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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003212

Highworth

Highworth is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,368 residents in Swindon. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Swindon
8,368

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,745

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

268.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

72.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

14.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

29.2%

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.

Hadleigh, Babergh11,012 residents · 66.8% owned · 11.7% no carManningtree & Mistley, Tendring12,089 residents · 73.9% owned · 11.9% no carClaydon & Bramford, Mid Suffolk7,653 residents · 78.2% owned · 10.6% no carTadcaster, Selby7,513 residents · 68.1% owned · 17.1% no carMarkfield & Thornton, Hinckley and Bosworth9,064 residents · 77.9% owned · 10.5% no carMarket Weighton, East Riding of Yorkshire8,577 residents · 72.0% owned · 11.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Highworth

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

Tenure

Owned72.2%
2,704 households
Social rented14.3%
535 households
Private rented12.9%
483 households
Shared ownership0.5%
17 households
Lives rent free0.2%
6 households
Highworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached33.7%
1,261 households
Semi-detached28%
1,049 households
Terraced26.6%
995 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement9.5%
354 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1%
39 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.7%
25 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.6%
22 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Highworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household39.7%
1,485 households
2 cars or vans in household33.3%
1,247 households
No cars or vans in household14.6%
545 households
3 or more cars or vans in household12.5%
468 households
Highworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms41.5%
1,553 households
4 or more bedrooms25.3%
948 households
2 bedrooms23.9%
895 households
1 bedroom9.3%
350 households
Highworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household66.4%
2,487 households
One-person household30.2%
1,131 households
Other household types3.4%
126 households
Highworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household39.2%
1,467 households
1 person in household30.2%
1,131 households
3 people in household14.2%
533 households
4 people in household12%
448 households
5 people in household3.5%
130 households
6 people in household0.7%
27 households
7 people in household0.2%
7 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
2 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Highworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514.6%
1,224 residents
15–2913.8%
1,152 residents
30–4415.7%
1,314 residents
45–6428.7%
2,405 residents
65 and over27.2%
2,273 residents
Highworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White94.9%
7,943 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.2%
183 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.8%
147 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.6%
54 residents
Other ethnic group0.5%
39 residents
Highworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above29.2%
2,061 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18%
1,273 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications16.5%
1,163 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.4%
1,090 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.3%
797 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.5%
462 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.1%
220 residents aged 16 and over
Highworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)57.2%
4,041 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive41%
2,897 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.7%
122 residents aged 16 and over
Highworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.4%
1,512 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations14.5%
1,024 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.5%
955 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.3%
866 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations11.4%
808 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11%
775 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.5%
457 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.6%
397 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students3.8%
270 residents aged 16 and over
Highworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health45.9%
3,842 residents
Good health35.5%
2,969 residents
Fair health14.3%
1,196 residents
Bad health3.6%
302 residents
Very bad health0.7%
59 residents
Highworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82.7%
6,923 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act17.3%
1,445 residents
Highworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension51.1%
1,911 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.5%
1,293 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions12.1%
452 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.3%
85 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
2 households
Highworth · 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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