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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001983

Whoberley

Whoberley is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,611 residents in Coventry. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Coventry
7,611

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,248

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,683.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

72.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

19.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

31.8%

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.

St Julians & Barnardtown, Newport7,218 residents · 66.9% owned · 20.8% no carAldermoor & Lordswood, Southampton7,887 residents · 62.4% owned · 18.6% no carBricknell East, Kingston upon Hull, City of7,969 residents · 71.3% owned · 19.6% no carMilton, Portsmouth9,434 residents · 66.2% owned · 24.2% no carMalin Bridge & Wisewood, Sheffield7,567 residents · 68.9% owned · 24.3% no carBaffins, Portsmouth10,262 residents · 70.3% owned · 19.5% no car

Most similar within Coventry

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Sherbourne, Coventry9,461 residents · 76.6% owned · 17.2% no carWalsgrave & Woodway Park, Coventry8,080 residents · 64.5% owned · 21.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Whoberley

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

Tenure

Owned72.1%
2,341 households
Private rented18.5%
601 households
Social rented9%
293 households
Shared ownership0.3%
11 households
Lives rent free0.1%
2 households
Whoberley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced61.1%
1,985 households
Semi-detached18.4%
597 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement13.2%
427 households
Detached6%
194 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.2%
38 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.1%
3 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
3 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Whoberley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household46.5%
1,512 households
2 cars or vans in household26%
845 households
No cars or vans in household19.5%
633 households
3 or more cars or vans in household8%
259 households
Whoberley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms62.8%
2,039 households
2 bedrooms19.2%
624 households
4 or more bedrooms12.4%
404 households
1 bedroom5.5%
180 households
Whoberley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household62.4%
2,027 households
One-person household31.1%
1,010 households
Other household types6.5%
211 households
Whoberley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household33.9%
1,101 households
1 person in household31.1%
1,010 households
3 people in household16.1%
524 households
4 people in household12.9%
418 households
5 people in household4%
131 households
6 people in household1.3%
41 households
7 people in household0.4%
14 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
8 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Whoberley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.8%
1,280 residents
15–2918.3%
1,392 residents
30–4421%
1,599 residents
45–6426.5%
2,018 residents
65 and over17.4%
1,323 residents
Whoberley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White84.3%
6,415 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh8%
606 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African3.4%
255 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3%
231 residents
Other ethnic group1.3%
102 residents
Whoberley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above31.8%
1,986 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.8%
1,174 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications17%
1,060 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.6%
849 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.5%
659 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.9%
369 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.5%
155 residents aged 16 and over
Whoberley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)60.7%
3,794 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive36.9%
2,304 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.4%
151 residents aged 16 and over
Whoberley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.5%
1,347 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.7%
791 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations12.6%
786 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.1%
758 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.3%
707 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students7.9%
496 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.7%
481 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.4%
461 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.8%
425 residents aged 16 and over
Whoberley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health47.3%
3,597 residents
Good health34.6%
2,634 residents
Fair health12.5%
953 residents
Bad health4.2%
318 residents
Very bad health1.4%
109 residents
Whoberley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82.1%
6,247 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act17.9%
1,364 residents
Whoberley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension49.5%
1,608 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.4%
1,052 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions14.2%
460 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.6%
117 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
10 households
Whoberley · 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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