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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006887

Temple Meads

Temple Meads is a Census neighbourhood of about 10,108 residents in Bristol, City of. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Bristol, City of
10,108

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,561

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,194

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

17.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

55.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

52.8%

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.

Ladywood - Summer Hill, Birmingham7,904 residents · 20.9% owned · 48.5% no carAlbert Dock & Queen's Dock, Liverpool7,232 residents · 20.6% owned · 45.9% no carDigbeth, Birmingham6,124 residents · 14.8% owned · 60.8% no carEast End Park & Richmond Hill, Leeds10,987 residents · 22.4% owned · 53.0% no carCity Centre North & Collyhurst, Manchester7,882 residents · 17.4% owned · 66.1% no carClerkenwell, Islington11,313 residents · 23.4% owned · 75.1% no car

Most similar within Bristol, City of

The closest matches in the same local authority.

St Pauls, Bristol, City of7,548 residents · 22.3% owned · 46.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Temple Meads

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

Tenure

Private rented50.5%
2,303 households
Social rented29.7%
1,355 households
Owned17.2%
784 households
Shared ownership2.2%
100 households
Lives rent free0.4%
19 households
Temple Meads · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement82.1%
3,745 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse9.1%
413 households
Terraced3.1%
142 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2%
90 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.6%
74 households
Semi-detached1.5%
68 households
Detached0.6%
26 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
Temple Meads · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household55.2%
2,519 households
1 car or van in household38%
1,735 households
2 cars or vans in household6.3%
289 households
3 or more cars or vans in household0.4%
18 households
Temple Meads · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

1 bedroom45.8%
2,089 households
2 bedrooms45.3%
2,067 households
3 bedrooms6.9%
313 households
4 or more bedrooms2%
92 households
Temple Meads · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

One-person household44.2%
2,016 households
Single family household43.3%
1,978 households
Other household types12.5%
569 households
Temple Meads · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household44.2%
2,016 households
2 people in household39.1%
1,786 households
3 people in household8.5%
389 households
4 people in household4%
183 households
5 people in household1.9%
86 households
6 people in household0.9%
42 households
7 people in household0.7%
31 households
8 or more people in household0.6%
29 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Temple Meads · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1512.4%
1,256 residents
15–2945.1%
4,560 residents
30–4427%
2,731 residents
45–6411.7%
1,178 residents
65 and over3.8%
386 residents
Temple Meads · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White61.9%
6,262 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African17.1%
1,730 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh9.9%
1,004 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups6.3%
638 residents
Other ethnic group4.7%
478 residents
Temple Meads · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above52.8%
4,648 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications21.1%
1,853 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications10%
878 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications6.8%
596 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications5.6%
497 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship1.9%
164 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications1.9%
164 residents aged 16 and over
Temple Meads · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)60.2%
5,296 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive33.6%
2,961 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student6.2%
544 residents aged 16 and over
Temple Meads · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L15 Full-time students24.4%
2,150 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.8%
1,658 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.9%
1,579 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations8.9%
783 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations7.7%
675 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.1%
624 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations6.7%
592 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers5.1%
451 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.3%
291 residents aged 16 and over
Temple Meads · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health52.8%
5,334 residents
Good health33.2%
3,357 residents
Fair health10%
1,007 residents
Bad health3%
307 residents
Very bad health1%
103 residents
Temple Meads · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act84.9%
8,577 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act15.1%
1,531 residents
Temple Meads · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension50.1%
2,285 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.3%
1,475 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions12.7%
581 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.2%
190 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.7%
30 households
Temple Meads · 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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