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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003092

Charfield, Wickwar & Iron Acton

Charfield, Wickwar & Iron Acton is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,755 residents in South Gloucestershire. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for South Gloucestershire
8,755

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,260

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

154.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

78.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

4.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

35.9%

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.

Brixworth & Spratton, West Northamptonshire8,655 residents · 77.3% owned · 7.9% no carMarsh Gibbon, Steeple Claydon & Tingewick, Buckinghamshire10,362 residents · 74.8% owned · 5.5% no carBassingbourn & the Mordens, South Cambridgeshire7,239 residents · 72.5% owned · 6.5% no carPackington, Ravenstone & Coleorton, North West Leicestershire6,467 residents · 81.2% owned · 6.9% no carDatchworth, Walkern & Cottered, East Hertfordshire8,115 residents · 72.9% owned · 6.2% no carDrakes Broughton & Norton, Wychavon6,705 residents · 75.9% owned · 6.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Charfield, Wickwar & Iron Acton

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

Tenure

Owned78.7%
2,567 households
Private rented10.4%
340 households
Social rented9.6%
312 households
Shared ownership1.3%
41 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Charfield, Wickwar & Iron Acton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached53.1%
1,732 households
Semi-detached30.8%
1,003 households
Terraced10.9%
355 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement2.9%
95 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.7%
22 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.6%
19 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.6%
18 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.5%
16 households
Charfield, Wickwar & Iron Acton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

2 cars or vans in household42%
1,370 households
1 car or van in household29.8%
971 households
3 or more cars or vans in household23.6%
771 households
No cars or vans in household4.6%
150 households
Charfield, Wickwar & Iron Acton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

4 or more bedrooms46.9%
1,528 households
3 bedrooms36.3%
1,184 households
2 bedrooms12.3%
402 households
1 bedroom4.5%
147 households
Charfield, Wickwar & Iron Acton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household74.5%
2,427 households
One-person household20.3%
662 households
Other household types5.2%
169 households
Charfield, Wickwar & Iron Acton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household38.7%
1,260 households
1 person in household20.3%
662 households
3 people in household18%
588 households
4 people in household16.7%
544 households
5 people in household4.6%
150 households
6 people in household1.3%
42 households
7 people in household0.3%
11 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Charfield, Wickwar & Iron Acton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516%
1,401 residents
15–2915.1%
1,324 residents
30–4417.6%
1,539 residents
45–6432.6%
2,850 residents
65 and over18.7%
1,640 residents
Charfield, Wickwar & Iron Acton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97%
8,497 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.3%
113 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.9%
75 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.6%
54 residents
Other ethnic group0.2%
20 residents
Charfield, Wickwar & Iron Acton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above35.9%
2,603 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.5%
1,344 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16.2%
1,173 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications12.6%
911 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.2%
670 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.7%
415 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications1.9%
138 residents aged 16 and over
Charfield, Wickwar & Iron Acton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)62.6%
4,542 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive35.4%
2,568 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2%
145 residents aged 16 and over
Charfield, Wickwar & Iron Acton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.5%
1,704 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.1%
1,243 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers13.5%
980 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.8%
859 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations9.7%
704 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations9.4%
685 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.5%
399 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.1%
370 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4.3%
312 residents aged 16 and over
Charfield, Wickwar & Iron Acton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health51.2%
4,484 residents
Good health33.5%
2,931 residents
Fair health11.3%
987 residents
Bad health3.2%
281 residents
Very bad health0.8%
73 residents
Charfield, Wickwar & Iron Acton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act84%
7,351 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act16%
1,405 residents
Charfield, Wickwar & Iron Acton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension57.8%
1,884 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.5%
1,059 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions8.3%
269 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.4%
46 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
2 households
Charfield, Wickwar & Iron Acton · 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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