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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003364

Owlsmoor & Broadmoor

Owlsmoor & Broadmoor is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,015 residents in Bracknell Forest. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Bracknell Forest
7,015

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,713

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

488.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

78.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

6.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

33.1%

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.

Thatcham North East, West Berkshire6,919 residents · 76.5% owned · 10.1% no carBlisworth, Roade & Yardley Gobion, West Northamptonshire15,036 residents · 75.4% owned · 8.1% no carTongham, Guildford7,211 residents · 78.5% owned · 8.0% no carFlitwick West, Central Bedfordshire8,141 residents · 78.8% owned · 8.2% no carCove & Southwood, Rushmoor8,034 residents · 76.0% owned · 7.8% no carGreat Notley & Black Notley, Braintree9,536 residents · 78.6% owned · 9.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Owlsmoor & Broadmoor

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

Tenure

Owned78%
2,117 households
Private rented10.5%
286 households
Social rented10.4%
283 households
Shared ownership1%
26 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Owlsmoor & Broadmoor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached35.5%
962 households
Semi-detached30.4%
825 households
Terraced23.9%
648 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement9.3%
252 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
13 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.3%
7 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%
1 households
Owlsmoor & Broadmoor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

2 cars or vans in household42.5%
1,153 households
1 car or van in household35.3%
956 households
3 or more cars or vans in household16.3%
441 households
No cars or vans in household6%
162 households
Owlsmoor & Broadmoor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms42.3%
1,147 households
4 or more bedrooms30.6%
829 households
2 bedrooms20.5%
556 households
1 bedroom6.6%
180 households
Owlsmoor & Broadmoor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household71.5%
1,940 households
One-person household22.8%
618 households
Other household types5.7%
154 households
Owlsmoor & Broadmoor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household34.6%
938 households
1 person in household22.8%
619 households
3 people in household19.3%
523 households
4 people in household16.7%
453 households
5 people in household4.6%
126 households
6 people in household1.6%
44 households
7 people in household0.3%
8 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
2 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Owlsmoor & Broadmoor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.6%
1,233 residents
15–2916.4%
1,149 residents
30–4421.5%
1,507 residents
45–6429.6%
2,078 residents
65 and over14.9%
1,046 residents
Owlsmoor & Broadmoor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White87.5%
6,134 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh7%
488 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.5%
176 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.9%
130 residents
Other ethnic group1.2%
86 residents
Owlsmoor & Broadmoor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above33.1%
1,883 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications19.4%
1,101 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16.1%
915 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications13.1%
743 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.5%
597 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5%
285 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.9%
165 residents aged 16 and over
Owlsmoor & Broadmoor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)67.7%
3,851 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive30.5%
1,734 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.8%
102 residents aged 16 and over
Owlsmoor & Broadmoor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.9%
1,360 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.7%
950 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.9%
788 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.8%
614 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10%
570 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations8.5%
481 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.8%
328 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.5%
313 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5%
285 residents aged 16 and over
Owlsmoor & Broadmoor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health52.8%
3,701 residents
Good health34.7%
2,431 residents
Fair health9.8%
687 residents
Bad health2.3%
161 residents
Very bad health0.5%
35 residents
Owlsmoor & Broadmoor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act86.9%
6,097 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act13.1%
918 residents
Owlsmoor & Broadmoor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension60.8%
1,650 households
Household is deprived in one dimension29.6%
802 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions7.9%
214 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.6%
44 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
2 households
Owlsmoor & Broadmoor · 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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