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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003233

Freshbrook South & Toothill

Freshbrook South & Toothill is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,738 residents in Swindon. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Swindon
8,738

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,743

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,234.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

56.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

23.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

21.0%

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.

Bybrook, Ashford7,029 residents · 59.5% owned · 24.4% no carLodge Farm, West Northamptonshire6,778 residents · 64.3% owned · 19.8% no carStoke Park, Ipswich7,279 residents · 51.9% owned · 28.4% no carBlackheath, Sandwell8,736 residents · 58.3% owned · 27.1% no carEversley, Basildon7,829 residents · 50.3% owned · 25.5% no carShoeburyness, Southend-on-Sea11,676 residents · 56.8% owned · 21.9% no car

Most similar within Swindon

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Moredon, Swindon7,386 residents · 59.1% owned · 22.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Freshbrook South & Toothill

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

Tenure

Owned56.1%
2,101 households
Social rented29.8%
1,114 households
Private rented13.4%
502 households
Shared ownership0.4%
15 households
Lives rent free0.3%
11 households
Freshbrook South & Toothill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced33.6%
1,259 households
Semi-detached24.5%
917 households
Detached23.4%
876 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement17.9%
669 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.4%
14 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.1%
4 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
2 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Freshbrook South & Toothill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.4%
1,588 households
2 cars or vans in household26.2%
982 households
No cars or vans in household23.4%
877 households
3 or more cars or vans in household7.9%
296 households
Freshbrook South & Toothill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms42.8%
1,601 households
2 bedrooms25%
936 households
4 or more bedrooms16.5%
616 households
1 bedroom15.8%
590 households
Freshbrook South & Toothill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household61.6%
2,308 households
One-person household32.4%
1,214 households
Other household types5.9%
222 households
Freshbrook South & Toothill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household32.4%
1,214 households
2 people in household31.8%
1,192 households
3 people in household16.2%
605 households
4 people in household12.1%
455 households
5 people in household5.3%
200 households
6 people in household1.4%
52 households
7 people in household0.5%
18 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
9 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Freshbrook South & Toothill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.6%
1,627 residents
15–2915.8%
1,378 residents
30–4421%
1,832 residents
45–6426.2%
2,286 residents
65 and over18.5%
1,618 residents
Freshbrook South & Toothill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White82.9%
7,244 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh7.7%
669 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African3.4%
295 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.1%
274 residents
Other ethnic group2.9%
255 residents
Freshbrook South & Toothill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications22.2%
1,554 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above21%
1,466 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16.5%
1,156 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.5%
1,087 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications15.1%
1,057 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.6%
389 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications4.1%
288 residents aged 16 and over
Freshbrook South & Toothill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)58%
4,055 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive40.6%
2,842 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.4%
97 residents aged 16 and over
Freshbrook South & Toothill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations17.9%
1,253 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations16%
1,122 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations15.3%
1,070 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.7%
888 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed9.2%
641 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.8%
613 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations8.7%
608 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.5%
454 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5%
350 residents aged 16 and over
Freshbrook South & Toothill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health42.6%
3,719 residents
Good health36%
3,150 residents
Fair health14.9%
1,303 residents
Bad health5%
439 residents
Very bad health1.5%
127 residents
Freshbrook South & Toothill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act79.6%
6,957 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act20.4%
1,781 residents
Freshbrook South & Toothill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension38.2%
1,431 households
Household is deprived in one dimension36.5%
1,366 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions19.7%
738 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.4%
202 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
6 households
Freshbrook South & Toothill · 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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