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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006892

Driffield Central

Driffield Central is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,208 residents in East Riding of Yorkshire. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for East Riding of Yorkshire
6,208

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,023

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,324.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

62.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

24.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

24.3%

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.

Sudbury, Babergh11,622 residents · 57.2% owned · 23.8% no carWarminster Central, Wiltshire6,117 residents · 64.7% owned · 21.9% no carBerwick-upon-Tweed Town, Northumberland9,194 residents · 52.5% owned · 32.4% no carFalsgrave, Scarborough9,199 residents · 61.0% owned · 29.6% no carLouth Central & South, East Lindsey6,897 residents · 59.4% owned · 23.1% no carMinehead Town, Somerset West and Taunton7,437 residents · 64.5% owned · 24.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Driffield Central

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

Tenure

Owned62.6%
1,893 households
Private rented26.2%
791 households
Social rented10.8%
325 households
Shared ownership0.4%
11 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Driffield Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached33.9%
1,026 households
Terraced32.4%
979 households
Detached18.6%
562 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement8.7%
263 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop2.2%
68 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse2.2%
68 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.8%
55 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Driffield Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household47.9%
1,451 households
No cars or vans in household24.7%
747 households
2 cars or vans in household21.5%
650 households
3 or more cars or vans in household5.9%
179 households
Driffield Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms37.7%
1,139 households
2 bedrooms36.3%
1,099 households
4 or more bedrooms14.7%
446 households
1 bedroom11.3%
341 households
Driffield Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household55.9%
1,688 households
One-person household40.5%
1,225 households
Other household types3.6%
108 households
Driffield Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household40.5%
1,225 households
2 people in household35.2%
1,065 households
3 people in household12%
362 households
4 people in household8.8%
265 households
5 people in household2.3%
71 households
6 people in household0.8%
25 households
7 people in household0.3%
9 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
8 or more people in household0%
0 households
Driffield Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514.5%
901 residents
15–2914.7%
915 residents
30–4416.6%
1,030 residents
45–6426.7%
1,657 residents
65 and over27.4%
1,702 residents
Driffield Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.7%
6,066 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1%
59 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.8%
48 residents
Other ethnic group0.4%
26 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%
9 residents
Driffield Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above24.3%
1,273 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications22.3%
1,171 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.2%
902 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.3%
805 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11%
577 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.9%
360 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3%
158 residents aged 16 and over
Driffield Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)54.2%
2,845 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive44.3%
2,327 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.4%
75 residents aged 16 and over
Driffield Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations19%
996 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations17.9%
940 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations15.6%
816 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.7%
559 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.4%
491 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed9%
474 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations7.6%
400 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.9%
362 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4%
209 residents aged 16 and over
Driffield Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health38.8%
2,411 residents
Good health36.5%
2,265 residents
Fair health18.1%
1,125 residents
Bad health5.2%
321 residents
Very bad health1.4%
84 residents
Driffield Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act78%
4,839 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act22%
1,368 residents
Driffield Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension44.8%
1,354 households
Household is deprived in one dimension36.8%
1,112 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions14.9%
450 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.4%
103 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
4 households
Driffield Central · 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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