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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003117

Kingswood South

Kingswood South is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,414 residents in South Gloucestershire. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for South Gloucestershire
9,414

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,925

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,591.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

66.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

17.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

27.3%

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.

Boyatt Wood, Eastleigh9,045 residents · 65.5% owned · 16.0% no carNewbury Clay Hill, West Berkshire6,978 residents · 57.8% owned · 15.6% no carSt Neots Eynesbury, Huntingdonshire10,541 residents · 65.2% owned · 15.6% no carBiggleswade West, Central Bedfordshire11,314 residents · 64.0% owned · 16.9% no carKeynsham South, Bath and North East Somerset7,036 residents · 64.1% owned · 19.7% no carFrome South & East, Mendip11,148 residents · 65.1% owned · 15.7% no car

Most similar within South Gloucestershire

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Staple Hill South & Kingswood North West, South Gloucestershire9,713 residents · 64.2% owned · 19.8% no carStaple Hill North, South Gloucestershire7,245 residents · 72.1% owned · 18.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Kingswood South

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

Tenure

Owned66.8%
2,620 households
Private rented18.5%
725 households
Social rented12.6%
493 households
Shared ownership2.1%
84 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Kingswood South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced38.4%
1,509 households
Semi-detached30%
1,178 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement14.6%
572 households
Detached11.2%
438 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits3.7%
145 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.4%
54 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.7%
26 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
Kingswood South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.3%
1,661 households
2 cars or vans in household29.2%
1,145 households
No cars or vans in household17.9%
702 households
3 or more cars or vans in household10.6%
415 households
Kingswood South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms46.6%
1,829 households
2 bedrooms26.4%
1,036 households
4 or more bedrooms14.9%
583 households
1 bedroom12.2%
477 households
Kingswood South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household65.1%
2,556 households
One-person household27.9%
1,097 households
Other household types7%
274 households
Kingswood South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household35.2%
1,382 households
1 person in household28%
1,097 households
3 people in household16.5%
648 households
4 people in household14.5%
570 households
5 people in household4%
158 households
6 people in household1.2%
47 households
7 people in household0.5%
18 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Kingswood South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.9%
1,685 residents
15–2917.6%
1,660 residents
30–4423.9%
2,251 residents
45–6423.7%
2,231 residents
65 and over16.9%
1,588 residents
Kingswood South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White90.8%
8,545 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.4%
321 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh3.1%
288 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.1%
197 residents
Other ethnic group0.7%
63 residents
Kingswood South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above27.3%
2,084 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications19.1%
1,460 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications17.6%
1,342 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.8%
1,126 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.4%
869 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7%
538 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.8%
213 residents aged 16 and over
Kingswood South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)65.1%
4,968 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive33.6%
2,562 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.4%
104 residents aged 16 and over
Kingswood South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.3%
1,554 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations14.6%
1,114 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14%
1,068 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations13%
995 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations10.7%
820 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.6%
811 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.4%
491 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.9%
452 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.3%
332 residents aged 16 and over
Kingswood South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health47.3%
4,455 residents
Good health34.4%
3,235 residents
Fair health13.6%
1,284 residents
Bad health3.6%
339 residents
Very bad health1.1%
101 residents
Kingswood South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82.1%
7,729 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act17.9%
1,685 residents
Kingswood South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension50.6%
1,985 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.9%
1,291 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions13.8%
541 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.5%
97 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
11 households
Kingswood South · 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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