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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003231

Park North & Park South

Park North & Park South is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,546 residents in Swindon. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Swindon
8,546

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,269

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

6,144.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

45.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

32.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

17.0%

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.

Kettering Avondale Grange, North Northamptonshire8,742 residents · 44.3% owned · 26.8% no carBloxwich North West, Walsall7,420 residents · 49.5% owned · 31.5% no carEyres Monsell, Leicester8,651 residents · 41.5% owned · 34.9% no carPaulsgrove East, Portsmouth8,115 residents · 49.3% owned · 28.0% no carCaldwell & Chilvers Coton, Nuneaton and Bedworth7,960 residents · 51.9% owned · 31.0% no carOcker Hill, Sandwell6,169 residents · 40.9% owned · 33.4% no car

Most similar within Swindon

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Walcot East, Swindon7,011 residents · 29.5% owned · 40.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Park North & Park South

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

Tenure

Owned45.6%
1,491 households
Social rented41.7%
1,363 households
Private rented11.4%
373 households
Shared ownership0.7%
22 households
Lives rent free0.6%
20 households
Park North & Park South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced52.8%
1,727 households
Semi-detached26.5%
866 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement17.2%
561 households
Detached3.2%
103 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.2%
7 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
5 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%
0 households
Park North & Park South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.1%
1,375 households
No cars or vans in household32%
1,046 households
2 cars or vans in household19.1%
623 households
3 or more cars or vans in household6.9%
224 households
Park North & Park South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms60.2%
1,966 households
2 bedrooms27.2%
888 households
1 bedroom7.8%
256 households
4 or more bedrooms4.8%
158 households
Park North & Park South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household65.7%
2,148 households
One-person household25.5%
834 households
Other household types8.7%
285 households
Park North & Park South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household30.7%
1,002 households
1 person in household25.5%
834 households
3 people in household18.4%
602 households
4 people in household14.7%
481 households
5 people in household6.7%
218 households
6 people in household2.7%
87 households
7 people in household0.8%
26 households
8 or more people in household0.5%
16 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Park North & Park South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1521.7%
1,854 residents
15–2918.1%
1,546 residents
30–4420%
1,708 residents
45–6425.6%
2,187 residents
65 and over14.6%
1,252 residents
Park North & Park South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White75.1%
6,417 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh15.3%
1,308 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African3.7%
319 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.2%
275 residents
Other ethnic group2.7%
230 residents
Park North & Park South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications28.5%
1,875 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above17%
1,119 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16.9%
1,111 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications16.7%
1,096 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications11.9%
779 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.1%
335 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.9%
257 residents aged 16 and over
Park North & Park South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)57%
3,743 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive41.6%
2,731 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.5%
97 residents aged 16 and over
Park North & Park South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations22.6%
1,482 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations17.9%
1,175 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed13.1%
859 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations11.7%
768 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.2%
671 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.6%
497 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.5%
426 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.4%
420 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations4.1%
272 residents aged 16 and over
Park North & Park South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health40.4%
3,453 residents
Good health35.6%
3,045 residents
Fair health15.8%
1,354 residents
Bad health6.3%
537 residents
Very bad health1.8%
157 residents
Park North & Park South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act78.7%
6,723 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act21.3%
1,824 residents
Park North & Park South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension36.4%
1,189 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension32.8%
1,071 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions22.2%
726 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions8.1%
266 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.5%
16 households
Park North & Park South · 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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