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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003223

Rodbourne & Cheney Manor

Rodbourne & Cheney Manor is a Census neighbourhood of about 10,893 residents in Swindon. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Swindon
10,893

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,650

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,264.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

59.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

21.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

28.9%

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.

Newtown, Dartford9,727 residents · 61.5% owned · 22.6% no carKings Furlong, Basingstoke and Deane8,832 residents · 50.8% owned · 28.1% no carNew Bilton, Rugby8,089 residents · 51.2% owned · 22.0% no carFletton, Peterborough10,266 residents · 47.0% owned · 27.5% no carLee Chapel South & Kingswood, Basildon10,314 residents · 57.2% owned · 23.4% no carTown East, Rugby7,141 residents · 48.9% owned · 25.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Rodbourne & Cheney Manor

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

Tenure

Owned59.8%
2,781 households
Private rented33.5%
1,558 households
Social rented6%
279 households
Shared ownership0.7%
31 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Rodbourne & Cheney Manor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced48.1%
2,236 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement23.9%
1,111 households
Semi-detached18.4%
854 households
Detached6%
279 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.9%
90 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1%
45 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.7%
31 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
4 households
Rodbourne & Cheney Manor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household47.3%
2,199 households
2 cars or vans in household23.9%
1,112 households
No cars or vans in household21.7%
1,010 households
3 or more cars or vans in household7.1%
330 households
Rodbourne & Cheney Manor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms39.1%
1,820 households
2 bedrooms38.9%
1,810 households
1 bedroom12.9%
602 households
4 or more bedrooms9%
418 households
Rodbourne & Cheney Manor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household60.5%
2,812 households
One-person household31.7%
1,474 households
Other household types7.8%
365 households
Rodbourne & Cheney Manor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household31.7%
1,474 households
2 people in household31.3%
1,457 households
3 people in household17.5%
816 households
4 people in household13.3%
617 households
5 people in household4%
187 households
6 people in household1.4%
67 households
7 people in household0.5%
22 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
10 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Rodbourne & Cheney Manor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.4%
2,001 residents
15–2918.5%
2,013 residents
30–4426%
2,832 residents
45–6425.2%
2,742 residents
65 and over12%
1,303 residents
Rodbourne & Cheney Manor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White77%
8,387 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh14.2%
1,543 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African3.7%
405 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.1%
341 residents
Other ethnic group2%
217 residents
Rodbourne & Cheney Manor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above28.9%
2,543 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications17.1%
1,506 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.8%
1,389 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.7%
1,384 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.4%
1,087 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.3%
555 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.7%
327 residents aged 16 and over
Rodbourne & Cheney Manor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)70.9%
6,235 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive27.5%
2,414 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.6%
141 residents aged 16 and over
Rodbourne & Cheney Manor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.7%
1,643 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations16.6%
1,456 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.8%
1,214 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.2%
1,075 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations11.1%
975 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.9%
871 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.6%
581 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.3%
554 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.8%
422 residents aged 16 and over
Rodbourne & Cheney Manor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health48.3%
5,264 residents
Good health36.5%
3,972 residents
Fair health11.7%
1,274 residents
Bad health2.7%
299 residents
Very bad health0.8%
84 residents
Rodbourne & Cheney Manor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act85.9%
9,362 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act14.1%
1,531 residents
Rodbourne & Cheney Manor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension53%
2,464 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.4%
1,506 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions12.1%
562 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.3%
105 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
11 households
Rodbourne & Cheney Manor · 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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