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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003230

Central South & Eastcott

Central South & Eastcott is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,728 residents in Swindon. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Swindon
8,728

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,907

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

8,789.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

39.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

37.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

37.5%

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.

Banbury Grimsbury, Cherwell12,600 residents · 40.3% owned · 29.4% no carKings Furlong, Basingstoke and Deane8,832 residents · 50.8% owned · 28.1% no carKettering Central East, North Northamptonshire9,201 residents · 39.6% owned · 30.4% no carFreemantle, Southampton7,816 residents · 39.2% owned · 32.8% no carCentral Watford, Watford11,413 residents · 31.6% owned · 42.9% no carRinglestone & Central Maidstone, Maidstone12,292 residents · 38.9% owned · 33.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Central South & Eastcott

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

Tenure

Private rented52.2%
2,038 households
Owned39.9%
1,560 households
Social rented6.5%
255 households
Shared ownership1.3%
52 households
Lives rent free0.1%
2 households
Central South & Eastcott · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced50.1%
1,958 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement24.5%
959 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits8.7%
341 households
Semi-detached7.3%
286 households
Detached4.2%
163 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop2.7%
104 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse2.5%
97 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Central South & Eastcott · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.4%
1,735 households
No cars or vans in household37.8%
1,478 households
2 cars or vans in household15.1%
591 households
3 or more cars or vans in household2.6%
103 households
Central South & Eastcott · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms41.1%
1,605 households
3 bedrooms26%
1,016 households
1 bedroom23.6%
921 households
4 or more bedrooms9.4%
366 households
Central South & Eastcott · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household51.1%
1,995 households
One-person household37.4%
1,462 households
Other household types11.5%
448 households
Central South & Eastcott · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household37.4%
1,462 households
2 people in household31.1%
1,215 households
3 people in household15.4%
602 households
4 people in household11.1%
433 households
5 people in household3.1%
121 households
6 people in household0.9%
35 households
7 people in household0.5%
19 households
8 or more people in household0.5%
19 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Central South & Eastcott · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.8%
1,381 residents
15–2921.3%
1,860 residents
30–4431.2%
2,727 residents
45–6422.3%
1,949 residents
65 and over9.3%
811 residents
Central South & Eastcott · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White64%
5,586 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh27.4%
2,387 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African3.5%
305 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.4%
295 residents
Other ethnic group1.8%
154 residents
Central South & Eastcott · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above37.5%
2,734 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications15.8%
1,153 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.5%
1,054 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12%
873 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.4%
761 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.9%
357 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications4.9%
356 residents aged 16 and over
Central South & Eastcott · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)71.9%
5,242 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive26.6%
1,941 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.5%
107 residents aged 16 and over
Central South & Eastcott · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations18.3%
1,332 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.3%
1,331 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations15.7%
1,147 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.7%
781 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.2%
742 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8.9%
649 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.5%
619 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.3%
385 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.1%
300 residents aged 16 and over
Central South & Eastcott · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health49.4%
4,308 residents
Good health36.4%
3,178 residents
Fair health10.8%
944 residents
Bad health2.7%
235 residents
Very bad health0.7%
63 residents
Central South & Eastcott · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act86.1%
7,512 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act13.9%
1,216 residents
Central South & Eastcott · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension50.2%
1,960 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.5%
1,348 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions12.3%
482 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.9%
112 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
5 households
Central South & Eastcott · 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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