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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002990

Walcot

Walcot is a Census neighbourhood of about 5,857 residents in Bath and North East Somerset. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Bath and North East Somerset
5,857

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,779

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

6,736.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

55.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

29.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

56.1%

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 Leonard's, Exeter6,349 residents · 56.4% owned · 25.3% no carLeamington West & Milverton, Warwick9,357 residents · 59.2% owned · 20.1% no carWithdean Woods, Brighton and Hove8,385 residents · 64.5% owned · 25.5% no carHolgate East, York8,303 residents · 60.7% owned · 26.5% no carPittville & Fairview, Cheltenham9,545 residents · 54.3% owned · 23.5% no carPreston Park, Brighton and Hove8,556 residents · 53.0% owned · 37.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Walcot

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

Tenure

Owned55.4%
1,539 households
Private rented31.5%
874 households
Social rented12.9%
358 households
Shared ownership0.3%
8 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Walcot · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced37.2%
1,035 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement28.2%
785 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits16.7%
464 households
Semi-detached10.6%
295 households
Detached4.6%
128 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.9%
52 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.7%
20 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Walcot · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household49.5%
1,376 households
No cars or vans in household29.7%
826 households
2 cars or vans in household17%
473 households
3 or more cars or vans in household3.7%
104 households
Walcot · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms33.3%
925 households
2 bedrooms28%
778 households
1 bedroom23.1%
641 households
4 or more bedrooms15.7%
436 households
Walcot · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household55.9%
1,555 households
One-person household35.3%
981 households
Other household types8.8%
246 households
Walcot · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household36.7%
1,022 households
1 person in household35.3%
981 households
3 people in household14.5%
404 households
4 people in household10.2%
285 households
5 people in household2.7%
74 households
6 people in household0.3%
7 households
7 people in household0.2%
5 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Walcot · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1513.9%
812 residents
15–2923.9%
1,401 residents
30–4420.6%
1,205 residents
45–6426.6%
1,559 residents
65 and over15%
876 residents
Walcot · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White89.8%
5,266 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.9%
226 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh3.4%
200 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.7%
102 residents
Other ethnic group1.2%
69 residents
Walcot · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above56.1%
2,803 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.5%
825 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications8.9%
444 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications8%
399 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications5.4%
270 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.1%
156 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications1.9%
96 residents aged 16 and over
Walcot · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)63.7%
3,183 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive33.4%
1,668 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.9%
144 residents aged 16 and over
Walcot · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations25.9%
1,291 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations19.8%
991 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students11.3%
563 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.6%
528 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations8.2%
408 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations8.2%
408 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations8%
399 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.2%
210 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed3.9%
196 residents aged 16 and over
Walcot · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health53.7%
3,144 residents
Good health33.5%
1,961 residents
Fair health9.4%
551 residents
Bad health2.9%
172 residents
Very bad health0.5%
29 residents
Walcot · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act85.1%
4,984 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act14.9%
873 residents
Walcot · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension57.3%
1,593 households
Household is deprived in one dimension30.7%
853 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions9.4%
262 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.1%
59 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.5%
13 households
Walcot · 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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