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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003185

Iford

Iford is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,600 residents in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
7,600

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,095

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,219.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

71.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

14.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

35.7%

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.

Trowbridge East, Wiltshire10,155 residents · 70.6% owned · 14.7% no carBitterne South, Southampton6,179 residents · 73.6% owned · 15.7% no carByfleet, Woking8,022 residents · 73.5% owned · 11.9% no carAshdown, Hastings8,292 residents · 72.6% owned · 13.6% no carSalisbury Bishopsdown, Wiltshire6,868 residents · 68.8% owned · 15.4% no carTownhill Park, Southampton5,751 residents · 72.2% owned · 15.2% no car

Most similar within Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Throop & Muscliffe, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole9,431 residents · 69.9% owned · 11.9% no carBranksome West, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole7,603 residents · 71.0% owned · 16.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Iford

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

Tenure

Owned71.6%
2,215 households
Private rented17.5%
542 households
Social rented10.4%
322 households
Shared ownership0.4%
13 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Iford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached43.6%
1,349 households
Semi-detached28.5%
883 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits11.8%
365 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement9%
279 households
Terraced3.5%
108 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure2.3%
72 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.7%
22 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.5%
17 households
Iford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.3%
1,277 households
2 cars or vans in household33.8%
1,047 households
No cars or vans in household14%
432 households
3 or more cars or vans in household10.9%
338 households
Iford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms45.5%
1,409 households
2 bedrooms26.3%
814 households
4 or more bedrooms19.9%
617 households
1 bedroom8.2%
254 households
Iford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household67.3%
2,084 households
One-person household25.5%
788 households
Other household types7.2%
224 households
Iford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household33.6%
1,040 households
1 person in household25.4%
787 households
3 people in household18.9%
584 households
4 people in household16.4%
507 households
5 people in household4.6%
141 households
6 people in household0.9%
27 households
7 people in household0.1%
4 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Iford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.4%
1,400 residents
15–2914.6%
1,110 residents
30–4420.8%
1,581 residents
45–6428.6%
2,174 residents
65 and over17.6%
1,335 residents
Iford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White93.5%
7,107 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.6%
200 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.9%
143 residents
Other ethnic group1.2%
90 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.8%
59 residents
Iford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above35.7%
2,182 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.5%
1,070 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.3%
873 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications13.7%
839 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.3%
630 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.8%
353 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.8%
170 residents aged 16 and over
Iford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)63.6%
3,892 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive34.4%
2,103 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2%
120 residents aged 16 and over
Iford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations23%
1,405 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.3%
872 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers13.7%
839 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.1%
743 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.8%
719 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations8.8%
538 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6%
364 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.8%
356 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.6%
280 residents aged 16 and over
Iford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health50.6%
3,845 residents
Good health32.3%
2,451 residents
Fair health12.3%
934 residents
Bad health3.7%
278 residents
Very bad health1.2%
92 residents
Iford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82.4%
6,258 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act17.6%
1,340 residents
Iford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension51.6%
1,594 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.7%
1,012 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions12.6%
391 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.8%
88 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
6 households
Iford · 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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