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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003219

Broad Blunsdon, South Marston & Wanborough

Broad Blunsdon, South Marston & Wanborough is a Census neighbourhood of about 13,043 residents in Swindon. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Swindon
13,043

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,948

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

133.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

74.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

6.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

38.8%

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.

Bramley, Sherfield & the Sherbornes, Basingstoke and Deane11,111 residents · 69.8% owned · 7.3% no carBishop's Stortford West & Braughing, East Hertfordshire10,830 residents · 76.2% owned · 6.5% no carCrookham West, Ewshot & Crondall, Hart10,724 residents · 70.8% owned · 5.0% no carWokingham North & Hurst, Wokingham8,120 residents · 76.6% owned · 6.2% no carBroughton & Wychnor, Preston9,749 residents · 87.2% owned · 5.3% no carHagbourne, Moreton & Cholsey, South Oxfordshire12,012 residents · 69.2% owned · 8.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Broad Blunsdon, South Marston & Wanborough

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

Tenure

Owned74%
3,660 households
Social rented12.3%
609 households
Private rented8.1%
399 households
Shared ownership5.6%
275 households
Lives rent free0.1%
5 households
Broad Blunsdon, South Marston & Wanborough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached51.5%
2,549 households
Semi-detached32.7%
1,616 households
Terraced9.4%
467 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement5.2%
258 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.4%
22 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%
16 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
15 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
4 households
Broad Blunsdon, South Marston & Wanborough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

2 cars or vans in household45%
2,226 households
1 car or van in household32.8%
1,621 households
3 or more cars or vans in household16.2%
800 households
No cars or vans in household6.1%
300 households
Broad Blunsdon, South Marston & Wanborough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

4 or more bedrooms45.6%
2,256 households
3 bedrooms33.8%
1,672 households
2 bedrooms15%
741 households
1 bedroom5.6%
278 households
Broad Blunsdon, South Marston & Wanborough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household76.1%
3,762 households
One-person household18.7%
924 households
Other household types5.2%
257 households
Broad Blunsdon, South Marston & Wanborough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household36.4%
1,802 households
4 people in household19%
941 households
3 people in household19%
938 households
1 person in household18.7%
924 households
5 people in household5.3%
260 households
6 people in household1.2%
58 households
7 people in household0.4%
18 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Broad Blunsdon, South Marston & Wanborough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1522.4%
2,925 residents
15–2915.8%
2,060 residents
30–4423.6%
3,074 residents
45–6425%
3,260 residents
65 and over13.2%
1,723 residents
Broad Blunsdon, South Marston & Wanborough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White88.5%
11,538 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh5.5%
722 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.6%
339 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.4%
310 residents
Other ethnic group1%
134 residents
Broad Blunsdon, South Marston & Wanborough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above38.8%
3,870 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications19%
1,890 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16.1%
1,603 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications10.2%
1,013 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.2%
915 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.9%
493 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications1.9%
188 residents aged 16 and over
Broad Blunsdon, South Marston & Wanborough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)69.8%
6,964 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive28.5%
2,845 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.6%
163 residents aged 16 and over
Broad Blunsdon, South Marston & Wanborough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.9%
2,383 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.1%
2,207 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.9%
1,285 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.7%
1,162 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations8.4%
842 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations7.8%
779 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.5%
453 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.4%
439 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4.2%
423 residents aged 16 and over
Broad Blunsdon, South Marston & Wanborough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health58%
7,562 residents
Good health31%
4,040 residents
Fair health8.3%
1,077 residents
Bad health2.1%
271 residents
Very bad health0.7%
93 residents
Broad Blunsdon, South Marston & Wanborough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act87.5%
11,415 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act12.5%
1,628 residents
Broad Blunsdon, South Marston & Wanborough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension64.1%
3,168 households
Household is deprived in one dimension27.1%
1,340 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions7.3%
363 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.5%
75 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
0 households
Broad Blunsdon, South Marston & Wanborough · 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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