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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006828

Shipley

Shipley is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,105 residents in Erewash. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,105

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,020

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,769.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

76.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

13.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

23.2%

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.

Outwood East, Wakefield6,146 residents · 81.3% owned · 12.7% no carCadbury Heath South & North Common, South Gloucestershire10,345 residents · 70.4% owned · 12.5% no carLostock Hall, South Ribble7,531 residents · 81.3% owned · 12.4% no carHinckley West, Hinckley and Bosworth9,957 residents · 72.5% owned · 11.8% no carBamber Bridge East, South Ribble7,053 residents · 71.4% owned · 16.1% no carGlasshoughton, Wakefield7,269 residents · 76.2% owned · 16.5% no car

Most similar within Erewash

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Hallam Fields & Greenwood Ave, Erewash8,241 residents · 74.5% owned · 17.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Shipley

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

Tenure

Owned76.1%
2,299 households
Private rented14.9%
451 households
Social rented7.6%
231 households
Shared ownership1.3%
39 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Shipley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached42.6%
1,287 households
Detached34.5%
1,043 households
Terraced18.5%
559 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement3.6%
108 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
8 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.3%
8 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
5 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Shipley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household40.4%
1,219 households
2 cars or vans in household34.5%
1,041 households
No cars or vans in household13.2%
400 households
3 or more cars or vans in household11.9%
360 households
Shipley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms46.8%
1,413 households
2 bedrooms26.9%
812 households
4 or more bedrooms22.4%
676 households
1 bedroom3.9%
119 households
Shipley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household72%
2,174 households
One-person household24.9%
752 households
Other household types3.1%
94 households
Shipley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household39.2%
1,185 households
1 person in household24.9%
752 households
3 people in household18%
544 households
4 people in household13.5%
409 households
5 people in household3.5%
106 households
6 people in household0.7%
21 households
7 people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
8 or more people in household0%
0 households
Shipley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.1%
1,147 residents
15–2917.8%
1,265 residents
30–4419%
1,347 residents
45–6429.8%
2,115 residents
65 and over17.3%
1,232 residents
Shipley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.1%
6,899 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.1%
80 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.9%
61 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.7%
52 residents
Other ethnic group0.2%
13 residents
Shipley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above23.2%
1,363 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications22.1%
1,298 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications17.3%
1,019 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.6%
916 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.9%
697 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.6%
449 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.3%
133 residents aged 16 and over
Shipley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)64.5%
3,791 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive33.6%
1,976 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.9%
109 residents aged 16 and over
Shipley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.9%
1,108 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations15.6%
918 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations14.2%
837 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.8%
809 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations10.2%
601 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9%
528 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.3%
431 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.1%
360 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.8%
283 residents aged 16 and over
Shipley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health47.9%
3,405 residents
Good health34.7%
2,468 residents
Fair health12.6%
895 residents
Bad health3.8%
273 residents
Very bad health0.9%
64 residents
Shipley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82.8%
5,884 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act17.2%
1,221 residents
Shipley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension52.1%
1,573 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.9%
993 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions12.8%
386 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.3%
68 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
2 households
Shipley · 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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