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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006713

Malvern Link

Malvern Link is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,301 residents in Malvern Hills. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

6,301

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,036

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,433.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

65.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

20.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

36.1%

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.

Wells Town, Mendip8,317 residents · 65.5% owned · 20.9% no carLudlow Town, Shropshire10,714 residents · 62.3% owned · 20.6% no carNantwich North East, Cheshire East6,968 residents · 64.9% owned · 22.3% no carTavistock, West Devon12,672 residents · 69.4% owned · 17.7% no carWymondham West, South Norfolk5,463 residents · 65.7% owned · 18.9% no carDeal North & West, Dover7,127 residents · 71.5% owned · 22.1% no car

Most similar within Malvern Hills

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Barnard's Green, Malvern Hills5,989 residents · 68.6% owned · 16.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Malvern Link

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

Tenure

Owned65.4%
1,987 households
Social rented16.9%
512 households
Private rented16.2%
491 households
Shared ownership1.4%
44 households
Lives rent free0.1%
2 households
Malvern Link · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached31.8%
966 households
Detached28.5%
864 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement17%
516 households
Terraced16.4%
499 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits3.1%
93 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.4%
44 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.2%
35 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.6%
18 households
Malvern Link · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.8%
1,359 households
2 cars or vans in household25.9%
786 households
No cars or vans in household20.4%
618 households
3 or more cars or vans in household9%
273 households
Malvern Link · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms35.9%
1,091 households
2 bedrooms34.4%
1,044 households
4 or more bedrooms16.7%
506 households
1 bedroom13%
395 households
Malvern Link · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household58.5%
1,776 households
One-person household37.9%
1,151 households
Other household types3.6%
109 households
Malvern Link · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household38%
1,153 households
2 people in household37%
1,124 households
3 people in household12.8%
389 households
4 people in household8.8%
267 households
5 people in household2.7%
81 households
6 people in household0.6%
17 households
7 people in household0.2%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
8 or more people in household0%
0 households
Malvern Link · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1513.2%
833 residents
15–2913.4%
846 residents
30–4415.7%
991 residents
45–6428.5%
1,794 residents
65 and over29.2%
1,838 residents
Malvern Link · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.3%
6,069 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.5%
96 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.5%
92 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.4%
24 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
21 residents
Malvern Link · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above36.1%
1,955 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications16.3%
880 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.2%
820 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14%
757 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.2%
498 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.2%
337 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3%
162 residents aged 16 and over
Malvern Link · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)52.6%
2,845 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive46.4%
2,512 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student0.9%
51 residents aged 16 and over
Malvern Link · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.5%
1,219 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.5%
732 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.3%
720 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12%
649 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.9%
642 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations10.5%
568 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7%
379 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.7%
307 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students3.6%
193 residents aged 16 and over
Malvern Link · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health41.5%
2,614 residents
Good health35.5%
2,233 residents
Fair health16.7%
1,049 residents
Bad health5.2%
328 residents
Very bad health1.2%
75 residents
Malvern Link · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act76.2%
4,799 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act23.8%
1,501 residents
Malvern Link · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension47%
1,427 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.5%
1,077 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions14.7%
446 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.6%
80 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
6 households
Malvern Link · 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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