Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006835

Bestwood Village

Bestwood Village is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,093 residents in Gedling. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

6,093

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,619

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

551.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

75.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

16.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

28.1%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Bestwood Village

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

Tenure

Owned75.9%

1,988 households

Private rented14%

366 households

Social rented9.6%

251 households

Shared ownership0.5%

14 households

Lives rent free0%

0 households

Bestwood Village · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached36.6%

958 households

Semi-detached33.8%

885 households

Terraced20.1%

525 households

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement6.5%

171 households

A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure2.4%

63 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%

6 households

In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.1%

2 households

Bestwood Village · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.8%

1,174 households

2 cars or vans in household29.6%

775 households

No cars or vans in household16.9%

444 households

3 or more cars or vans in household8.7%

227 households

Bestwood Village · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms45.7%

1,196 households

2 bedrooms24.3%

636 households

4 or more bedrooms22.7%

593 households

1 bedroom7.4%

193 households

Bestwood Village · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household68.7%

1,797 households

One-person household27.5%

720 households

Other household types3.8%

99 households

Bestwood Village · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household38.1%

998 households

1 person in household27.5%

720 households

3 people in household17.7%

463 households

4 people in household12%

315 households

5 people in household3.2%

84 households

6 people in household1.1%

30 households

7 people in household0.3%

7 households

8 or more people in household0.1%

3 households

0 people in household0%

0 households

Bestwood Village · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.4%

1,000 residents

15–2916%

975 residents

30–4419.3%

1,173 residents

45–6428.3%

1,727 residents

65 and over20%

1,218 residents

Bestwood Village · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White86.1%

5,248 residents

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.5%

277 residents

Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African4.5%

275 residents

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh4.4%

266 residents

Other ethnic group0.5%

29 residents

Bestwood Village · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above28.1%

1,409 residents aged 16 and over

No qualifications19%

952 residents aged 16 and over

Level 3 qualifications18.9%

949 residents aged 16 and over

Level 2 qualifications14.1%

707 residents aged 16 and over

Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.7%

535 residents aged 16 and over

Apprenticeship6.7%

338 residents aged 16 and over

Other qualifications2.5%

125 residents aged 16 and over

Bestwood Village · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)59.8%

3,000 residents aged 16 and over

Economically inactive38.4%

1,928 residents aged 16 and over

Economically active and a full-time student1.7%

87 residents aged 16 and over

Bestwood Village · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.9%

1,049 residents aged 16 and over

L7 Intermediate occupations12.9%

645 residents aged 16 and over

L13 Routine occupations12.7%

635 residents aged 16 and over

L12 Semi-routine occupations12.4%

623 residents aged 16 and over

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations10.3%

516 residents aged 16 and over

L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.8%

490 residents aged 16 and over

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8.9%

445 residents aged 16 and over

L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.9%

345 residents aged 16 and over

L15 Full-time students5.3%

268 residents aged 16 and over

Bestwood Village · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health46%

2,805 residents

Good health34.5%

2,101 residents

Fair health14.2%

868 residents

Bad health3.9%

236 residents

Very bad health1.4%

83 residents

Bestwood Village · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80.4%

4,897 residents

Disabled under the Equality Act19.6%

1,196 residents

Bestwood Village · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension48.5%

1,269 households

Household is deprived in one dimension34.1%

893 households

Household is deprived in two dimensions14.6%

381 households

Household is deprived in three dimensions2.6%

69 households

Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%

6 households

Bestwood Village · 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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Evidence ledger

Source and date are part of the record.

All statistics on this pageONS · Census 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0
Neighbourhood nameHouse of Commons Library · MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence
GeographyONS Middle layer Super Output Area E02006835

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Bestwood Village

Usual residents

Households

Residents per km²

Households owning their home

Households with no car or van

Adults with a degree or above

Neighbourhoods most like this one

Most similar within Gedling

Life in Bestwood Village

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.