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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003227

Walcot East

Walcot East is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,011 residents in Swindon. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Swindon
7,011

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,789

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

6,055.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

29.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

40.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

16.2%

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.

Warndon West, Worcester5,530 residents · 33.1% owned · 38.4% no carEyres Monsell, Leicester8,651 residents · 41.5% owned · 34.9% no carStocking Farm & Mowmacre, Leicester11,778 residents · 39.0% owned · 35.2% no carGreenwood, Kingston upon Hull, City of11,407 residents · 30.8% owned · 41.1% no carBilston Lunt & Loxdale, Wolverhampton7,793 residents · 39.8% owned · 38.4% no carTibbington, Sandwell9,881 residents · 41.6% owned · 33.6% no car

Most similar within Swindon

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Park North & Park South, Swindon8,546 residents · 45.6% owned · 32.0% no carPenhill, Swindon6,859 residents · 35.6% owned · 37.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Walcot East

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

Tenure

Social rented57%
1,591 households
Owned29.5%
823 households
Private rented9.9%
276 households
Shared ownership2.9%
81 households
Lives rent free0.6%
18 households
Walcot East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced44%
1,225 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement30.2%
842 households
Semi-detached21.7%
605 households
Detached2.6%
72 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.9%
25 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%
8 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
6 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Walcot East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household40.7%
1,133 households
1 car or van in household38.6%
1,074 households
2 cars or vans in household16.6%
462 households
3 or more cars or vans in household4.2%
116 households
Walcot East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms48.3%
1,346 households
2 bedrooms28.5%
794 households
1 bedroom19.2%
534 households
4 or more bedrooms4%
111 households
Walcot East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household60%
1,671 households
One-person household32.3%
901 households
Other household types7.7%
214 households
Walcot East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household32.3%
901 households
2 people in household26.2%
729 households
3 people in household16.3%
453 households
4 people in household14.5%
403 households
5 people in household6.5%
180 households
6 people in household2.8%
79 households
7 people in household0.9%
26 households
8 or more people in household0.5%
15 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Walcot East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1523%
1,616 residents
15–2918.8%
1,318 residents
30–4420.3%
1,424 residents
45–6425.7%
1,804 residents
65 and over12.1%
849 residents
Walcot East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White70.5%
4,944 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh18.4%
1,289 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African5.3%
371 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.7%
261 residents
Other ethnic group2.1%
148 residents
Walcot East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications27.3%
1,444 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications18.8%
997 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16.5%
876 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above16.2%
859 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications12%
634 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.7%
248 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications4.5%
236 residents aged 16 and over
Walcot East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)56%
2,964 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive41.6%
2,204 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.4%
126 residents aged 16 and over
Walcot East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations23.8%
1,260 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations18.7%
990 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed14%
743 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations9.7%
512 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.5%
501 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students7.8%
411 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.1%
374 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.8%
309 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations3.7%
194 residents aged 16 and over
Walcot East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health40.9%
2,871 residents
Good health34.7%
2,434 residents
Fair health16.5%
1,156 residents
Bad health6%
418 residents
Very bad health1.9%
132 residents
Walcot East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act78.3%
5,490 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act21.7%
1,521 residents
Walcot East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension37.1%
1,032 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension27.8%
774 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions25.2%
701 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions9.6%
266 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
12 households
Walcot East · 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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