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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003252

West Town & Woodston

West Town & Woodston is a Census neighbourhood of about 12,527 residents in Peterborough. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Peterborough
12,527

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,765

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,059

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

48.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

26.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

32.2%

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.

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Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in West Town & Woodston

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

Tenure

Owned48.8%
2,323 households
Private rented36.5%
1,737 households
Social rented13%
619 households
Shared ownership1.7%
79 households
Lives rent free0.1%
7 households
West Town & Woodston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached29.5%
1,407 households
Terraced24.2%
1,151 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement22.4%
1,069 households
Detached20.7%
986 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.3%
108 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
26 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.4%
17 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
2 households
West Town & Woodston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household46.7%
2,224 households
No cars or vans in household26.2%
1,247 households
2 cars or vans in household22%
1,048 households
3 or more cars or vans in household5.2%
247 households
West Town & Woodston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms38.7%
1,844 households
2 bedrooms28.7%
1,367 households
4 or more bedrooms21.6%
1,030 households
1 bedroom11%
525 households
West Town & Woodston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household60.8%
2,898 households
One-person household28.1%
1,340 households
Other household types11%
525 households
West Town & Woodston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household28.9%
1,377 households
1 person in household28.1%
1,340 households
3 people in household17.7%
843 households
4 people in household14.2%
677 households
5 people in household5.8%
276 households
6 people in household3.3%
158 households
7 people in household1%
48 households
8 or more people in household1%
47 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
West Town & Woodston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1523%
2,879 residents
15–2919%
2,384 residents
30–4427.5%
3,448 residents
45–6421%
2,632 residents
65 and over9.5%
1,184 residents
West Town & Woodston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White63.4%
7,937 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh24.2%
3,032 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African4.9%
619 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.9%
492 residents
Other ethnic group3.5%
444 residents
West Town & Woodston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above32.2%
3,057 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications21.3%
2,022 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.3%
1,354 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.1%
1,249 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.8%
1,024 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.7%
442 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.7%
352 residents aged 16 and over
West Town & Woodston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)67.3%
6,396 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive30.8%
2,923 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.9%
179 residents aged 16 and over
West Town & Woodston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations18.4%
1,748 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.5%
1,665 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.3%
1,172 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.5%
1,092 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.3%
1,071 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed9.5%
904 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.3%
786 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.4%
611 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.7%
450 residents aged 16 and over
West Town & Woodston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health48.7%
6,104 residents
Good health36.5%
4,577 residents
Fair health10.5%
1,313 residents
Bad health3.4%
423 residents
Very bad health0.9%
112 residents
West Town & Woodston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act87.1%
10,909 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act12.9%
1,618 residents
West Town & Woodston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension49.5%
2,360 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.4%
1,593 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions13.1%
626 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.6%
171 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
13 households
West Town & Woodston · 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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