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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003355

Priestwood

Priestwood is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,957 residents in Bracknell Forest. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Bracknell Forest
6,957

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,878

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,041.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

48.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

17.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

28.0%

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.

Brighton Hill, Basingstoke and Deane7,446 residents · 54.5% owned · 19.8% no carWalton Court & Hawkslade, Buckinghamshire5,965 residents · 60.1% owned · 16.3% no carHollybush, Welwyn Hatfield7,850 residents · 48.7% owned · 17.8% no carGadebridge & Old Town, Dacorum5,514 residents · 59.1% owned · 19.4% no carSwanscombe, Dartford8,138 residents · 50.4% owned · 20.0% no carRoebuck, Stevenage7,130 residents · 53.4% owned · 20.7% no car

Most similar within Bracknell Forest

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Bullbrook, Bracknell Forest10,193 residents · 51.9% owned · 19.2% no carBirch Hill & Hanworth East, Bracknell Forest7,439 residents · 63.0% owned · 14.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Priestwood

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

Tenure

Owned48.4%
1,393 households
Social rented32.8%
943 households
Private rented16.4%
473 households
Shared ownership2.2%
62 households
Lives rent free0.2%
7 households
Priestwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced44.4%
1,277 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement26.8%
771 households
Semi-detached21.3%
614 households
Detached4.6%
133 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.5%
42 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.8%
24 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.5%
13 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
4 households
Priestwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.1%
1,183 households
2 cars or vans in household32.4%
934 households
No cars or vans in household17.8%
513 households
3 or more cars or vans in household8.6%
249 households
Priestwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms43.5%
1,252 households
2 bedrooms27.3%
785 households
1 bedroom17.9%
514 households
4 or more bedrooms11.4%
327 households
Priestwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household63.9%
1,840 households
One-person household29.6%
852 households
Other household types6.5%
187 households
Priestwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household31.1%
896 households
1 person in household29.6%
852 households
3 people in household17.4%
500 households
4 people in household14.7%
422 households
5 people in household5.4%
156 households
6 people in household1.4%
40 households
7 people in household0.3%
8 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
6 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Priestwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1520.3%
1,411 residents
15–2918.7%
1,300 residents
30–4423.5%
1,637 residents
45–6425.7%
1,786 residents
65 and over11.8%
823 residents
Priestwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White87.9%
6,112 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh4.9%
344 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.4%
234 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.8%
196 residents
Other ethnic group1%
71 residents
Priestwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above28%
1,527 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.8%
969 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications16.6%
904 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16.2%
882 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications13.5%
736 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.3%
291 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
140 residents aged 16 and over
Priestwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)69.6%
3,794 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive28.9%
1,577 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.4%
78 residents aged 16 and over
Priestwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.3%
1,104 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.2%
719 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.2%
717 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations12.6%
686 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations11.7%
636 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11%
602 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.7%
363 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.4%
350 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5%
272 residents aged 16 and over
Priestwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health48.4%
3,370 residents
Good health35.9%
2,496 residents
Fair health11.5%
803 residents
Bad health3.3%
232 residents
Very bad health0.8%
57 residents
Priestwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act84.1%
5,850 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act15.9%
1,107 residents
Priestwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension46%
1,324 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.5%
994 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions14.1%
407 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.8%
139 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.5%
14 households
Priestwood · 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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