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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003375

Theale & Beenham

Theale & Beenham is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,193 residents in West Berkshire. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for West Berkshire
6,193

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,693

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

223.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

60.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

12.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

35.2%

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.

Broadbridge Heath & Warnham, Horsham8,783 residents · 67.0% owned · 13.4% no carFaringdon & Stanford, Vale of White Horse9,690 residents · 63.1% owned · 12.4% no carHolmwoods, Mole Valley6,411 residents · 61.5% owned · 12.6% no carArlesey & Henlow, Central Bedfordshire12,185 residents · 70.7% owned · 9.4% no carSoutham, Stockton & Napton, Stratford-on-Avon11,031 residents · 70.6% owned · 10.9% no carGodmanchester, Huntingdonshire7,889 residents · 62.8% owned · 16.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Theale & Beenham

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

Tenure

Owned60.2%
1,621 households
Social rented20%
538 households
Private rented18%
486 households
Shared ownership1.8%
48 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Theale & Beenham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached33.5%
903 households
Detached24.7%
666 households
Terraced19.9%
536 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement18.4%
495 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.9%
51 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1%
26 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
10 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.2%
5 households
Theale & Beenham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household38.5%
1,035 households
2 cars or vans in household34.8%
937 households
3 or more cars or vans in household14.3%
386 households
No cars or vans in household12.4%
333 households
Theale & Beenham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms37.1%
1,000 households
2 bedrooms25%
673 households
4 or more bedrooms23.8%
642 households
1 bedroom14%
377 households
Theale & Beenham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household64.3%
1,731 households
One-person household30.4%
819 households
Other household types5.3%
142 households
Theale & Beenham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household34.6%
933 households
1 person in household30.4%
819 households
3 people in household16.3%
440 households
4 people in household13.8%
372 households
5 people in household3.7%
101 households
6 people in household0.9%
25 households
7 people in household0.2%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
8 or more people in household0%
0 households
Theale & Beenham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.3%
1,070 residents
15–2916%
991 residents
30–4420.2%
1,254 residents
45–6428.6%
1,774 residents
65 and over17.8%
1,105 residents
Theale & Beenham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White92.8%
5,749 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.8%
174 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.6%
160 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.1%
71 residents
Other ethnic group0.6%
39 residents
Theale & Beenham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above35.2%
1,779 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.8%
897 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications15.8%
798 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.2%
715 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.7%
490 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5%
251 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.3%
117 residents aged 16 and over
Theale & Beenham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)66.8%
3,367 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive31.9%
1,610 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.3%
67 residents aged 16 and over
Theale & Beenham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.6%
1,142 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.4%
928 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13%
658 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.1%
562 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations10.5%
528 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations9.4%
476 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.6%
285 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.1%
256 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.2%
211 residents aged 16 and over
Theale & Beenham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health48.7%
3,016 residents
Good health35.8%
2,220 residents
Fair health11.8%
733 residents
Bad health2.8%
174 residents
Very bad health0.8%
50 residents
Theale & Beenham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act84.8%
5,251 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act15.2%
942 residents
Theale & Beenham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension54.1%
1,455 households
Household is deprived in one dimension31.7%
853 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions11.5%
310 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.4%
64 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
9 households
Theale & Beenham · 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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