England · E07000174

Driving in Mansfield.

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Resident population

113,682

Mid-year estimate · 2025

Residents aged 17–24

8,506

Sum of published single-year ages · 2025

Households without a car or van

21.9%

Census 2021 · 10,501 households

Context for planning, not a demand forecast.

Residents aged 17–24 are not necessarily learners. Adults learn at many ages. A household vehicle may not be suitable, available or insured for private practice. A provider business address does not establish pickup coverage.

Age detail

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Usual residents · mid-2025
Age Residents
Age 16 1,404
Age 17 1,351
Age 18 1,250
Age 19 979
Age 20 913
Age 21 925
Age 22 904
Age 23 1,070
Age 24 1,114

Household vehicle availability

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Households · Census 2021
Category Households
Total: All households 48,028
No cars or vans in household 10,501
1 car or van in household 19,866
2 cars or vans in household 13,409
3 or more cars or vans in household 4,252

Census counts use statistical disclosure control. Categories and dates remain source-specific.

Languages, accessibility and journeys to work

Census 2021 gives a historical picture of Mansfield. These figures can help you plan the support and practical questions to discuss with an instructor.

Residents reporting a disability

22%

Census definition; not driving fitness.

Employed residents commuting as car/van drivers

61.2%

Census 2021, during coronavirus restrictions.

Main languages

Main language is not the same as every language a person speaks. Parent categories overlap their detailed subcategories; do not add them together.

Most frequently reported main languages

English (English or Welsh in Wales): 98,681 · Polish: 3,325 · Romanian: 1,655 · Latvian: 590 · Russian: 333 · Lithuanian: 265 · Slovak: 176 · Arabic: 146

Detailed categories only; group subtotals are excluded from this selection. Check an instructor’s own language information before contacting them.

