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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003228

Central East & Walcot West

Central East & Walcot West is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,778 residents in Swindon. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Swindon
7,778

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,921

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,209.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

70.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

21.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

29.2%

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.

Kempston Central & East, Bedford6,207 residents · 63.4% owned · 19.6% no carStopsley South & Round Green, Luton10,774 residents · 64.1% owned · 18.7% no carThree Bridges, Crawley8,352 residents · 58.5% owned · 19.1% no carLittle Thurrock South, Thurrock7,770 residents · 75.0% owned · 16.0% no carCippenham Green, Slough10,406 residents · 61.1% owned · 12.9% no carBoyn Hill & Norreys Drive, Windsor and Maidenhead8,184 residents · 57.0% owned · 14.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Central East & Walcot West

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

Tenure

Owned70.7%
2,066 households
Private rented22.2%
648 households
Social rented6.4%
187 households
Shared ownership0.7%
20 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Central East & Walcot West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached47.9%
1,400 households
Terraced26.5%
775 households
Detached12.8%
374 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement10.2%
299 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.4%
42 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.7%
21 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
10 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Central East & Walcot West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44%
1,286 households
2 cars or vans in household26.2%
767 households
No cars or vans in household21.6%
630 households
3 or more cars or vans in household8.2%
240 households
Central East & Walcot West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms53.6%
1,567 households
2 bedrooms20.1%
588 households
4 or more bedrooms18.1%
529 households
1 bedroom8.1%
237 households
Central East & Walcot West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household63.6%
1,859 households
One-person household25.6%
750 households
Other household types10.8%
316 households
Central East & Walcot West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household30.7%
897 households
1 person in household25.6%
748 households
3 people in household16.7%
489 households
4 people in household15.4%
451 households
5 people in household6.7%
196 households
6 people in household2.4%
69 households
8 or more people in household1.3%
37 households
7 people in household1.2%
34 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Central East & Walcot West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519%
1,476 residents
15–2917.2%
1,336 residents
30–4422.1%
1,721 residents
45–6426.8%
2,086 residents
65 and over14.9%
1,160 residents
Central East & Walcot West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White61.7%
4,807 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh31.1%
2,425 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.9%
224 residents
Other ethnic group2.2%
170 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2%
159 residents
Central East & Walcot West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above29.2%
1,816 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications17.2%
1,071 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.1%
941 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.8%
923 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications13.4%
831 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.1%
379 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications4.1%
255 residents aged 16 and over
Central East & Walcot West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)65.3%
4,059 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive32.8%
2,042 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.9%
117 residents aged 16 and over
Central East & Walcot West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations17.9%
1,114 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.5%
1,091 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.3%
764 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.2%
760 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations11.9%
740 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.3%
577 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.6%
471 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.7%
357 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.6%
346 residents aged 16 and over
Central East & Walcot West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health48.6%
3,783 residents
Good health36.5%
2,840 residents
Fair health11.7%
906 residents
Bad health2.5%
191 residents
Very bad health0.7%
56 residents
Central East & Walcot West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act87.9%
6,835 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act12.1%
945 residents
Central East & Walcot West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension49.9%
1,459 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.6%
1,039 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions12%
351 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.3%
67 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
5 households
Central East & Walcot West · 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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