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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003450

Shinfield

Shinfield is a Census neighbourhood of about 13,192 residents in Wokingham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Wokingham
13,192

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,015

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,809.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

70.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

9.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

47.2%

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.

Horley East, Reigate and Banstead7,749 residents · 76.8% owned · 8.4% no carBromham & Biddenham, Bedford12,828 residents · 77.8% owned · 7.1% no carWest Hunsbury, West Northamptonshire7,695 residents · 75.5% owned · 6.3% no carDickens Heath, Cheswick Green & Hockley Heath, Solihull12,134 residents · 74.3% owned · 6.8% no carPound Hill, Crawley10,713 residents · 75.2% owned · 10.6% no carMile End North, Braiswick & Kingswood Heath, Colchester8,666 residents · 70.5% owned · 10.9% no car

Most similar within Wokingham

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Wokingham East, Wokingham9,494 residents · 77.1% owned · 6.6% no carWoodley East, Wokingham8,489 residents · 80.4% owned · 7.0% no carWinnersh, Wokingham10,716 residents · 71.8% owned · 7.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Shinfield

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

Tenure

Owned70.5%
3,538 households
Private rented15.7%
787 households
Social rented10.3%
518 households
Shared ownership3.4%
171 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Shinfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached37.9%
1,902 households
Semi-detached33%
1,656 households
Terraced14.4%
723 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement13.3%
669 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.8%
42 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
12 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
8 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Shinfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41%
2,054 households
2 cars or vans in household38.3%
1,921 households
3 or more cars or vans in household11.7%
584 households
No cars or vans in household9%
453 households
Shinfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

4 or more bedrooms35.7%
1,789 households
3 bedrooms35%
1,755 households
2 bedrooms22.5%
1,128 households
1 bedroom6.7%
338 households
Shinfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household71.9%
3,602 households
One-person household20.9%
1,049 households
Other household types7.2%
362 households
Shinfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household33.2%
1,662 households
1 person in household20.9%
1,049 households
3 people in household19.8%
994 households
4 people in household18.7%
938 households
5 people in household5.6%
280 households
6 people in household1.3%
66 households
7 people in household0.4%
18 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Shinfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1520.9%
2,761 residents
15–2916.7%
2,206 residents
30–4425.6%
3,378 residents
45–6424.3%
3,206 residents
65 and over12.4%
1,638 residents
Shinfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White67.9%
8,964 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh20.5%
2,700 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African4.5%
595 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.5%
590 residents
Other ethnic group2.6%
345 residents
Shinfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above47.2%
4,848 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15%
1,537 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12.2%
1,254 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications10.8%
1,115 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.7%
891 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.6%
374 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.5%
258 residents aged 16 and over
Shinfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)69.9%
7,186 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive28.5%
2,934 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.5%
157 residents aged 16 and over
Shinfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.9%
2,452 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.3%
2,396 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.5%
1,284 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.2%
949 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations8%
827 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations7.7%
792 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.8%
597 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.4%
550 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.2%
430 residents aged 16 and over
Shinfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health55.4%
7,314 residents
Good health33.5%
4,414 residents
Fair health8.8%
1,162 residents
Bad health1.8%
241 residents
Very bad health0.5%
61 residents
Shinfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act88.7%
11,695 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act11.3%
1,497 residents
Shinfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension63.1%
3,161 households
Household is deprived in one dimension27.4%
1,375 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions8%
400 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.4%
70 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
7 households
Shinfield · 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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