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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003108

Pucklechurch & Westerleigh

Pucklechurch & Westerleigh is a Census neighbourhood of about 12,709 residents in South Gloucestershire. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for South Gloucestershire
12,709

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,041

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

399.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

73.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

8.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

33.3%

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.

Denmead & Southwick, Winchester11,537 residents · 68.8% owned · 9.6% no carArlesey & Henlow, Central Bedfordshire12,185 residents · 70.7% owned · 9.4% no carSoutham, Stockton & Napton, Stratford-on-Avon11,031 residents · 70.6% owned · 10.9% no carBrampton, the Stukeleys and the Alconburys, Huntingdonshire11,548 residents · 70.6% owned · 9.8% no carAylesford, Wouldham & Blue Bell Hill, Tonbridge and Malling12,104 residents · 78.4% owned · 7.2% no carTowcester East & Paulerspury, West Northamptonshire10,048 residents · 68.3% owned · 11.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Pucklechurch & Westerleigh

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

Tenure

Owned73.9%
3,724 households
Social rented12%
604 households
Private rented11.3%
571 households
Shared ownership2.7%
138 households
Lives rent free0.1%
4 households
Pucklechurch & Westerleigh · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached37.5%
1,891 households
Detached26.5%
1,338 households
Terraced20.3%
1,022 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement12.4%
623 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure2%
103 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.7%
35 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%
15 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
13 households
Pucklechurch & Westerleigh · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household38.5%
1,941 households
2 cars or vans in household37.9%
1,909 households
3 or more cars or vans in household14.9%
749 households
No cars or vans in household8.8%
441 households
Pucklechurch & Westerleigh · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms41.2%
2,075 households
4 or more bedrooms26.6%
1,342 households
2 bedrooms24.4%
1,232 households
1 bedroom7.8%
391 households
Pucklechurch & Westerleigh · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household69.8%
3,516 households
One-person household24.3%
1,223 households
Other household types5.9%
299 households
Pucklechurch & Westerleigh · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household38%
1,917 households
1 person in household24.3%
1,223 households
3 people in household17.1%
862 households
4 people in household14.2%
715 households
5 people in household4.6%
233 households
6 people in household1%
51 households
7 people in household0.5%
25 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
15 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Pucklechurch & Westerleigh · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.1%
2,305 residents
15–2918.5%
2,351 residents
30–4421.3%
2,705 residents
45–6424.1%
3,066 residents
65 and over17.9%
2,278 residents
Pucklechurch & Westerleigh · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White90.8%
11,537 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh3.4%
426 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3%
377 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.1%
267 residents
Other ethnic group0.8%
101 residents
Pucklechurch & Westerleigh · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above33.3%
3,426 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications19.5%
2,008 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications14.5%
1,488 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.8%
1,424 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.8%
1,009 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.7%
689 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.3%
241 residents aged 16 and over
Pucklechurch & Westerleigh · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)63.9%
6,568 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive34.4%
3,535 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.8%
180 residents aged 16 and over
Pucklechurch & Westerleigh · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.6%
2,329 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations15.6%
1,609 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.5%
1,393 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.4%
1,175 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations10.8%
1,109 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.5%
1,077 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.7%
583 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.3%
542 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.6%
468 residents aged 16 and over
Pucklechurch & Westerleigh · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health50.8%
6,452 residents
Good health33%
4,194 residents
Fair health12%
1,521 residents
Bad health3.3%
420 residents
Very bad health1%
123 residents
Pucklechurch & Westerleigh · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83.6%
10,628 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act16.4%
2,081 residents
Pucklechurch & Westerleigh · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension56.4%
2,844 households
Household is deprived in one dimension30.5%
1,538 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions11%
555 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2%
102 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
1 households
Pucklechurch & Westerleigh · 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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