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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005910

West Bridgford

West Bridgford is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,957 residents in Rushcliffe. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

8,957

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,924

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,459.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

50.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

25.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

55.0%

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.

Far Headingley & Weetwood, Leeds11,848 residents · 62.2% owned · 21.8% no carLeamington Central & North, Warwick13,033 residents · 60.8% owned · 21.7% no carLeamington West & Milverton, Warwick9,357 residents · 59.2% owned · 20.1% no carWithington West, Manchester6,673 residents · 41.2% owned · 30.8% no carSt Leonard's, Exeter6,349 residents · 56.4% owned · 25.3% no carWest Chesterton, Cambridge8,485 residents · 52.1% owned · 35.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in West Bridgford

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

Tenure

Owned50.9%
1,998 households
Private rented39.4%
1,545 households
Social rented9.3%
365 households
Shared ownership0.4%
15 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
West Bridgford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached32.5%
1,277 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement23.9%
938 households
Terraced13.4%
526 households
Detached13.3%
522 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits13.3%
522 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.9%
75 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.5%
58 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.2%
6 households
West Bridgford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43%
1,688 households
No cars or vans in household25.4%
997 households
2 cars or vans in household25.3%
992 households
3 or more cars or vans in household6.2%
245 households
West Bridgford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

4 or more bedrooms32.5%
1,275 households
2 bedrooms27.9%
1,096 households
3 bedrooms21%
826 households
1 bedroom18.5%
727 households
West Bridgford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household50.8%
1,995 households
One-person household37.5%
1,471 households
Other household types11.7%
458 households
West Bridgford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household37.5%
1,470 households
2 people in household30.2%
1,187 households
3 people in household12.7%
499 households
4 people in household12.3%
481 households
5 people in household4.6%
181 households
6 people in household1.7%
66 households
7 people in household0.8%
30 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
10 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
West Bridgford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.7%
1,408 residents
15–2929.4%
2,633 residents
30–4420.5%
1,834 residents
45–6421.9%
1,957 residents
65 and over12.6%
1,124 residents
West Bridgford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White84.8%
7,596 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh7.9%
709 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.4%
390 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.7%
154 residents
Other ethnic group1.2%
110 residents
West Bridgford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above55%
4,106 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications21%
1,569 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications9%
673 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications7.5%
561 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications3.7%
278 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship2.4%
176 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications1.4%
105 residents aged 16 and over
West Bridgford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)59.9%
4,475 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive34.9%
2,603 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student5.2%
390 residents aged 16 and over
West Bridgford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations24.1%
1,798 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.6%
1,759 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students17.7%
1,321 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations8%
597 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7%
523 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations5.8%
433 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations5.6%
419 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.5%
408 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations2.8%
209 residents aged 16 and over
West Bridgford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health57.6%
5,157 residents
Good health30%
2,685 residents
Fair health9.3%
836 residents
Bad health2.4%
216 residents
Very bad health0.7%
65 residents
West Bridgford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act85.1%
7,625 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act14.9%
1,332 residents
West Bridgford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension58.2%
2,284 households
Household is deprived in one dimension29.5%
1,159 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions9.6%
375 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.6%
103 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
3 households
West Bridgford · 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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