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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003216

Upper Stratton

Upper Stratton is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,926 residents in Swindon. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Swindon
9,926

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,274

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,212.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

70.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

16.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

21.8%

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.

Sawley, Erewash9,388 residents · 69.5% owned · 19.5% no carMelksham North, Wiltshire7,814 residents · 72.1% owned · 12.3% no carBracebridge South & Swallow Beck, Lincoln11,351 residents · 75.7% owned · 16.1% no carQuarry Bank, Dudley8,738 residents · 68.8% owned · 18.6% no carSt Neots Eaton Socon, Huntingdonshire5,727 residents · 64.9% owned · 17.2% no carFareham North West, Fareham7,247 residents · 69.5% owned · 16.6% no car

Most similar within Swindon

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Lower Stratton, Swindon10,269 residents · 76.9% owned · 15.4% no carEldene & Dorcan, Swindon8,462 residents · 67.3% owned · 19.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Upper Stratton

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

Tenure

Owned70.7%
3,021 households
Social rented17.1%
731 households
Private rented11.2%
479 households
Shared ownership0.7%
30 households
Lives rent free0.3%
13 households
Upper Stratton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached52.7%
2,252 households
Terraced22.9%
978 households
Detached16%
683 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement6.7%
287 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure1%
43 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.4%
17 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
7 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
7 households
Upper Stratton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.5%
1,772 households
2 cars or vans in household30.8%
1,315 households
No cars or vans in household16.6%
711 households
3 or more cars or vans in household11.1%
476 households
Upper Stratton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms50%
2,137 households
2 bedrooms22.8%
974 households
4 or more bedrooms17.7%
758 households
1 bedroom9.5%
405 households
Upper Stratton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household65.5%
2,802 households
One-person household29.3%
1,254 households
Other household types5.2%
222 households
Upper Stratton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household36.8%
1,574 households
1 person in household29.3%
1,254 households
3 people in household15.3%
655 households
4 people in household12.7%
541 households
5 people in household4.1%
175 households
6 people in household1.1%
46 households
7 people in household0.4%
16 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
12 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Upper Stratton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.7%
1,558 residents
15–2915.6%
1,551 residents
30–4418.7%
1,860 residents
45–6428.3%
2,808 residents
65 and over21.7%
2,149 residents
Upper Stratton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White90.1%
8,944 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh4.5%
449 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.5%
250 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.5%
151 residents
Other ethnic group1.3%
133 residents
Upper Stratton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above21.8%
1,797 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications20.4%
1,688 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.7%
1,380 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16.1%
1,333 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications14.4%
1,193 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.2%
595 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.3%
272 residents aged 16 and over
Upper Stratton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)60.6%
5,004 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive38.1%
3,142 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.3%
111 residents aged 16 and over
Upper Stratton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.7%
1,542 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations14.9%
1,232 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14.4%
1,192 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations14%
1,154 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations9.8%
808 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.6%
711 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.9%
653 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.6%
627 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.1%
339 residents aged 16 and over
Upper Stratton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health43.4%
4,304 residents
Good health36.4%
3,610 residents
Fair health14.8%
1,466 residents
Bad health4.5%
442 residents
Very bad health1%
104 residents
Upper Stratton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81.3%
8,068 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act18.7%
1,858 residents
Upper Stratton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension46.6%
1,991 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34%
1,455 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions16.3%
697 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3%
128 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
3 households
Upper Stratton · 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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