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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005897

Bilsthorpe & Farnsfield

Bilsthorpe & Farnsfield is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,284 residents in Newark and Sherwood. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

9,284

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,970

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

87.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

75.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

10.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

34.1%

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.

Morton & Billingborough, South Kesteven7,884 residents · 74.3% owned · 8.6% no carLeeswood, Treuddyn & Gwernaffield, Flintshire7,322 residents · 77.0% owned · 9.0% no carClarborough, Beckingham & Misterton, Bassetlaw9,230 residents · 79.1% owned · 8.2% no carMayfield, Rocester & Bramshall, East Staffordshire7,745 residents · 77.7% owned · 8.7% no carMetheringham, Nocton & Potterhanworth, North Kesteven8,739 residents · 73.3% owned · 11.5% no carHanwood, Pontesbury & Minsterley, Shropshire8,234 residents · 73.5% owned · 10.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Bilsthorpe & Farnsfield

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

Tenure

Owned75.9%
3,012 households
Social rented13.1%
519 households
Private rented10.5%
416 households
Shared ownership0.5%
19 households
Lives rent free0.1%
4 households
Bilsthorpe & Farnsfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached51.6%
2,048 households
Semi-detached38.1%
1,513 households
Terraced8.1%
321 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement1.2%
46 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
18 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.4%
15 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.2%
6 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
3 households
Bilsthorpe & Farnsfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

2 cars or vans in household36.7%
1,458 households
1 car or van in household36.4%
1,445 households
3 or more cars or vans in household16.8%
667 households
No cars or vans in household10.1%
401 households
Bilsthorpe & Farnsfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms45.6%
1,812 households
4 or more bedrooms32%
1,270 households
2 bedrooms19.5%
773 households
1 bedroom2.9%
116 households
Bilsthorpe & Farnsfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household71.3%
2,830 households
One-person household25.3%
1,005 households
Other household types3.4%
136 households
Bilsthorpe & Farnsfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household41.3%
1,641 households
1 person in household25.3%
1,005 households
3 people in household15.6%
618 households
4 people in household13.3%
526 households
5 people in household3.4%
136 households
6 people in household0.8%
33 households
7 people in household0.1%
5 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Bilsthorpe & Farnsfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.7%
1,462 residents
15–2913.7%
1,273 residents
30–4415%
1,393 residents
45–6430.5%
2,829 residents
65 and over25.1%
2,330 residents
Bilsthorpe & Farnsfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97%
9,012 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.5%
135 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1%
95 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.4%
33 residents
Other ethnic group0.1%
12 residents
Bilsthorpe & Farnsfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above34.1%
2,628 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.8%
1,376 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications16.9%
1,303 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.1%
1,085 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9%
694 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.6%
430 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
198 residents aged 16 and over
Bilsthorpe & Farnsfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)56.7%
4,374 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive41.9%
3,232 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.4%
106 residents aged 16 and over
Bilsthorpe & Farnsfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.9%
1,689 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations15.3%
1,177 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12.7%
977 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations11.6%
898 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.1%
859 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.3%
798 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.4%
490 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.9%
457 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.8%
367 residents aged 16 and over
Bilsthorpe & Farnsfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health46%
4,274 residents
Good health34%
3,155 residents
Fair health14.3%
1,325 residents
Bad health4.5%
419 residents
Very bad health1.2%
113 residents
Bilsthorpe & Farnsfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act79.7%
7,405 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act20.3%
1,881 residents
Bilsthorpe & Farnsfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension50.5%
2,005 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.1%
1,354 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions13.1%
519 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.1%
84 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
8 households
Bilsthorpe & Farnsfield · 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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