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Usual residents aged 3 years and over · 2021 · April 2023 local authorities
Category People Share of table population
Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over (total or subtotal) 107,009 100.0%
English (English or Welsh in Wales) 98,681 92.2%
Welsh or Cymraeg (in England only) 2 0.0%
Other UK language (total or subtotal) 10 0.0%
Other UK language: Gaelic (Irish) 3 0.0%
Other UK language: Gaelic (Scottish) 1 0.0%
Other UK language: Manx Gaelic 0 0.0%
Other UK language: Gaelic (Not otherwise specified) 1 0.0%
Other UK language: Cornish 0 0.0%
Other UK language: Scots 1 0.0%
Other UK language: Ulster Scots 0 0.0%
Other UK language: Romany English 4 0.0%
Other UK language: Irish Traveller Cant 0 0.0%
French 12 0.0%
Portuguese 55 0.1%
Spanish 57 0.1%
Other European language (EU) (total or subtotal) 6,433 6.0%
Other European language (EU): Italian 94 0.1%
Other European language (EU): German 16 0.0%
Other European language (EU): Polish 3,325 3.1%
Other European language (EU): Slovak 176 0.2%
Other European language (EU): Czech 55 0.1%
Other European language (EU): Romanian 1,655 1.5%
Other European language (EU): Lithuanian 265 0.2%
Other European language (EU): Latvian 590 0.6%
Other European language (EU): Hungarian 83 0.1%
Other European language (EU): Bulgarian 83 0.1%
Other European language (EU): Greek 77 0.1%
Other European language (EU): Dutch 6 0.0%
Other European language (EU): Swedish 3 0.0%
Other European language (EU): Danish 0 0.0%
Other European language (EU): Finnish 0 0.0%
Other European language (EU): Estonian 1 0.0%
Other European language (EU): Slovenian 0 0.0%
Other European language (EU): Maltese 0 0.0%
Other European language (EU): Any other European language (EU) 4 0.0%
Other European language (non EU) (total or subtotal) 76 0.1%
Other European language (non EU): Albanian 69 0.1%
Other European language (non EU): Ukrainian 6 0.0%
Other European language (non EU): Any other Eastern European language (non EU) 1 0.0%
Other European language (non EU): Northern European language (non EU) 0 0.0%
Other European language (EU and non-EU) (total or subtotal) 8 0.0%
Other European language (EU and non-EU): Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian, and Montenegrin 8 0.0%
Other European language (non-national) (total or subtotal) 0 0.0%
Other European language (non-national): Any Romani language 0 0.0%
Other European language (non-national): Yiddish 0 0.0%
Russian 333 0.3%
Turkish 96 0.1%
Arabic 146 0.1%
West or Central Asian language (total or subtotal) 71 0.1%
West or Central Asian language: Hebrew 5 0.0%
West or Central Asian language: Kurdish 42 0.0%
West or Central Asian language: Persian or Farsi 16 0.0%
West or Central Asian language: Pashto 0 0.0%
West or Central Asian language: Any other West or Central Asian language 8 0.0%
South Asian language (total or subtotal) 578 0.5%
South Asian language: Urdu 75 0.1%
South Asian language: Hindi 15 0.0%
South Asian language: Panjabi 100 0.1%
South Asian language: Pakistani Pahari (with Mirpuri and Potwari) 0 0.0%
South Asian language: Bengali (with Sylheti and Chatgaya) 111 0.1%
South Asian language: Gujarati 40 0.0%
South Asian language: Marathi 7 0.0%
South Asian language: Telugu 13 0.0%
South Asian language: Tamil 53 0.0%
South Asian language: Malayalam 121 0.1%
South Asian language: Sinhala 23 0.0%
South Asian language: Nepalese 4 0.0%
South Asian language: Any other South Asian language 16 0.0%
East Asian language (total or subtotal) 284 0.3%
East Asian language: Mandarin Chinese 24 0.0%
East Asian language: Cantonese Chinese 73 0.1%
East Asian language: All other Chinese 71 0.1%
East Asian language: Japanese 3 0.0%
East Asian language: Korean 0 0.0%
East Asian language: Vietnamese 15 0.0%
East Asian language: Thai 35 0.0%
East Asian language: Malay 5 0.0%
East Asian language: Tagalog or Filipino 42 0.0%
East Asian language: Any other East Asian language 16 0.0%
Oceanic or Australian language 8 0.0%
North or South American language 0 0.0%
Caribbean Creole (total or subtotal) 0 0.0%
Caribbean Creole: English-based Caribbean Creole 0 0.0%
Caribbean Creole: Any other Caribbean Creole 0 0.0%
African language (total or subtotal) 82 0.1%
African language: Amharic 0 0.0%
African language: Tigrinya 11 0.0%
African language: Somali 0 0.0%
African language: Krio 0 0.0%
African language: Akan 10 0.0%
African language: Yoruba 4 0.0%
African language: Igbo 0 0.0%
African language: Swahili or Kiswahili 8 0.0%
African language: Luganda 0 0.0%
African language: Lingala 0 0.0%
African language: Shona 13 0.0%
African language: Afrikaans 10 0.0%
African language: Any other Nigerian language 1 0.0%
African language: Any other West African language 6 0.0%
African language: Any other African language 19 0.0%
Sign language (total or subtotal) 64 0.1%
Sign language: British Sign Language 49 0.0%
Sign language: Any other sign language 4 0.0%
Sign language: Any sign communication system 11 0.0%
Other language 13 0.0%

Original TS024 definitions and data . Contains ONS data © Crown copyright; Open Government Licence v3.0. Statistical disclosure control means some subtotals differ.

English proficiency

The English or Welsh main-language group in Wales is defined differently from England. Local language counts do not establish an instructor's teaching languages.

