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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002864

Oakham West, Langham & Whissendine

Oakham West, Langham & Whissendine is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,281 residents in Rutland. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Rutland
8,281

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,553

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

231

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

72.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

11.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

36.8%

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.

Corsham, Bowden Hill & Lacock, Wiltshire13,531 residents · 67.5% owned · 13.5% no carKingmoor, Houghton & Whiteclosegate, Carlisle10,998 residents · 80.7% owned · 10.8% no carAckworth & Darrington, Wakefield11,478 residents · 78.3% owned · 10.1% no carBarrow upon Soar, Charnwood7,358 residents · 76.6% owned · 11.0% no carDavenham & Moulton, Cheshire West and Chester6,448 residents · 78.1% owned · 7.3% no carShifnal, Shropshire10,459 residents · 68.0% owned · 12.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Oakham West, Langham & Whissendine

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

Tenure

Owned72.1%
2,560 households
Private rented15.2%
540 households
Social rented10.7%
381 households
Shared ownership1.9%
69 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Oakham West, Langham & Whissendine · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached38.6%
1,370 households
Semi-detached28.7%
1,021 households
Terraced22.2%
787 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement6.9%
245 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure2.4%
84 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.5%
16 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.4%
15 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
14 households
Oakham West, Langham & Whissendine · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.4%
1,471 households
2 cars or vans in household35.8%
1,271 households
3 or more cars or vans in household11.8%
420 households
No cars or vans in household11%
391 households
Oakham West, Langham & Whissendine · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms42.9%
1,526 households
4 or more bedrooms29.3%
1,040 households
2 bedrooms22.2%
788 households
1 bedroom5.6%
200 households
Oakham West, Langham & Whissendine · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household68.2%
2,423 households
One-person household27.1%
964 households
Other household types4.7%
167 households
Oakham West, Langham & Whissendine · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household39.7%
1,411 households
1 person in household27.1%
964 households
3 people in household14.9%
531 households
4 people in household12.9%
460 households
5 people in household4%
141 households
6 people in household1.1%
38 households
7 people in household0.2%
7 households
8 or more people in household0%
1 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Oakham West, Langham & Whissendine · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517%
1,406 residents
15–2914.1%
1,165 residents
30–4418.5%
1,531 residents
45–6426.5%
2,199 residents
65 and over23.9%
1,983 residents
Oakham West, Langham & Whissendine · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.3%
7,972 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.4%
118 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.2%
102 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.5%
45 residents
Other ethnic group0.5%
41 residents
Oakham West, Langham & Whissendine · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above36.8%
2,493 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.5%
1,252 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.4%
974 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications13.9%
944 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.6%
584 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.4%
369 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.4%
166 residents aged 16 and over
Oakham West, Langham & Whissendine · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)59.8%
4,057 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive38.5%
2,614 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.7%
113 residents aged 16 and over
Oakham West, Langham & Whissendine · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.3%
1,579 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations15.9%
1,079 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.9%
809 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations10.9%
737 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.8%
735 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.7%
727 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.4%
436 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.2%
350 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.8%
326 residents aged 16 and over
Oakham West, Langham & Whissendine · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health50.7%
4,200 residents
Good health33%
2,734 residents
Fair health12.3%
1,020 residents
Bad health3.2%
268 residents
Very bad health0.7%
59 residents
Oakham West, Langham & Whissendine · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83.8%
6,943 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act16.2%
1,339 residents
Oakham West, Langham & Whissendine · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension58.4%
2,074 households
Household is deprived in one dimension30.1%
1,071 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions9.9%
350 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.5%
55 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
3 households
Oakham West, Langham & Whissendine · 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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