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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003220

Lower Stratton

Lower Stratton is a Census neighbourhood of about 10,269 residents in Swindon. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Swindon
10,269

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,453

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,851.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

76.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

15.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

23.7%

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.

Blaby Village, Blaby8,898 residents · 74.5% owned · 15.1% no carMidsomer Norton North, Bath and North East Somerset6,216 residents · 78.6% owned · 12.6% no carNewton Abbot, Highweek, Teignbridge6,170 residents · 71.1% owned · 14.0% no carColeshill & Water Orton, North Warwickshire10,378 residents · 74.5% owned · 14.2% no carUckfield Town & North, Wealden8,510 residents · 71.9% owned · 14.7% no carOssett North, Wakefield9,081 residents · 69.1% owned · 17.5% no car

Most similar within Swindon

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Covingham, Swindon8,530 residents · 81.6% owned · 13.8% no carUpper Stratton, Swindon9,926 residents · 70.7% owned · 16.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Lower Stratton

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

Tenure

Owned76.9%
3,423 households
Private rented13.6%
606 households
Social rented8.4%
374 households
Shared ownership1%
43 households
Lives rent free0.2%
7 households
Lower Stratton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached48.4%
2,156 households
Detached23%
1,022 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement13.4%
598 households
Terraced13.3%
593 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.1%
48 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
20 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%
12 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
2 households
Lower Stratton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household39.3%
1,751 households
2 cars or vans in household33%
1,468 households
No cars or vans in household15.4%
686 households
3 or more cars or vans in household12.3%
546 households
Lower Stratton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms45.4%
2,019 households
2 bedrooms24.4%
1,088 households
4 or more bedrooms22.2%
989 households
1 bedroom8%
354 households
Lower Stratton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household65.7%
2,925 households
One-person household29.7%
1,324 households
Other household types4.6%
204 households
Lower Stratton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household36.9%
1,644 households
1 person in household29.7%
1,324 households
3 people in household15.5%
690 households
4 people in household13.1%
583 households
5 people in household3.4%
152 households
6 people in household0.9%
42 households
7 people in household0.3%
12 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Lower Stratton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514.6%
1,497 residents
15–2916.2%
1,660 residents
30–4417.8%
1,831 residents
45–6429.1%
2,988 residents
65 and over22.4%
2,296 residents
Lower Stratton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White91.3%
9,375 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh4.5%
458 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.1%
214 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.5%
159 residents
Other ethnic group0.6%
65 residents
Lower Stratton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above23.7%
2,055 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.9%
1,548 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications17.7%
1,537 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16.9%
1,464 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications13.2%
1,148 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.5%
648 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.1%
268 residents aged 16 and over
Lower Stratton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)61%
5,283 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive37.1%
3,213 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2%
171 residents aged 16 and over
Lower Stratton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations19.6%
1,698 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations15.7%
1,360 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.1%
1,136 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations13%
1,123 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations11.8%
1,024 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.3%
809 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.2%
624 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.7%
498 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.6%
396 residents aged 16 and over
Lower Stratton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health46.3%
4,758 residents
Good health35.7%
3,666 residents
Fair health13.3%
1,362 residents
Bad health3.6%
372 residents
Very bad health1.1%
111 residents
Lower Stratton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83.3%
8,553 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act16.7%
1,716 residents
Lower Stratton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension49.6%
2,208 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.9%
1,597 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions12%
536 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.4%
107 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
3 households
Lower 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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