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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005903

Balderton

Balderton is a Census neighbourhood of about 10,348 residents in Newark and Sherwood. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

10,348

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,629

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,528.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

73.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

16.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

23.5%

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.

Earl Shilton, Hinckley and Bosworth10,630 residents · 67.4% owned · 14.4% no carHartsholme & Birchwood East, Lincoln8,433 residents · 76.3% owned · 14.4% no carBarwell, Hinckley and Bosworth9,152 residents · 68.9% owned · 14.5% no carSawley, Erewash9,388 residents · 69.5% owned · 19.5% no carSwanwick & Leabrooks, Amber Valley8,441 residents · 80.3% owned · 13.3% no carSprowston Central, Broadland5,346 residents · 74.5% owned · 15.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Balderton

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

Tenure

Owned73.9%
3,423 households
Private rented14.6%
675 households
Social rented10.6%
492 households
Shared ownership0.7%
31 households
Lives rent free0.2%
8 households
Balderton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached42.5%
1,967 households
Detached34.6%
1,602 households
Terraced15.7%
727 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement6.1%
284 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
23 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.4%
20 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
5 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
2 households
Balderton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.8%
2,074 households
2 cars or vans in household29.7%
1,377 households
No cars or vans in household16.3%
754 households
3 or more cars or vans in household9.2%
426 households
Balderton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms49.8%
2,308 households
2 bedrooms27.4%
1,267 households
4 or more bedrooms17.5%
812 households
1 bedroom5.3%
244 households
Balderton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household66.3%
3,071 households
One-person household30.1%
1,394 households
Other household types3.6%
166 households
Balderton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household39.3%
1,821 households
1 person in household30.1%
1,393 households
3 people in household14.9%
690 households
4 people in household11.5%
534 households
5 people in household2.8%
131 households
6 people in household1%
44 households
7 people in household0.2%
11 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
6 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Balderton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.7%
1,628 residents
15–2915.6%
1,611 residents
30–4417.3%
1,787 residents
45–6427%
2,797 residents
65 and over24.4%
2,525 residents
Balderton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.7%
10,006 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.3%
137 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.2%
129 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.5%
53 residents
Other ethnic group0.2%
22 residents
Balderton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above23.5%
2,030 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications20.3%
1,756 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications19.4%
1,672 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.2%
1,310 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.5%
992 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.6%
653 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.5%
220 residents aged 16 and over
Balderton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)58%
5,008 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive40.5%
3,493 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.5%
130 residents aged 16 and over
Balderton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations19%
1,637 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations15.6%
1,349 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.7%
1,182 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.7%
1,093 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations9.9%
854 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.7%
834 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.8%
677 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.7%
661 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4%
346 residents aged 16 and over
Balderton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health42.4%
4,390 residents
Good health36.4%
3,766 residents
Fair health15.2%
1,573 residents
Bad health4.5%
467 residents
Very bad health1.5%
151 residents
Balderton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80.6%
8,340 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19.4%
2,007 residents
Balderton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension48.8%
2,259 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.1%
1,578 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions14.1%
651 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.9%
132 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
11 households
Balderton · 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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