How Local Age Profiles Differ Across Beeston, Chilwell and Stapleford
Children under 15 accounted for different shares of the population across ten named wards in Census 2021. Our comparison separates population counts from percentages.
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Children under 15 made up about 19% of residents in Stapleford North, compared with 10.5% in Beeston Central, in our analysis of Census 2021. That comparison reveals one specific part of local age profiles across Beeston, Chilwell and Stapleford. The figures describe residents on 21 March 2021, reported on 2022 ward boundaries.[6]
Children Under 15 Across Ten Wards
The table declares the complete ward selection used here. Each percentage compares children aged under one through to 14 with all usual residents in that same ward. These selected wards must be read separately from the NG9 postcode district. The Office for National Statistics, the UK’s national statistics body, lists the named electoral wards within Broxtowe, a district in Nottinghamshire.[3][6]
| Ward on 2022 Boundaries | Ward Code | All Usual Residents, 2021 | Residents Aged 0 to 14 | Share Aged 0 to 14 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Attenborough and Chilwell East | E05010514 | 7,121 | 1,087 | 15.3% |
| Beeston Central | E05010516 | 6,191 | 651 | 10.5% |
| Beeston North | E05010517 | 6,361 | 914 | 14.4% |
| Beeston Rylands | E05010518 | 4,772 | 685 | 14.4% |
| Beeston West | E05010519 | 5,557 | 747 | 13.4% |
| Chilwell West | E05010522 | 7,586 | 1,344 | 17.7% |
| Stapleford North | E05010529 | 4,763 | 906 | 19.0% |
| Stapleford South East | E05010530 | 5,178 | 863 | 16.7% |
| Stapleford South West | E05010531 | 5,507 | 1,043 | 18.9% |
| Toton and Chilwell Meadows | E05010532 | 8,056 | 1,349 | 16.7% |
Beeston’s Wards Show Why Local Detail Matters
Beeston Central had the lowest under-15 share among these ten wards. Within the four wards carrying the Beeston name, the proportion ranged from 10.5% in Central to about 14.4% in both North and Rylands. Beeston West sat between them at 13.4%. Using a single figure for Beeston would conceal those differences.[6]
North and Rylands also illustrate why a matching percentage can hide a different number of people. Both round to 14.4%, but the calculated under-15 count was 914 in Beeston North and 685 in Beeston Rylands. North’s total population was larger too, at 6,361 compared with 4,772.[6]
A smaller proportion of children leaves a larger proportion aged 15 and over. It doesn’t establish how those older residents divide between teenagers, younger adults and pensioners. This comparison cannot identify the oldest ward, or explain what caused the differences.[6]
Stapleford’s Highest Shares Differ From Chilwell’s Largest Counts
Stapleford North and Stapleford South West had the highest under-15 shares in this selection, at 19.0% and 18.9%. Stapleford South East was lower at 16.7%. The gap between North and Beeston Central was approximately 8.5 percentage points, calculated before rounding the individual percentages.[6]
The largest under-15 counts appeared elsewhere. Toton and Chilwell Meadows had 1,349 children aged 0 to 14, while Chilwell West had 1,344. Those counts were almost equal, yet Chilwell West’s share was higher: 17.7% against 16.7%, because its total population was smaller.[6]
Attenborough and Chilwell East recorded 1,087 under-15s, representing 15.3% of its residents. Together, these comparisons show why the full ward names matter. Attenborough and Chilwell East, Chilwell West, and Toton and Chilwell Meadows are three separately reported areas. None of their individual figures should be presented as a total for Chilwell.[6]
How We Calculated The Comparison
Our analysis uses the Census 2021 TS007 single-year age dataset published through Nomis, the official statistics service. For each ward, we added the 15 mutually exclusive categories from “Aged under 1 year” through “Aged 14 years”. We divided that sum by the ward’s “Total: All usual residents” value from the same table, multiplied by 100 and rounded to one decimal place. The data extract was retrieved on 20 October 2026, while the observations remain those of Census Day in 2021.[6]
The ward codes in the table fix the geography used for this comparison. We have kept the ten wards separate throughout, without treating their combined population as an NG9 postcode total. The calculations use single-year ages. TS007A, the separate five-year age-band dataset, should not be used as the label for these ward calculations.[1][6]
Why The Denominator Comes From The Same Table
The denominator means the population against which the age group is measured. Here it includes all usual residents. TS001, the Census table distinguishing household residents from communal-establishment residents, measures a different breakdown of that population. Using only household residents would change the question being answered.[2][6]
Broxtowe provides a useful borough-level example of why tables should be kept consistent. Its Census 2021 total is 110,938 in the TS007A extract and 110,940 in TS001. Nomis explains that disclosure controls, including small adjustments to counts, can create differences between tables. Neither borough total is a denominator for the individual wards above.[1][4][5]
Using The Figures For A Local Decision
If you’re assessing the potential audience for an activity aimed at under-15s, start with the count column. Use the percentage column when the question is how large that age group was relative to the rest of the ward. A high share and a large audience can point to different places, as Stapleford North and Toton and Chilwell Meadows demonstrate.[6]
For a decision about provision today, a further question remains: how many children of the relevant ages live within the area the activity would actually serve? This table establishes a dated ward comparison. A current estimate and a boundary matched to that activity would be needed to take the decision further.[6]
Sources and checks
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- TS007A - Age by five-year age bands - Nomis - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics
Checked 20 October 2026.
TS007A classifies Census 2021 usual residents by five-year age bands and is distinct from the single-year table used for the ward calculations. Census disclosure controls can produce small differences between tables.
- TS001 - Number of usual residents in households and communal establishments - Nomis - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics
Checked 20 October 2026.
TS001 distinguishes usual residents living in households from those living in communal establishments. The residence-type observations relate to 21 March 2021.
- Broxtowe (E07000172) - ONS
Checked 20 October 2026.
Broxtowe is a district in Nottinghamshire. The named areas in the comparison appear in the ONS list of Broxtowe electoral wards. The historical ward codes and boundary vintage used for numerical comparison come from s6.
- TS007A
Checked 20 October 2026.
The retained TS007A record reports a Census 2021 total of 110,938 for Broxtowe district, E07000172, on 2022 district boundaries. This borough total is used only to illustrate the difference between table totals.
- TS001
Checked 20 October 2026.
The retained TS001 record reports 110,940 usual residents for Broxtowe district in Census 2021, on 2022 district boundaries. The TS001 borough total differs from the TS007A borough total and is not used for ward age percentages.
- Census 2021 selected NG9-area ward data
Checked 20 October 2026.
The retained TS007 records identify Census 2021 usual-resident totals for the ten named wards on 2022 ward boundaries. The quoted complete original record establishes Beeston Central’s denominator of 6,191. The independently recomputed age sums bound to source hash 16f878933375312d899b59d43ce8457ae4507b6e361bab92b1815538126281ad support under-15 counts of 1,087, 651, 914, 685, 747, 1,344, 906, 863, 1,043 and 1,349 in table order. Our derived percentages divide each under-15 sum by its own ward’s total from the same table, multiply by 100 and round to one decimal place. The derived shares, rankings, count comparisons and approximate 8.5 percentage-point gap are original analysis rather than direct source quotations. The observations relate to 21 March 2021, and the extract was retrieved on 20 October 2026. The selected wards do not constitute a published NG9 postcode total, and an under-15 comparison cannot establish the distribution of older age groups or current service demand.