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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003391

Caversham Balmore Park

Caversham Balmore Park is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,588 residents in Reading. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Reading
8,588

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,408

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,975.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

77.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

16.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

51.0%

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.

Hitchin Highbury, North Hertfordshire7,868 residents · 74.3% owned · 14.3% no carSale East, Trafford8,024 residents · 78.9% owned · 14.5% no carMoulsham West, Chelmsford8,224 residents · 79.9% owned · 12.8% no carUpper Shirley, Southampton7,837 residents · 74.1% owned · 15.9% no carWest Molesey North, Elmbridge6,352 residents · 78.5% owned · 10.8% no carNorris Bank, Stockport6,278 residents · 74.8% owned · 15.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Caversham Balmore Park

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

Tenure

Owned77%
2,623 households
Private rented14.3%
489 households
Social rented8.3%
282 households
Shared ownership0.3%
11 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Caversham Balmore Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached40.8%
1,392 households
Detached20.8%
711 households
Terraced18.7%
638 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement15.3%
521 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits3%
102 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.6%
22 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.6%
22 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
Caversham Balmore Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household47.2%
1,609 households
2 cars or vans in household28.9%
986 households
No cars or vans in household16.4%
560 households
3 or more cars or vans in household7.4%
251 households
Caversham Balmore Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms43.9%
1,495 households
4 or more bedrooms30.7%
1,045 households
2 bedrooms16.3%
554 households
1 bedroom9.2%
315 households
Caversham Balmore Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household67.1%
2,288 households
One-person household27.1%
923 households
Other household types5.8%
199 households
Caversham Balmore Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household31.6%
1,077 households
1 person in household27.1%
923 households
4 people in household17.6%
600 households
3 people in household17.5%
598 households
5 people in household4.9%
167 households
6 people in household1%
33 households
7 people in household0.3%
9 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
2 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Caversham Balmore Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1520.6%
1,770 residents
15–2912.9%
1,107 residents
30–4420.9%
1,796 residents
45–6426.8%
2,306 residents
65 and over18.8%
1,611 residents
Caversham Balmore Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White85.2%
7,324 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh7.1%
611 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4%
342 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.3%
199 residents
Other ethnic group1.4%
116 residents
Caversham Balmore Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above51%
3,429 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications13.8%
926 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications11.4%
764 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications11%
737 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications6.8%
454 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.1%
273 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.1%
138 residents aged 16 and over
Caversham Balmore Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)63.9%
4,292 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive34.8%
2,336 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.4%
92 residents aged 16 and over
Caversham Balmore Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations26.5%
1,778 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations25.1%
1,683 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12%
805 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.7%
651 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations8%
539 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations6.1%
407 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.4%
361 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4.2%
285 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.1%
209 residents aged 16 and over
Caversham Balmore Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health54.6%
4,692 residents
Good health32.3%
2,772 residents
Fair health9.9%
854 residents
Bad health2.4%
209 residents
Very bad health0.7%
61 residents
Caversham Balmore Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act86.3%
7,409 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act13.7%
1,179 residents
Caversham Balmore Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension59.8%
2,040 households
Household is deprived in one dimension30.1%
1,025 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions8.6%
294 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.4%
49 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
1 households
Caversham Balmore Park · 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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