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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003382

Thatcham Town

Thatcham Town is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,542 residents in West Berkshire. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for West Berkshire
7,542

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,205

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,670.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

56.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

18.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

26.1%

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.

Haverhill North, West Suffolk7,730 residents · 62.0% owned · 19.2% no carHinckley Clarendon Park, Hinckley and Bosworth6,229 residents · 64.7% owned · 20.4% no carRoyal Wootton Bassett Town, Wiltshire7,668 residents · 64.7% owned · 15.6% no carBraintree South, Braintree9,832 residents · 58.4% owned · 18.4% no carTrowbridge South East, Wiltshire8,118 residents · 62.2% owned · 19.3% no carAndover Central, Test Valley7,491 residents · 60.5% owned · 21.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Thatcham Town

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

Tenure

Owned56.5%
1,812 households
Social rented26.4%
847 households
Private rented15.7%
504 households
Shared ownership1.3%
41 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Thatcham Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached33.2%
1,063 households
Terraced23.2%
743 households
Detached22.7%
726 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement17.6%
564 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.5%
48 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.2%
40 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.6%
19 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Thatcham Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.2%
1,321 households
2 cars or vans in household30.4%
974 households
No cars or vans in household18.3%
585 households
3 or more cars or vans in household10.1%
325 households
Thatcham Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms39.3%
1,260 households
2 bedrooms28.7%
920 households
4 or more bedrooms17%
544 households
1 bedroom15%
482 households
Thatcham Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household64.2%
2,059 households
One-person household30.6%
983 households
Other household types5.2%
167 households
Thatcham Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household33.3%
1,068 households
1 person in household30.7%
982 households
3 people in household16.6%
531 households
4 people in household13.8%
443 households
5 people in household3.8%
121 households
6 people in household1.2%
38 households
7 people in household0.4%
14 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
6 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Thatcham Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.7%
1,411 residents
15–2916.6%
1,250 residents
30–4418.7%
1,414 residents
45–6427.7%
2,091 residents
65 and over18.3%
1,377 residents
Thatcham Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White93.6%
7,058 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.7%
202 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.7%
128 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.3%
97 residents
Other ethnic group0.7%
55 residents
Thatcham Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above26.1%
1,580 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications19.7%
1,192 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.6%
1,068 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15%
908 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.9%
782 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.3%
382 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.4%
144 residents aged 16 and over
Thatcham Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)63.6%
3,853 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive34.7%
2,103 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.7%
100 residents aged 16 and over
Thatcham Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.9%
1,147 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations14.4%
873 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14.1%
853 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.9%
779 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.5%
758 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.8%
594 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.7%
407 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6%
365 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.6%
280 residents aged 16 and over
Thatcham Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health45.6%
3,440 residents
Good health36.5%
2,750 residents
Fair health13.2%
995 residents
Bad health3.9%
293 residents
Very bad health0.9%
66 residents
Thatcham Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82.3%
6,208 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act17.7%
1,337 residents
Thatcham Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension46.3%
1,485 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.8%
1,115 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions14.8%
473 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.9%
126 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
7 households
Thatcham Town · 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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