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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003226

Central North

Central North is a Census neighbourhood of about 10,665 residents in Swindon. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Swindon
10,665

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,738

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

11,306.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

35.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

45.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

24.7%

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.

Peterborough Central, Peterborough12,049 residents · 31.5% owned · 45.5% no carHounslow West, Hounslow12,304 residents · 31.6% owned · 42.8% no carHounslow Meadows, Hounslow10,620 residents · 35.1% owned · 38.8% no carHarlington & Cranford Cross, Hillingdon10,062 residents · 40.6% owned · 31.3% no carCranford, Hounslow10,109 residents · 42.1% owned · 29.8% no carWembley East, Brent11,749 residents · 39.7% owned · 48.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Central North

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

Tenure

Private rented49%
1,831 households
Owned35.2%
1,314 households
Social rented15.4%
575 households
Lives rent free0.2%
9 households
Shared ownership0.2%
9 households
Central North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced47.3%
1,767 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement27.2%
1,015 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits9.3%
349 households
Semi-detached7.1%
265 households
Detached5.9%
221 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop2%
73 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.2%
44 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Central North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household45.7%
1,707 households
1 car or van in household39.7%
1,485 households
2 cars or vans in household12.3%
459 households
3 or more cars or vans in household2.3%
87 households
Central North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms35.3%
1,320 households
1 bedroom29.4%
1,101 households
3 bedrooms26.7%
997 households
4 or more bedrooms8.6%
321 households
Central North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household46.9%
1,756 households
One-person household31.8%
1,189 households
Other household types21.3%
796 households
Central North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household31.8%
1,188 households
2 people in household21.6%
807 households
3 people in household15.9%
593 households
4 people in household13.2%
494 households
5 people in household8.3%
311 households
6 people in household3.7%
139 households
8 or more people in household3.3%
122 households
7 people in household2.2%
84 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Central North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.7%
1,990 residents
15–2921.4%
2,281 residents
30–4426.7%
2,846 residents
45–6425.4%
2,710 residents
65 and over7.8%
837 residents
Central North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh57.6%
6,143 residents
White33%
3,525 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African3.3%
353 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.2%
342 residents
Other ethnic group2.8%
303 residents
Central North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above24.7%
2,117 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications21.1%
1,805 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications17.7%
1,511 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.3%
1,139 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications9.5%
815 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications8.7%
741 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5%
429 residents aged 16 and over
Central North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)70.3%
6,015 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive27.3%
2,339 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.3%
201 residents aged 16 and over
Central North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations33%
2,823 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14.9%
1,275 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed10.1%
861 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations9.8%
840 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations7.5%
638 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers6.9%
594 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.6%
567 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations6.1%
519 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.1%
439 residents aged 16 and over
Central North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health48.2%
5,136 residents
Good health38.7%
4,125 residents
Fair health9.8%
1,043 residents
Bad health2.7%
284 residents
Very bad health0.7%
77 residents
Central North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act89.8%
9,579 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act10.2%
1,086 residents
Central North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension39.5%
1,478 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension34.9%
1,303 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions19.3%
722 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.6%
211 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.6%
24 households
Central North · 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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