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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003235

Lawn & East Wichel

Lawn & East Wichel is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,358 residents in Swindon. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Swindon
9,358

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,114

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,697.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

70.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

16.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

40.2%

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.

Market Harborough South & Little Bowden, Harborough9,381 residents · 72.4% owned · 14.0% no carSaffron Walden Town, Uttlesford13,129 residents · 62.2% owned · 16.4% no carBattenhall & Diglis, Worcester8,991 residents · 70.0% owned · 13.3% no carWitney East, West Oxfordshire11,773 residents · 68.7% owned · 13.3% no carWantage Town, Vale of White Horse10,067 residents · 68.6% owned · 15.3% no carLinslade East, Central Bedfordshire6,045 residents · 71.5% owned · 13.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Lawn & East Wichel

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

Tenure

Owned70%
2,880 households
Private rented18%
739 households
Social rented9.2%
379 households
Shared ownership2.7%
113 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Lawn & East Wichel · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached37.4%
1,540 households
Detached27.3%
1,125 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement20.6%
846 households
Terraced12.3%
504 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.9%
39 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.8%
32 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.7%
27 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Lawn & East Wichel · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.5%
1,832 households
2 cars or vans in household31.4%
1,292 households
No cars or vans in household16.1%
664 households
3 or more cars or vans in household7.9%
326 households
Lawn & East Wichel · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms35.6%
1,464 households
2 bedrooms28.2%
1,162 households
4 or more bedrooms27.3%
1,125 households
1 bedroom8.8%
363 households
Lawn & East Wichel · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household63.7%
2,621 households
One-person household31.3%
1,288 households
Other household types5%
205 households
Lawn & East Wichel · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household35.9%
1,477 households
1 person in household31.3%
1,288 households
3 people in household14.9%
612 households
4 people in household12.6%
519 households
5 people in household4.2%
174 households
6 people in household0.8%
32 households
7 people in household0.2%
10 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Lawn & East Wichel · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.2%
1,606 residents
15–2915.3%
1,428 residents
30–4422.4%
2,093 residents
45–6425%
2,340 residents
65 and over20.2%
1,893 residents
Lawn & East Wichel · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White84.7%
7,930 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh8.8%
822 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3%
284 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.2%
208 residents
Other ethnic group1.3%
119 residents
Lawn & East Wichel · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above40.2%
3,080 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.9%
1,219 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.1%
1,159 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications11.6%
890 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.5%
728 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5%
383 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
199 residents aged 16 and over
Lawn & East Wichel · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)62.7%
4,799 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive35.7%
2,731 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.7%
127 residents aged 16 and over
Lawn & East Wichel · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations24.4%
1,872 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.3%
1,634 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.6%
1,041 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations9.5%
729 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9%
693 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations7.9%
604 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4.9%
378 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.7%
357 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.6%
350 residents aged 16 and over
Lawn & East Wichel · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health51.6%
4,831 residents
Good health33.5%
3,139 residents
Fair health10.9%
1,019 residents
Bad health3.2%
301 residents
Very bad health0.7%
68 residents
Lawn & East Wichel · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act85.2%
7,974 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act14.8%
1,384 residents
Lawn & East Wichel · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension57.8%
2,377 households
Household is deprived in one dimension31.6%
1,299 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions9%
370 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.6%
66 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
1 households
Lawn & East Wichel · 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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