Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003232

Kingshill & Okus

Kingshill & Okus is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,572 residents in Swindon. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Swindon

8,572

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,599

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,845.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

65.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

15.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

40.7%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Kingshill & Okus

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

Tenure

Owned65.6%

2,362 households

Private rented26.8%

966 households

Social rented5.2%

187 households

Shared ownership2.3%

83 households

Lives rent free0%

1 households

Kingshill & Okus · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced34.3%

1,236 households

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement24%

866 households

Detached19.1%

688 households

Semi-detached18.9%

679 households

Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.7%

96 households

Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.7%

26 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

Kingshill & Okus · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household45.9%

1,653 households

2 cars or vans in household29.8%

1,074 households

No cars or vans in household15.7%

566 households

3 or more cars or vans in household8.5%

306 households

Kingshill & Okus · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms30.1%

1,082 households

4 or more bedrooms29.4%

1,057 households

2 bedrooms29.2%

1,052 households

1 bedroom11.3%

408 households

Kingshill & Okus · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household63.4%

2,280 households

One-person household29.9%

1,074 households

Other household types6.8%

243 households

Kingshill & Okus · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household34.1%

1,226 households

1 person in household29.8%

1,074 households

3 people in household16%

575 households

4 people in household14.7%

529 households

5 people in household4.1%

148 households

6 people in household0.8%

30 households

7 people in household0.3%

12 households

8 or more people in household0.1%

5 households

0 people in household0%

0 households

Kingshill & Okus · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.1%

1,469 residents

15–2918.1%

1,548 residents

30–4423.9%

2,045 residents

45–6427.1%

2,324 residents

65 and over13.9%

1,188 residents

Kingshill & Okus · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White84.8%

7,268 residents

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh7.9%

675 residents

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.9%

336 residents

Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.3%

201 residents

Other ethnic group1.1%

94 residents

Kingshill & Okus · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above40.7%

2,853 residents aged 16 and over

Level 3 qualifications16%

1,122 residents aged 16 and over

Level 2 qualifications14.8%

1,040 residents aged 16 and over

No qualifications12%

844 residents aged 16 and over

Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.1%

641 residents aged 16 and over

Apprenticeship5%

349 residents aged 16 and over

Other qualifications2.3%

158 residents aged 16 and over

Kingshill & Okus · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)69.2%

4,847 residents aged 16 and over

Economically inactive29.1%

2,039 residents aged 16 and over

Economically active and a full-time student1.8%

123 residents aged 16 and over

Kingshill & Okus · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.2%

1,557 residents aged 16 and over

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations19.8%

1,389 residents aged 16 and over

L7 Intermediate occupations12.2%

857 residents aged 16 and over

L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.4%

731 residents aged 16 and over

L13 Routine occupations10%

700 residents aged 16 and over

L12 Semi-routine occupations9.2%

648 residents aged 16 and over

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6%

417 residents aged 16 and over

L15 Full-time students5.4%

377 residents aged 16 and over

L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.7%

331 residents aged 16 and over

Kingshill & Okus · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health54.5%

4,674 residents

Good health32%

2,745 residents

Fair health10.3%

880 residents

Bad health2.5%

218 residents

Very bad health0.7%

56 residents

Kingshill & Okus · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act86.7%

7,435 residents

Disabled under the Equality Act13.3%

1,137 residents

Kingshill & Okus · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension59.8%

2,154 households

Household is deprived in one dimension29.8%

1,074 households

Household is deprived in two dimensions8.7%

312 households

Household is deprived in three dimensions1.5%

53 households

Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%

6 households

Kingshill & Okus · 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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Evidence ledger

Source and date are part of the record.

All statistics on this pageONS · Census 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0
Neighbourhood nameHouse of Commons Library · MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence
GeographyONS Middle layer Super Output Area E02003232

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Kingshill & Okus

Usual residents

Households

Residents per km²

Households owning their home

Households with no car or van

Adults with a degree or above

Neighbourhoods most like this one

Life in Kingshill & Okus

Tenure

Accommodation type

Car or van availability

Number of bedrooms

Household composition

Household size

Age

Ethnic group

Highest qualification

Economic activity

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

General health

Disability

Household deprivation

Alike on the Census, which is not the same as alike to live in.

Source and date are part of the record.