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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003374

Calcot South

Calcot South is a Census neighbourhood of about 5,863 residents in West Berkshire. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for West Berkshire
5,863

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,451

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,476.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

71.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

11.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

31.4%

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.

Viables, Basingstoke and Deane8,123 residents · 72.4% owned · 10.7% no carChells North, Stevenage6,435 residents · 76.9% owned · 10.0% no carSt Ives North, Huntingdonshire9,600 residents · 71.4% owned · 13.0% no carMandeville & Elm Farm, Buckinghamshire9,161 residents · 67.8% owned · 14.6% no carFreshbrook North & Grange Park, Swindon5,664 residents · 73.3% owned · 10.2% no carTilehurst North, Reading8,161 residents · 81.0% owned · 15.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Calcot South

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

Tenure

Owned71.4%
1,750 households
Private rented14.5%
355 households
Social rented13.4%
328 households
Shared ownership0.7%
18 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Calcot South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached37.4%
917 households
Detached25.9%
634 households
Terraced24.9%
611 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement10.2%
251 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.1%
28 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
5 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.1%
3 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Calcot South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.3%
1,036 households
2 cars or vans in household33.9%
831 households
3 or more cars or vans in household12%
294 households
No cars or vans in household11.8%
290 households
Calcot South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms40.1%
983 households
4 or more bedrooms27%
663 households
2 bedrooms20.4%
500 households
1 bedroom12.6%
308 households
Calcot South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household68.5%
1,676 households
One-person household27.1%
664 households
Other household types4.4%
108 households
Calcot South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household35.5%
870 households
1 person in household27.2%
665 households
3 people in household17.8%
435 households
4 people in household13.5%
331 households
5 people in household4.2%
104 households
6 people in household1.2%
30 households
7 people in household0.5%
12 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
2 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Calcot South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517%
997 residents
15–2916.6%
973 residents
30–4421%
1,233 residents
45–6428.1%
1,648 residents
65 and over17.2%
1,009 residents
Calcot South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White81.1%
4,757 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh8.8%
515 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African5.2%
303 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.7%
217 residents
Other ethnic group1.2%
72 residents
Calcot South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above31.4%
1,507 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.6%
846 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.5%
744 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications14.9%
715 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12%
575 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.7%
275 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.9%
139 residents aged 16 and over
Calcot South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)66.9%
3,217 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive31.4%
1,508 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.7%
83 residents aged 16 and over
Calcot South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22%
1,056 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.7%
706 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations14.6%
703 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.9%
572 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.7%
515 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations10.3%
496 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.7%
276 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.6%
271 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.3%
206 residents aged 16 and over
Calcot South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health47.7%
2,796 residents
Good health37.8%
2,219 residents
Fair health11.2%
659 residents
Bad health2.7%
156 residents
Very bad health0.6%
33 residents
Calcot South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act85.6%
5,020 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act14.4%
843 residents
Calcot South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension55.2%
1,352 households
Household is deprived in one dimension31.3%
768 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions10.6%
259 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.7%
67 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
4 households
Calcot South · 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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