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Usual residents aged 3 years and over · 2021 · April 2023 local authorities
Category People Share of table population
Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over (total or subtotal) 107,007 100.0%
Main language is English (English or Welsh in Wales) 98,681 92.2%
Main language is not English (English or Welsh in Wales) (total or subtotal) 8,326 7.8%
Main language is not English (English or Welsh in Wales): Can speak English very well 2,771 2.6%
Main language is not English (English or Welsh in Wales): Can speak English well 3,670 3.4%
Main language is not English (English or Welsh in Wales): Cannot speak English well 1,653 1.5%
Main language is not English (English or Welsh in Wales): Cannot speak English 232 0.2%

Original TS029 definitions and data . Contains ONS data © Crown copyright; Open Government Licence v3.0. Statistical disclosure control means some subtotals differ.

Disability and everyday activities

Self-reported census disability is not a driving assessment or evidence of a need for vehicle adaptations. Parent categories overlap their subcategories.

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All usual residents · 2021 · April 2023 local authorities
Category People Share of table population
Total: All usual residents (total or subtotal) 110,485 100.0%
Disabled under the Equality Act (total or subtotal) 24,318 22.0%
Disabled under the Equality Act: Day-to-day activities limited a lot 11,351 10.3%
Disabled under the Equality Act: Day-to-day activities limited a little 12,967 11.7%
Not disabled under the Equality Act (total or subtotal) 86,167 78.0%
Not disabled under the Equality Act: Has long term physical or mental health condition but day-to-day activities are not limited 6,830 6.2%
Not disabled under the Equality Act: No long term physical or mental health conditions 79,337 71.8%

Original TS038 definitions and data . Contains ONS data © Crown copyright; Open Government Licence v3.0. Statistical disclosure control means some subtotals differ.

Travel to work

Census Day was 21 March 2021, during coronavirus restrictions. These are historical commuting patterns, not present-day traffic or a forecast of learner demand.

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Usual residents aged 16 years and over in employment the week before the census · 2021 · April 2023 local authorities
Category People Share of table population
Total: All usual residents aged 16 years and over in employment the week before the census (total or subtotal) 51,369 100.0%
Work mainly at or from home 8,757 17.0%
Underground, metro, light rail, tram 30 0.1%
Train 203 0.4%
Bus, minibus or coach 1,827 3.6%
Taxi 607 1.2%
Motorcycle, scooter or moped 236 0.5%
Driving a car or van 31,438 61.2%
Passenger in a car or van 3,841 7.5%
Bicycle 594 1.2%
On foot 3,332 6.5%
Other method of travel to work 504 1.0%

Original TS061 definitions and data . Contains ONS data © Crown copyright; Open Government Licence v3.0. Statistical disclosure control means some subtotals differ.

Instructor business and affordability context

Registered driving-school enterprises

0

SIC 85530 · 2026 · rounded to the nearest five

These are VAT/PAYE registered enterprises based at an address in this area. Many small sole traders are excluded; one enterprise can employ several instructors. This industry classification also includes some flying schools. Use it alongside actual provider information when researching a teaching business.

ONS UK Business Counts through Nomis . A published zero can be rounded; it does not mean there are no instructors.

English deprivation summaries · 2025

These figures describe relative deprivation in areas. They do not tell you whether an individual can afford lessons or qualifies for support. Lower-tier and upper-tier summaries use different comparison groups. Explore the original measures below; ranks cannot be compared with another UK nation’s index.

