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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003449

Lower Earley South

Lower Earley South is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,488 residents in Wokingham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Wokingham
7,488

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,148

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,545.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

72.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

8.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

48.1%

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.

Bradley Stoke Central, South Gloucestershire10,662 residents · 60.6% owned · 10.6% no carMoreton Hall, West Suffolk7,688 residents · 65.7% owned · 8.2% no carChineham, Basingstoke and Deane7,848 residents · 72.8% owned · 6.8% no carBoxmoor & Apsley, Dacorum11,665 residents · 66.4% owned · 13.0% no carBicester North, Cherwell6,726 residents · 66.8% owned · 8.9% no carBradley Stoke North East, South Gloucestershire10,030 residents · 66.2% owned · 9.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Lower Earley South

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

Tenure

Owned72.9%
2,295 households
Private rented24.4%
767 households
Social rented2%
64 households
Shared ownership0.7%
21 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Lower Earley South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached40.2%
1,268 households
Terraced24%
758 households
Semi-detached21.5%
677 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement12.6%
398 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.9%
28 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.4%
12 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
9 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
Lower Earley South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.3%
1,362 households
2 cars or vans in household37.2%
1,172 households
3 or more cars or vans in household11%
346 households
No cars or vans in household8.5%
269 households
Lower Earley South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

4 or more bedrooms30.3%
956 households
3 bedrooms28.2%
888 households
2 bedrooms22%
693 households
1 bedroom19.5%
614 households
Lower Earley South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household65.3%
2,058 households
One-person household30.3%
957 households
Other household types4.4%
139 households
Lower Earley South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household30.3%
956 households
1 person in household30.3%
955 households
3 people in household17.7%
556 households
4 people in household16.5%
520 households
5 people in household4%
126 households
6 people in household0.9%
29 households
7 people in household0.1%
4 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Lower Earley South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519.3%
1,444 residents
15–2916.5%
1,238 residents
30–4424.3%
1,822 residents
45–6428.6%
2,145 residents
65 and over11.2%
842 residents
Lower Earley South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White68.7%
5,143 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh22.2%
1,664 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African3.3%
246 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3%
224 residents
Other ethnic group2.8%
209 residents
Lower Earley South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above48.1%
2,872 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.8%
945 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.6%
812 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.3%
497 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications8.1%
483 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.9%
230 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.2%
134 residents aged 16 and over
Lower Earley South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)72.2%
4,309 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive26.3%
1,569 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.5%
90 residents aged 16 and over
Lower Earley South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations25.9%
1,546 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.9%
1,309 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations14.1%
842 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.5%
567 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations8%
476 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations6.1%
363 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.8%
348 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.6%
272 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4.1%
246 residents aged 16 and over
Lower Earley South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health54.7%
4,096 residents
Good health34.8%
2,603 residents
Fair health9%
674 residents
Bad health1.2%
91 residents
Very bad health0.3%
24 residents
Lower Earley South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act89.8%
6,721 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act10.2%
767 residents
Lower Earley South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension61.9%
1,949 households
Household is deprived in one dimension30%
945 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions7%
219 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.2%
37 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
1 households
Lower Earley 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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