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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000142

Widmore

Widmore is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,818 residents in Bromley. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Bromley
8,818

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,454

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,953.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

74.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

18.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

48.7%

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.

Buckhurst Hill, Epping Forest11,752 residents · 72.2% owned · 15.6% no carLoughton West, Epping Forest6,034 residents · 76.6% owned · 13.1% no carOxhey, Watford7,179 residents · 66.4% owned · 16.8% no carCaversham Balmore Park, Reading8,588 residents · 77.0% owned · 16.4% no carWanstead, Redbridge5,788 residents · 73.8% owned · 20.6% no carHitchin Highbury, North Hertfordshire7,868 residents · 74.3% owned · 14.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Widmore

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

Tenure

Owned74.5%
2,572 households
Private rented19.7%
680 households
Social rented5.5%
189 households
Shared ownership0.4%
13 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Widmore · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced26.3%
907 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement23.1%
798 households
Semi-detached21.2%
731 households
Detached20.7%
716 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits6.9%
237 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.3%
46 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
16 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Widmore · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household49.5%
1,711 households
2 cars or vans in household23.8%
823 households
No cars or vans in household18.6%
644 households
3 or more cars or vans in household8%
276 households
Widmore · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

4 or more bedrooms35%
1,209 households
3 bedrooms29.6%
1,023 households
2 bedrooms24.1%
833 households
1 bedroom11.2%
386 households
Widmore · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household68.1%
2,349 households
One-person household26%
898 households
Other household types5.9%
204 households
Widmore · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household29.8%
1,030 households
1 person in household26%
897 households
4 people in household19.1%
659 households
3 people in household18.9%
652 households
5 people in household4.8%
167 households
6 people in household1.1%
37 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
5 households
7 people in household0.1%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Widmore · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519.5%
1,723 residents
15–2915.1%
1,335 residents
30–4421.3%
1,879 residents
45–6427.2%
2,396 residents
65 and over16.8%
1,483 residents
Widmore · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White77%
6,784 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh9.9%
876 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5.5%
484 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African5.4%
478 residents
Other ethnic group2.2%
193 residents
Widmore · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above48.7%
3,412 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.3%
1,074 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12.8%
896 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications10.4%
727 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7%
489 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.2%
227 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
182 residents aged 16 and over
Widmore · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)64.5%
4,520 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive34%
2,379 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.5%
108 residents aged 16 and over
Widmore · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations26%
1,823 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations24.4%
1,710 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.5%
873 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.5%
806 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.1%
429 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations5.9%
416 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.3%
371 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations5%
354 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.3%
228 residents aged 16 and over
Widmore · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health57.5%
5,066 residents
Good health30.1%
2,650 residents
Fair health9.4%
826 residents
Bad health2.4%
209 residents
Very bad health0.7%
65 residents
Widmore · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act87.8%
7,745 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act12.2%
1,072 residents
Widmore · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension60.5%
2,087 households
Household is deprived in one dimension29.8%
1,027 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions8.6%
297 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.2%
40 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
1 households
Widmore · 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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