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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006495

Wolston, Binley Woods & Ryton

Wolston, Binley Woods & Ryton is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,771 residents in Rugby. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,771

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,327

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

234.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

79.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

9.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

33.1%

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.

Markfield & Thornton, Hinckley and Bosworth9,064 residents · 77.9% owned · 10.5% no carMarket Weighton, East Riding of Yorkshire8,577 residents · 72.0% owned · 11.1% no carDesford & Newbold Verdon, Hinckley and Bosworth8,874 residents · 80.0% owned · 9.0% no carPenkridge & Acton Trussell, South Staffordshire10,921 residents · 74.2% owned · 10.6% no carHalstead East & Colnes, Braintree9,494 residents · 75.1% owned · 10.6% no carLepton, Grange Moor & Flockton, Kirklees6,674 residents · 78.6% owned · 12.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Wolston, Binley Woods & Ryton

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

Tenure

Owned79.3%
2,637 households
Private rented10.8%
359 households
Social rented8.4%
279 households
Shared ownership1.4%
47 households
Lives rent free0.2%
5 households
Wolston, Binley Woods & Ryton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached36.4%
1,212 households
Detached33%
1,099 households
Terraced21.9%
730 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement6%
199 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.9%
31 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.8%
26 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.5%
18 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.3%
11 households
Wolston, Binley Woods & Ryton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household37.9%
1,261 households
2 cars or vans in household37.4%
1,244 households
3 or more cars or vans in household15.5%
514 households
No cars or vans in household9.2%
307 households
Wolston, Binley Woods & Ryton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms47%
1,565 households
4 or more bedrooms27.1%
901 households
2 bedrooms21.8%
726 households
1 bedroom4.1%
135 households
Wolston, Binley Woods & Ryton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household68.5%
2,279 households
One-person household26.8%
893 households
Other household types4.6%
154 households
Wolston, Binley Woods & Ryton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household39.4%
1,310 households
1 person in household26.8%
893 households
3 people in household15.1%
502 households
4 people in household14%
465 households
5 people in household3.3%
109 households
6 people in household1%
32 households
7 people in household0.4%
13 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Wolston, Binley Woods & Ryton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515%
1,166 residents
15–2914.4%
1,121 residents
30–4417.3%
1,341 residents
45–6427.9%
2,172 residents
65 and over25.4%
1,973 residents
Wolston, Binley Woods & Ryton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White91.6%
7,122 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh5.3%
410 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.5%
118 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.9%
67 residents
Other ethnic group0.7%
55 residents
Wolston, Binley Woods & Ryton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above33.1%
2,161 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.1%
1,182 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications16.3%
1,065 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.9%
906 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.3%
608 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.3%
413 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3%
193 residents aged 16 and over
Wolston, Binley Woods & Ryton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)58.6%
3,826 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive39.7%
2,595 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.7%
113 residents aged 16 and over
Wolston, Binley Woods & Ryton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.1%
1,444 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations15.6%
1,018 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13%
848 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.8%
770 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.2%
666 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations9.9%
649 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.4%
421 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.1%
397 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.9%
317 residents aged 16 and over
Wolston, Binley Woods & Ryton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health46.3%
3,596 residents
Good health36.7%
2,850 residents
Fair health13%
1,009 residents
Bad health3.2%
250 residents
Very bad health0.8%
66 residents
Wolston, Binley Woods & Ryton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83.6%
6,493 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act16.4%
1,278 residents
Wolston, Binley Woods & Ryton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension53.7%
1,787 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.4%
1,144 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions10.7%
355 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.2%
41 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
0 households
Wolston, Binley Woods & Ryton · 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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