District and unitary authority summary · 2024 boundaries
IMD · 2025 · lower-tier
Published measure Value
IMD - Average rank 20,108.67
IMD - Rank of average rank 77
IMD - Average score 26.909
IMD - Rank of average score 61
IMD - Proportion of LSOAs in most deprived 10% nationally 0.1324
IMD - Rank of proportion of LSOAs in most deprived 10% nationally 64
IMD25 - Extent 0.3164
IMD25 - Rank of extent 61
IMD25 - Local concentration 32,483.79
IMD25 - Rank of local concentration 57
Income · 2025 · lower-tier
Published measure Value
Income - Average rank 19,431.21
Income - Rank of average rank 79
Income - Average score 0.264
Income - Rank of average score 72
Income - Proportion of LSOAs in most deprived 10% nationally 0.1176
Income - Rank of proportion of LSOAs in most deprived 10% nationally 66
Income scale 29,339
Rank of Income Scale 142
Employment · 2025 · lower-tier
Published measure Value
Employment - Average rank 22,252.18
Employment - Rank of average rank 41
Employment - Average score 0.18
Employment - Rank of average score 40
Employment - Proportion of LSOAs in most deprived 10% nationally 0.1618
Employment - Rank of proportion of LSOAs in most deprived 10% nationally 49
Employment scale 12,408.75
Rank of Employment Scale 129
Education · 2025 · lower-tier
Published measure Value
Education, Skills and Training - Average rank 22,977.87
Education, Skills and Training - Rank of average rank 31
Education, Skills and Training - Average score 33.694
Education, Skills and Training - Rank of average score 27
Education, Skills and Training - Proportion of LSOAs in most deprived 10% nationally 0.2353
Education, Skills and Training - Rank of proportion of LSOAs in most deprived 10% nationally 33
Health · 2025 · lower-tier
Published measure Value
Health Deprivation and Disability - Average rank 24,155.36
Health Deprivation and Disability - Rank of average rank 39
Health Deprivation and Disability - Average score 0.608
Health Deprivation and Disability - Rank of average score 42
Health Deprivation and Disability - Proportion of LSOAs in most deprived 10% nationally 0.1618
Health Deprivation and Disability - Rank of proportion of LSOAs in most deprived 10% nationally 52
Crime · 2025 · lower-tier
Published measure Value
Crime - Average rank 19,499.61
Crime - Rank of average rank 86
Crime - Average score 0.251
Crime - Rank of average score 76
Crime - Proportion of LSOAs in most deprived 10% nationally 0.1912
Crime - Rank of proportion of LSOAs in most deprived 10% nationally 41
Barriers · 2025 · lower-tier
Published measure Value
Barriers to Housing and Services - Average rank 7,565.67
Barriers to Housing and Services - Rank of average rank 280
Barriers to Housing and Services - Average score 12.909
Barriers to Housing and Services - Rank of average score 280
Barriers to Housing and Services - Proportion of LSOAs in most deprived 10% nationally 0.0147
Barriers to Housing and Services - Rank of proportion of LSOAs in most deprived 10% nationally 201
Living · 2025 · lower-tier
Published measure Value
Living Environment - Average rank 13,607.11
Living Environment - Rank of average rank 197
Living Environment - Average score 16.215
Living Environment - Rank of average score 193
Living Environment - Proportion of LSOAs in most deprived 10% nationally 0.0294
Living Environment - Rank of proportion of LSOAs in most deprived 10% nationally 202
IDACI · 2025 · lower-tier
Published measure Value
IDACI - Average rank 20,224.01
IDACI - Rank of average rank 83
IDACI - Average score 0.406
IDACI - Rank of average score 79
IDACI - Proportion of LSOAs in most deprived 10% nationally 0.0588
IDACI - Rank of proportion of LSOAs in most deprived 10% nationally 111
IDAOPI · 2025 · lower-tier
Published measure Value
IDAOPI - Average rank 15,312.59
IDAOPI - Rank of average rank 113
IDAOPI - Average score 0.174
IDAOPI - Rank of average score 102
IDAOPI - Proportion of LSOAs in most deprived 10% nationally 0.0588
IDAOPI - Rank of proportion of LSOAs in most deprived 10% nationally 100

Corrected November 2025 v2 workbooks. Original labels and units are retained: proportions run from 0 to 1, and index scores are not percentages. Source and methodology .

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Download registered enterprise counts and all imported deprivation domains · Open Government Licence v3.0. Different source periods remain separate.

Funding and support

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Instructor business context

Explore what respondents reported about workload, pupils and professional development.

Sources and geography

Population: ONS estimates through Nomis. Vehicle availability: ONS Census 2021 through Nomis. Population and census years are different. Nomis geography groups: district / unitary. Joins use the exact official area code, not a similarity in names. Counties and districts can overlap. Download counts, status flags and input checksums.