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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003385

Newbury Central & Greenham

Newbury Central & Greenham is a Census neighbourhood of about 11,181 residents in West Berkshire. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for West Berkshire
11,181

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,350

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

889

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

47.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

22.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

42.4%

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.

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Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Newbury Central & Greenham

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

Tenure

Owned47.6%
2,546 households
Private rented30%
1,605 households
Social rented17.3%
928 households
Shared ownership5.1%
271 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Newbury Central & Greenham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement45.6%
2,438 households
Terraced18.7%
1,000 households
Semi-detached14.2%
759 households
Detached13%
694 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.9%
153 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse2.4%
129 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.9%
99 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure1.4%
74 households
Newbury Central & Greenham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household48.5%
2,592 households
2 cars or vans in household23.6%
1,264 households
No cars or vans in household22%
1,174 households
3 or more cars or vans in household5.9%
317 households
Newbury Central & Greenham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms42.7%
2,282 households
1 bedroom22.3%
1,195 households
3 bedrooms20.3%
1,085 households
4 or more bedrooms14.7%
788 households
Newbury Central & Greenham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household56.8%
3,042 households
One-person household37.6%
2,014 households
Other household types5.5%
297 households
Newbury Central & Greenham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household37.6%
2,012 households
2 people in household34.3%
1,837 households
3 people in household15.1%
806 households
4 people in household9.6%
513 households
5 people in household2.5%
132 households
6 people in household0.7%
37 households
7 people in household0.1%
8 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Newbury Central & Greenham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517%
1,896 residents
15–2919.5%
2,186 residents
30–4427.4%
3,068 residents
45–6422.6%
2,530 residents
65 and over13.5%
1,505 residents
Newbury Central & Greenham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White84.6%
9,456 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh9.8%
1,093 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.8%
310 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.6%
176 residents
Other ethnic group1.3%
144 residents
Newbury Central & Greenham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above42.4%
3,909 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.7%
1,539 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications13%
1,197 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12.8%
1,179 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.6%
795 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.1%
379 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.4%
220 residents aged 16 and over
Newbury Central & Greenham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)71.9%
6,631 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive26.4%
2,437 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.6%
150 residents aged 16 and over
Newbury Central & Greenham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.4%
2,063 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.3%
2,057 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.8%
1,086 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.3%
1,046 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations9.7%
892 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.1%
837 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.3%
492 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.9%
452 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students3.2%
293 residents aged 16 and over
Newbury Central & Greenham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health51.8%
5,788 residents
Good health34.2%
3,824 residents
Fair health10.9%
1,224 residents
Bad health2.4%
269 residents
Very bad health0.7%
76 residents
Newbury Central & Greenham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act85.7%
9,578 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act14.3%
1,603 residents
Newbury Central & Greenham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension57.7%
3,085 households
Household is deprived in one dimension29.4%
1,575 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions9.7%
519 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3%
163 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
8 households
Newbury Central & Greenham · 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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