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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003380

Thatcham West

Thatcham West is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,145 residents in West Berkshire. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for West Berkshire
8,145

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,362

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,427.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

76.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

8.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

27.7%

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.

Cadbury Heath North & Bridgeyate, South Gloucestershire9,901 residents · 75.4% owned · 10.3% no carGalley Common & Whittleford, Nuneaton and Bedworth8,405 residents · 79.6% owned · 9.3% no carPinewood, Rushmoor7,155 residents · 81.4% owned · 7.5% no carBishopstoke, Eastleigh8,750 residents · 72.6% owned · 11.8% no carViables, Basingstoke and Deane8,123 residents · 72.4% owned · 10.7% no carTotton Rushington, New Forest7,035 residents · 78.1% owned · 10.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Thatcham West

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

Tenure

Owned76.5%
2,572 households
Private rented12.2%
409 households
Social rented9.9%
332 households
Shared ownership1.4%
48 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Thatcham West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached45.3%
1,522 households
Terraced22.7%
763 households
Detached21.2%
712 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement7.9%
265 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure1.6%
53 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.7%
25 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.5%
16 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.1%
5 households
Thatcham West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household38.7%
1,301 households
2 cars or vans in household37.1%
1,248 households
3 or more cars or vans in household15.8%
531 households
No cars or vans in household8.3%
280 households
Thatcham West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms53.4%
1,796 households
2 bedrooms20.2%
679 households
4 or more bedrooms19.6%
660 households
1 bedroom6.8%
227 households
Thatcham West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household69.2%
2,328 households
One-person household24.5%
824 households
Other household types6.3%
211 households
Thatcham West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household37%
1,243 households
1 person in household24.5%
824 households
3 people in household18.3%
616 households
4 people in household14.5%
487 households
5 people in household3.8%
129 households
6 people in household1.3%
45 households
7 people in household0.4%
13 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Thatcham West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.6%
1,352 residents
15–2917.4%
1,416 residents
30–4420.8%
1,691 residents
45–6428.2%
2,300 residents
65 and over17%
1,389 residents
Thatcham West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White95.9%
7,815 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.5%
122 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.5%
120 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.7%
61 residents
Other ethnic group0.4%
33 residents
Thatcham West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above27.7%
1,858 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications20%
1,341 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.6%
1,049 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications15.4%
1,031 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.1%
814 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.8%
455 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.4%
163 residents aged 16 and over
Thatcham West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)68.8%
4,621 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive29.6%
1,987 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.6%
105 residents aged 16 and over
Thatcham West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.1%
1,351 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations14.6%
983 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.9%
932 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.1%
876 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations12.2%
818 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.6%
713 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.3%
491 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4.2%
284 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students3.9%
264 residents aged 16 and over
Thatcham West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health48.5%
3,951 residents
Good health36.4%
2,965 residents
Fair health11.8%
958 residents
Bad health2.7%
218 residents
Very bad health0.7%
56 residents
Thatcham West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act85.6%
6,977 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act14.4%
1,172 residents
Thatcham West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension55.1%
1,852 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.5%
1,093 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions10.4%
349 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.9%
65 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
1 households
Thatcham 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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