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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003236

Wroughton, Wichelstowe & Chiseldon

Wroughton, Wichelstowe & Chiseldon is a Census neighbourhood of about 12,793 residents in Swindon. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Swindon
12,793

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,310

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

280

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

75.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

11.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

32.8%

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.

Paddock Wood & Five Oak Green, Tunbridge Wells10,512 residents · 70.8% owned · 12.0% no carYatton & Cleeve, North Somerset9,845 residents · 79.4% owned · 9.8% no carAckworth & Darrington, Wakefield11,478 residents · 78.3% owned · 10.1% no carCorsham, Bowden Hill & Lacock, Wiltshire13,531 residents · 67.5% owned · 13.5% no carRolleston-on-Dove & Tutbury, East Staffordshire10,440 residents · 79.7% owned · 11.2% no carLittleborough South & Smithy Bridge, Rochdale6,325 residents · 80.6% owned · 13.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Wroughton, Wichelstowe & Chiseldon

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

Tenure

Owned75.2%
3,992 households
Social rented14.4%
763 households
Private rented9.3%
495 households
Shared ownership1%
55 households
Lives rent free0.1%
5 households
Wroughton, Wichelstowe & Chiseldon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached46.9%
2,487 households
Detached29.4%
1,560 households
Terraced14.3%
759 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement6.8%
360 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure1.6%
83 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.5%
24 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
23 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
12 households
Wroughton, Wichelstowe & Chiseldon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household40.4%
2,147 households
2 cars or vans in household35.6%
1,890 households
3 or more cars or vans in household12.3%
655 households
No cars or vans in household11.6%
617 households
Wroughton, Wichelstowe & Chiseldon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms43.6%
2,317 households
4 or more bedrooms28.6%
1,520 households
2 bedrooms20.8%
1,102 households
1 bedroom7%
370 households
Wroughton, Wichelstowe & Chiseldon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household69.7%
3,704 households
One-person household25.6%
1,360 households
Other household types4.7%
248 households
Wroughton, Wichelstowe & Chiseldon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household37.3%
1,978 households
1 person in household25.6%
1,360 households
3 people in household17.4%
923 households
4 people in household14.3%
760 households
5 people in household3.7%
197 households
6 people in household1.3%
67 households
7 people in household0.4%
19 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Wroughton, Wichelstowe & Chiseldon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.3%
2,212 residents
15–2914.6%
1,865 residents
30–4418.2%
2,323 residents
45–6427.3%
3,488 residents
65 and over22.7%
2,907 residents
Wroughton, Wichelstowe & Chiseldon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White90.1%
11,522 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh5.2%
661 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.1%
269 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.7%
222 residents
Other ethnic group0.9%
121 residents
Wroughton, Wichelstowe & Chiseldon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above32.8%
3,427 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.5%
1,825 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications15.4%
1,606 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15%
1,568 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.5%
1,100 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.3%
661 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.5%
260 residents aged 16 and over
Wroughton, Wichelstowe & Chiseldon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)60%
6,264 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive38.5%
4,018 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.6%
164 residents aged 16 and over
Wroughton, Wichelstowe & Chiseldon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations23%
2,398 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.4%
1,718 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.9%
1,451 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.8%
1,131 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations10.1%
1,054 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.8%
1,027 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.7%
598 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.4%
567 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.8%
500 residents aged 16 and over
Wroughton, Wichelstowe & Chiseldon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health48.3%
6,177 residents
Good health34.8%
4,446 residents
Fair health12.4%
1,589 residents
Bad health3.7%
469 residents
Very bad health0.9%
112 residents
Wroughton, Wichelstowe & Chiseldon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82.8%
10,592 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act17.2%
2,199 residents
Wroughton, Wichelstowe & Chiseldon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension53.3%
2,830 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.6%
1,729 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions11.6%
614 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.4%
126 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
8 households
Wroughton, Wichelstowe & Chiseldon · 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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