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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003396

Norcot South

Norcot South is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,836 residents in Reading. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Reading
9,836

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,072

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

7,733.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

51.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

27.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

37.7%

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.

Kings Furlong, Basingstoke and Deane8,832 residents · 50.8% owned · 28.1% no carWest Town & Woodston, Peterborough12,527 residents · 48.8% owned · 26.2% no carSouthgate, Crawley10,355 residents · 49.9% owned · 27.6% no carNewtown, Dartford9,727 residents · 61.5% owned · 22.6% no carRomford South, Havering9,450 residents · 56.5% owned · 29.1% no carFletton, Peterborough10,266 residents · 47.0% owned · 27.5% no car

Most similar within Reading

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Coley Park, Reading9,172 residents · 46.3% owned · 28.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Norcot South

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

Tenure

Owned51.9%
2,113 households
Private rented35.4%
1,441 households
Social rented10.8%
440 households
Shared ownership1.8%
74 households
Lives rent free0.1%
4 households
Norcot South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced32.8%
1,337 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement26.6%
1,082 households
Semi-detached22.7%
923 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits8.8%
357 households
Detached7.8%
319 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.7%
30 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
20 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
Norcot South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household48.4%
1,971 households
No cars or vans in household27.5%
1,121 households
2 cars or vans in household18.5%
753 households
3 or more cars or vans in household5.5%
224 households
Norcot South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms39.4%
1,605 households
2 bedrooms28.8%
1,173 households
1 bedroom18.9%
768 households
4 or more bedrooms12.9%
523 households
Norcot South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household57.2%
2,329 households
One-person household31.5%
1,283 households
Other household types11.3%
459 households
Norcot South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household31.5%
1,283 households
2 people in household30.5%
1,240 households
3 people in household16.6%
675 households
4 people in household13.3%
542 households
5 people in household4.9%
201 households
6 people in household2.1%
86 households
7 people in household0.8%
33 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
11 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Norcot South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.4%
1,807 residents
15–2919.5%
1,922 residents
30–4427.5%
2,704 residents
45–6423.7%
2,331 residents
65 and over10.9%
1,071 residents
Norcot South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White68.5%
6,742 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh14.1%
1,389 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African8.8%
865 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5.7%
560 residents
Other ethnic group2.9%
284 residents
Norcot South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above37.7%
2,981 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications17.9%
1,416 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14%
1,103 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications11.4%
898 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.2%
802 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5%
396 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.8%
304 residents aged 16 and over
Norcot South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)70.5%
5,569 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive27.7%
2,187 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.8%
144 residents aged 16 and over
Norcot South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.1%
1,586 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations14.8%
1,170 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations14%
1,108 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.8%
933 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.2%
888 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.8%
772 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.4%
583 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.7%
449 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.2%
412 residents aged 16 and over
Norcot South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health48.9%
4,814 residents
Good health36.3%
3,574 residents
Fair health11%
1,080 residents
Bad health3.1%
302 residents
Very bad health0.7%
68 residents
Norcot South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act86.1%
8,473 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act13.9%
1,363 residents
Norcot South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension49.5%
2,014 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.9%
1,379 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions12.8%
521 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.6%
146 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
11 households
Norcot South · 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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