Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006746

Battenhall & Diglis

Battenhall & Diglis is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,991 residents in Worcester. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

8,991

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,959

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,033.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

70.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

13.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

42.4%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Battenhall & Diglis

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

Tenure

Owned70%

2,772 households

Private rented20.3%

803 households

Social rented8.1%

322 households

Shared ownership1.5%

61 households

Lives rent free0%

1 households

Battenhall & Diglis · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached31.2%

1,235 households

Detached23.8%

944 households

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement20.9%

827 households

Terraced20.7%

819 households

Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.8%

70 households

Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.2%

46 households

A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.3%

10 households

In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%

9 households

Battenhall & Diglis · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household46.7%

1,848 households

2 cars or vans in household30.9%

1,222 households

No cars or vans in household13.3%

527 households

3 or more cars or vans in household9.2%

363 households

Battenhall & Diglis · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms39.2%

1,551 households

2 bedrooms30.4%

1,204 households

4 or more bedrooms22.9%

906 households

1 bedroom7.6%

299 households

Battenhall & Diglis · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household63.6%

2,516 households

One-person household30.7%

1,214 households

Other household types5.8%

229 households

Battenhall & Diglis · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household38.6%

1,527 households

1 person in household30.7%

1,214 households

3 people in household14.9%

591 households

4 people in household11.2%

444 households

5 people in household3%

120 households

6 people in household1.2%

46 households

7 people in household0.3%

12 households

8 or more people in household0.2%

6 households

0 people in household0%

0 households

Battenhall & Diglis · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.9%

1,432 residents

15–2918.4%

1,652 residents

30–4420.6%

1,851 residents

45–6425.2%

2,270 residents

65 and over19.9%

1,788 residents

Battenhall & Diglis · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White89.5%

8,047 residents

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh6.2%

553 residents

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.6%

230 residents

Other ethnic group1%

93 residents

Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.7%

64 residents

Battenhall & Diglis · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above42.4%

3,167 residents aged 16 and over

Level 3 qualifications17.7%

1,320 residents aged 16 and over

No qualifications12.7%

951 residents aged 16 and over

Level 2 qualifications12.3%

916 residents aged 16 and over

Level 1 and entry level qualifications8%

594 residents aged 16 and over

Apprenticeship5%

370 residents aged 16 and over

Other qualifications2%

146 residents aged 16 and over

Battenhall & Diglis · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)63.1%

4,706 residents aged 16 and over

Economically inactive35%

2,613 residents aged 16 and over

Economically active and a full-time student1.9%

144 residents aged 16 and over

Battenhall & Diglis · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations25.4%

1,896 residents aged 16 and over

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.7%

1,244 residents aged 16 and over

L7 Intermediate occupations12.9%

964 residents aged 16 and over

L12 Semi-routine occupations10.3%

771 residents aged 16 and over

L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.2%

684 residents aged 16 and over

L13 Routine occupations8.8%

658 residents aged 16 and over

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.1%

456 residents aged 16 and over

L15 Full-time students5.6%

420 residents aged 16 and over

L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5%

371 residents aged 16 and over

Battenhall & Diglis · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health49.7%

4,466 residents

Good health34.8%

3,126 residents

Fair health11.8%

1,063 residents

Bad health2.9%

260 residents

Very bad health0.8%

76 residents

Battenhall & Diglis · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83.5%

7,503 residents

Disabled under the Equality Act16.5%

1,485 residents

Battenhall & Diglis · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension58.5%

2,314 households

Household is deprived in one dimension31%

1,227 households

Household is deprived in two dimensions9%

357 households

Household is deprived in three dimensions1.4%

56 households

Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%

4 households

Battenhall & Diglis · 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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GeographyONS Middle layer Super Output Area E02006746

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Battenhall & Diglis

Usual residents

Households

Residents per km²

Households owning their home

Households with no car or van

Adults with a degree or above

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Life in Battenhall & Diglis

Tenure

Accommodation type

Car or van availability

Number of bedrooms

Household composition

Household size

Age

Ethnic group

Highest qualification

Economic activity

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

General health

Disability

Household deprivation

Alike on the Census, which is not the same as alike to live in.

Source and date are part of the record.