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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003389

Caversham Emmer Green

Caversham Emmer Green is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,997 residents in Reading. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Reading
7,997

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,187

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,728.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

81.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

11.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

42.1%

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.

New Haw & Woodham, Runnymede9,937 residents · 81.5% owned · 8.6% no carSpringfield South & Coronation Park, Chelmsford7,477 residents · 80.3% owned · 10.1% no carSouth Broomfield, Chelmsford8,630 residents · 79.0% owned · 13.2% no carUpper Shirley, Southampton7,837 residents · 74.1% owned · 15.9% no carWest Molesey North, Elmbridge6,352 residents · 78.5% owned · 10.8% no carNewbury Wash Common, West Berkshire9,589 residents · 77.2% owned · 9.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Caversham Emmer Green

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

Tenure

Owned81.7%
2,604 households
Private rented12.5%
398 households
Social rented4.4%
140 households
Shared ownership1.4%
45 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Caversham Emmer Green · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached40.6%
1,295 households
Semi-detached38.4%
1,224 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement8.7%
279 households
Terraced8.6%
273 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure2%
63 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1%
31 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.6%
18 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
7 households
Caversham Emmer Green · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.3%
1,349 households
2 cars or vans in household33.4%
1,067 households
3 or more cars or vans in household12.6%
402 households
No cars or vans in household11.7%
373 households
Caversham Emmer Green · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms48.4%
1,544 households
4 or more bedrooms34.1%
1,087 households
2 bedrooms12.2%
389 households
1 bedroom5.3%
169 households
Caversham Emmer Green · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household68.5%
2,184 households
One-person household24.7%
786 households
Other household types6.8%
216 households
Caversham Emmer Green · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household33.4%
1,063 households
1 person in household24.7%
786 households
4 people in household18.6%
593 households
3 people in household17.3%
551 households
5 people in household4.4%
139 households
6 people in household1.3%
40 households
7 people in household0.4%
13 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
2 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Caversham Emmer Green · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.1%
1,368 residents
15–2914.6%
1,171 residents
30–4418.6%
1,488 residents
45–6427.6%
2,209 residents
65 and over22%
1,759 residents
Caversham Emmer Green · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White83.4%
6,673 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh9%
724 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.5%
278 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.4%
189 residents
Other ethnic group1.7%
136 residents
Caversham Emmer Green · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above42.1%
2,738 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.3%
1,064 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.1%
856 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications11.9%
778 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.8%
573 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5%
327 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.7%
175 residents aged 16 and over
Caversham Emmer Green · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)61.4%
3,999 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive36.8%
2,394 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.8%
117 residents aged 16 and over
Caversham Emmer Green · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.2%
1,513 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.3%
1,453 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.1%
855 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.3%
733 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations8.8%
572 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations7%
457 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.7%
371 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.1%
332 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.5%
227 residents aged 16 and over
Caversham Emmer Green · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health52.3%
4,180 residents
Good health34.3%
2,746 residents
Fair health10.6%
846 residents
Bad health2.2%
176 residents
Very bad health0.6%
50 residents
Caversham Emmer Green · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act86.9%
6,948 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act13.1%
1,047 residents
Caversham Emmer Green · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension58.5%
1,867 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.3%
1,031 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions7.9%
252 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.2%
38 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
2 households
Caversham Emmer Green · 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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