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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003378

Newbury North West

Newbury North West is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,009 residents in West Berkshire. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for West Berkshire
8,009

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,595

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

701.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

58.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

19.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

36.5%

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.

Chipping Norton, West Oxfordshire7,250 residents · 65.2% owned · 17.0% no carStratford North, Stratford-on-Avon12,299 residents · 55.2% owned · 21.2% no carClifton & Bailiff Bridge, Calderdale8,884 residents · 67.1% owned · 20.3% no carSt Ives South, Huntingdonshire7,219 residents · 61.3% owned · 20.3% no carSt Neots Priory Park, Huntingdonshire6,284 residents · 61.8% owned · 22.1% no carStone Town, Stafford11,081 residents · 63.5% owned · 19.0% no car

Most similar within West Berkshire

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Hungerford, West Berkshire5,866 residents · 60.2% owned · 15.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Newbury North West

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

Tenure

Owned58.7%
2,112 households
Social rented20.2%
726 households
Private rented20.1%
721 households
Shared ownership1%
35 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Newbury North West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached30.1%
1,084 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement23.4%
843 households
Detached21.4%
771 households
Terraced19.5%
700 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits3.1%
113 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.7%
60 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
17 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.3%
9 households
Newbury North West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.9%
1,543 households
2 cars or vans in household27.6%
992 households
No cars or vans in household19.9%
716 households
3 or more cars or vans in household9.6%
346 households
Newbury North West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms35.7%
1,284 households
2 bedrooms25.7%
925 households
4 or more bedrooms23.2%
833 households
1 bedroom15.4%
555 households
Newbury North West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household59.6%
2,144 households
One-person household34.7%
1,249 households
Other household types5.7%
204 households
Newbury North West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household34.7%
1,249 households
2 people in household34.6%
1,244 households
3 people in household13.9%
501 households
4 people in household11.4%
411 households
5 people in household3.8%
135 households
6 people in household1.1%
38 households
7 people in household0.4%
13 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
6 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Newbury North West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.2%
1,300 residents
15–2914%
1,122 residents
30–4418.8%
1,509 residents
45–6427.3%
2,190 residents
65 and over23.6%
1,894 residents
Newbury North West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White91.2%
7,303 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh4.5%
363 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2%
160 residents
Other ethnic group1.3%
101 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1%
80 residents
Newbury North West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above36.5%
2,417 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications17.3%
1,147 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.8%
981 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.1%
867 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.7%
708 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.9%
327 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.8%
183 residents aged 16 and over
Newbury North West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)60.7%
4,024 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive38.2%
2,535 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.1%
71 residents aged 16 and over
Newbury North West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.4%
1,356 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.6%
1,231 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.2%
806 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12%
794 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations10.8%
715 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.6%
704 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.2%
411 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.7%
376 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students3.6%
239 residents aged 16 and over
Newbury North West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health47.1%
3,772 residents
Good health35.8%
2,870 residents
Fair health12.6%
1,007 residents
Bad health3.5%
277 residents
Very bad health1%
83 residents
Newbury North West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82.6%
6,615 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act17.4%
1,394 residents
Newbury North West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension50.2%
1,807 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.8%
1,215 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions13.1%
472 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.7%
97 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
6 households
Newbury North West · 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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