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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006737

Barbourne & Rainbow Hill

Barbourne & Rainbow Hill is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,302 residents in Worcester. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

8,302

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,717

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,314.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

69.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

18.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

35.0%

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.

Farsley South, Stanningley & Pudsey North West, Leeds7,921 residents · 69.4% owned · 22.4% no carLeyland North, South Ribble7,358 residents · 69.7% owned · 18.1% no carSt Neots Eynesbury, Huntingdonshire10,541 residents · 65.2% owned · 15.6% no carDurrington South, Worthing9,605 residents · 73.1% owned · 17.3% no carIdle, Bradford12,241 residents · 64.9% owned · 23.4% no carNewark South East, Newark and Sherwood9,662 residents · 62.8% owned · 21.6% no car

Most similar within Worcester

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Battenhall & Diglis, Worcester8,991 residents · 70.0% owned · 13.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Barbourne & Rainbow Hill

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

Tenure

Owned69%
2,565 households
Private rented18.5%
687 households
Social rented11.6%
431 households
Shared ownership0.9%
33 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Barbourne & Rainbow Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached40%
1,487 households
Terraced27.7%
1,031 households
Detached15.5%
575 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement13.8%
515 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.2%
83 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
15 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%
11 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Barbourne & Rainbow Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.4%
1,652 households
2 cars or vans in household28.8%
1,070 households
No cars or vans in household18%
668 households
3 or more cars or vans in household8.8%
328 households
Barbourne & Rainbow Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms44.6%
1,659 households
2 bedrooms31.3%
1,163 households
4 or more bedrooms16.1%
597 households
1 bedroom8%
299 households
Barbourne & Rainbow Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household62.5%
2,325 households
One-person household32.3%
1,200 households
Other household types5.2%
193 households
Barbourne & Rainbow Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household35.5%
1,320 households
1 person in household32.3%
1,200 households
3 people in household16%
594 households
4 people in household11.6%
432 households
5 people in household3.2%
119 households
6 people in household0.8%
31 households
7 people in household0.4%
16 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
6 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Barbourne & Rainbow Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.7%
1,308 residents
15–2916.7%
1,391 residents
30–4421.1%
1,749 residents
45–6427.6%
2,294 residents
65 and over18.8%
1,563 residents
Barbourne & Rainbow Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White92.2%
7,653 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh4.2%
352 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.9%
159 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.1%
88 residents
Other ethnic group0.6%
50 residents
Barbourne & Rainbow Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above35%
2,409 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications17.9%
1,231 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17%
1,174 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.4%
924 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.1%
624 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.7%
390 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2%
138 residents aged 16 and over
Barbourne & Rainbow Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)63.9%
4,403 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive34.3%
2,363 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.8%
127 residents aged 16 and over
Barbourne & Rainbow Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.6%
1,557 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.3%
914 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13%
894 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations12.9%
889 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.5%
865 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.8%
606 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.8%
400 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.7%
393 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.5%
376 residents aged 16 and over
Barbourne & Rainbow Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health47.8%
3,969 residents
Good health35.2%
2,925 residents
Fair health12.6%
1,042 residents
Bad health3.5%
289 residents
Very bad health0.9%
76 residents
Barbourne & Rainbow Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83.1%
6,903 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act16.9%
1,402 residents
Barbourne & Rainbow Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension51.3%
1,908 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.9%
1,260 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions11.7%
434 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.1%
115 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
0 households
Barbourne & Rainbow Hill · 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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