · 80.7% owned · 15.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Forest Town & Newlands

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

Tenure

Owned77%
3,649 households
Private rented14.2%
671 households
Social rented8.4%
397 households
Shared ownership0.3%
15 households
Lives rent free0.1%
5 households
Forest Town & Newlands · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached49.6%
2,348 households
Semi-detached40.6%
1,922 households
Terraced8.9%
422 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement0.5%
26 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
14 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.1%
5 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%
1 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Forest Town & Newlands · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household38.2%
1,808 households
2 cars or vans in household34.8%
1,650 households
No cars or vans in household14.4%
681 households
3 or more cars or vans in household12.6%
598 households
Forest Town & Newlands · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms52.2%
2,473 households
4 or more bedrooms24.6%
1,167 households
2 bedrooms20.1%
954 households
1 bedroom3%
143 households
Forest Town & Newlands · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household71.7%
3,395 households
One-person household24.1%
1,140 households
Other household types4.3%
202 households
Forest Town & Newlands · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household38.3%
1,814 households
1 person in household24.1%
1,140 households
3 people in household18.4%
870 households
4 people in household13.9%
657 households
5 people in household4.1%
195 households
6 people in household0.8%
38 households
7 people in household0.4%
17 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
6 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Forest Town & Newlands · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.9%
2,049 residents
15–2914.9%
1,708 residents
30–4419.9%
2,276 residents
45–6427.4%
3,131 residents
65 and over19.8%
2,264 residents
Forest Town & Newlands · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White95.8%
10,949 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.6%
179 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.3%
143 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.8%
92 residents
Other ethnic group0.6%
63 residents
Forest Town & Newlands · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above23.1%
2,138 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications20.9%
1,935 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications20%
1,853 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.8%
1,366 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.3%
1,139 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.1%
564 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.9%
264 residents aged 16 and over
Forest Town & Newlands · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)60.1%
5,569 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive37.9%
3,513 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.9%
180 residents aged 16 and over
Forest Town & Newlands · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.9%
1,754 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations15.7%
1,454 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations15.5%
1,434 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.2%
1,132 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.1%
842 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations8.4%
780 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations8.4%
778 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7%
651 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.7%
435 residents aged 16 and over
Forest Town & Newlands · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health44.4%
5,071 residents
Good health34.9%
3,990 residents
Fair health14.5%
1,661 residents
Bad health4.8%
544 residents
Very bad health1.4%
161 residents
Forest Town & Newlands · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80.1%
9,154 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19.9%
2,273 residents
Forest Town & Newlands · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension47.1%
2,231 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.1%
1,566 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions16.8%
795 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3%
142 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
3 households
Forest Town & Newlands · 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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