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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003395

Battle & Caversham Bridge

Battle & Caversham Bridge is a Census neighbourhood of about 11,274 residents in Reading. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Reading
11,274

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,296

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,976.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

39.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

33.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

40.0%

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.

North Watford, Watford8,704 residents · 50.3% owned · 25.6% no carWest Watford, Watford9,160 residents · 48.8% owned · 30.4% no carMorden Central, Merton9,446 residents · 46.9% owned · 34.0% no carLavender Park, Merton8,627 residents · 41.5% owned · 43.0% no carAbington, West Northamptonshire7,900 residents · 49.9% owned · 27.0% no carWest Town & Woodston, Peterborough12,527 residents · 48.8% owned · 26.2% no car

Most similar within Reading

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Norcot South, Reading9,836 residents · 51.9% owned · 27.5% no carPalmer Park, Reading11,531 residents · 34.4% owned · 38.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Battle & Caversham Bridge

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

Tenure

Private rented50.4%
2,165 households
Owned39%
1,677 households
Social rented8.7%
373 households
Shared ownership1.9%
80 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Battle & Caversham Bridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced50.9%
2,189 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement21.6%
930 households
Semi-detached11%
472 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits8.9%
382 households
Detached4.5%
194 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop2.5%
106 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.5%
20 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
4 households
Battle & Caversham Bridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household48.9%
2,101 households
No cars or vans in household33.9%
1,455 households
2 cars or vans in household15.4%
662 households
3 or more cars or vans in household1.8%
79 households
Battle & Caversham Bridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms39.3%
1,689 households
2 bedrooms33%
1,419 households
1 bedroom15.6%
672 households
4 or more bedrooms12%
516 households
Battle & Caversham Bridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household55.8%
2,399 households
One-person household26.3%
1,132 households
Other household types17.8%
767 households
Battle & Caversham Bridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household30.2%
1,298 households
1 person in household26.4%
1,132 households
3 people in household18.6%
798 households
4 people in household13.1%
562 households
5 people in household6.8%
294 households
6 people in household2.7%
117 households
7 people in household1.4%
62 households
8 or more people in household0.7%
31 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Battle & Caversham Bridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.8%
2,118 residents
15–2922.4%
2,520 residents
30–4430.8%
3,472 residents
45–6421.6%
2,439 residents
65 and over6.4%
723 residents
Battle & Caversham Bridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White54.4%
6,130 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh25.5%
2,878 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African10.2%
1,151 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5.4%
607 residents
Other ethnic group4.5%
504 residents
Battle & Caversham Bridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above40%
3,621 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications17.6%
1,597 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications13%
1,179 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications10.7%
970 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.1%
911 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications4.3%
387 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.3%
386 residents aged 16 and over
Battle & Caversham Bridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)73.4%
6,648 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive24.1%
2,182 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.5%
222 residents aged 16 and over
Battle & Caversham Bridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.8%
1,700 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations15%
1,361 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.5%
1,316 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.8%
1,162 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.9%
893 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8.6%
777 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.4%
759 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.3%
566 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.7%
517 residents aged 16 and over
Battle & Caversham Bridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health52.1%
5,870 residents
Good health35.4%
3,988 residents
Fair health9.6%
1,085 residents
Bad health2.4%
276 residents
Very bad health0.5%
55 residents
Battle & Caversham Bridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act88.7%
9,999 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act11.3%
1,275 residents
Battle & Caversham Bridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension51.2%
2,198 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.2%
1,384 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions12.7%
547 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.6%
154 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
13 households
Battle & Caversham Bridge · 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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