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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003207

Hamworthy West

Hamworthy West is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,432 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
7,432

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,972

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,249.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

57.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

16.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

22.3%

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.

Monkwick, Colchester10,502 residents · 60.7% owned · 17.7% no carHaverhill North, West Suffolk7,730 residents · 62.0% owned · 19.2% no carHaverhill East & South, West Suffolk11,154 residents · 57.4% owned · 20.7% no carPatchway, South Gloucestershire7,920 residents · 67.5% owned · 18.0% no carSteeple View & Noak Bridge, Basildon8,735 residents · 61.3% owned · 15.2% no carHightown & Hartshead Moor, Kirklees6,722 residents · 62.7% owned · 18.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Hamworthy West

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

Tenure

Owned57.4%
1,705 households
Private rented21.5%
639 households
Social rented20.6%
612 households
Shared ownership0.4%
13 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Hamworthy West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached31.1%
925 households
Terraced23.9%
710 households
Detached21.9%
651 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement21.6%
642 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.1%
32 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
8 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
4 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Hamworthy West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.7%
1,298 households
2 cars or vans in household29.6%
880 households
No cars or vans in household16.3%
484 households
3 or more cars or vans in household10.5%
311 households
Hamworthy West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms51.4%
1,530 households
2 bedrooms25.4%
756 households
4 or more bedrooms12.7%
379 households
1 bedroom10.4%
310 households
Hamworthy West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household66.4%
1,973 households
One-person household26.7%
795 households
Other household types6.9%
205 households
Hamworthy West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household34.3%
1,020 households
1 person in household26.7%
795 households
3 people in household16.1%
479 households
4 people in household15.2%
451 households
5 people in household5.2%
155 households
6 people in household1.9%
57 households
7 people in household0.5%
15 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
2 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Hamworthy West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519.8%
1,470 residents
15–2917.8%
1,323 residents
30–4420.2%
1,504 residents
45–6425.4%
1,885 residents
65 and over16.8%
1,252 residents
Hamworthy West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White95.8%
7,121 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.7%
129 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.4%
103 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.8%
61 residents
Other ethnic group0.2%
18 residents
Hamworthy West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above22.3%
1,307 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications20.5%
1,204 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.6%
1,094 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16.1%
943 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.9%
757 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.8%
398 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.8%
163 residents aged 16 and over
Hamworthy West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)62.1%
3,645 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive36.3%
2,131 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.6%
93 residents aged 16 and over
Hamworthy West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations18%
1,057 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations15.7%
923 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations15.1%
884 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.9%
760 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.8%
635 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations8.4%
493 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.4%
437 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7%
409 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.6%
273 residents aged 16 and over
Hamworthy West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health48.3%
3,588 residents
Good health33%
2,453 residents
Fair health13.2%
981 residents
Bad health4.2%
311 residents
Very bad health1.3%
99 residents
Hamworthy West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81.6%
6,066 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act18.4%
1,367 residents
Hamworthy West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension44%
1,310 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.1%
1,014 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions17%
505 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.7%
139 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
6 households
Hamworthy West · 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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