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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003454

Wokingham West & South

Wokingham West & South is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,753 residents in Wokingham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Wokingham
8,753

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,569

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,807.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

74.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

9.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

50.5%

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.

Sunbury East, Spelthorne7,742 residents · 75.4% owned · 11.1% no carHook Heath, Woking6,215 residents · 75.3% owned · 10.4% no carLacey Green & Wilmslow Park, Cheshire East6,781 residents · 70.3% owned · 10.8% no carGodalming South, Waverley7,387 residents · 76.1% owned · 10.8% no carBurpham North & Merrow East, Guildford8,371 residents · 67.1% owned · 11.1% no carJersey Farm & Sandridge, St Albans7,004 residents · 73.7% owned · 9.5% no car

Most similar within Wokingham

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Twyford West & Charvil, Wokingham9,273 residents · 75.8% owned · 8.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Wokingham West & South

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

Tenure

Owned74.5%
2,658 households
Private rented17%
606 households
Social rented7.6%
272 households
Shared ownership0.8%
29 households
Lives rent free0.1%
4 households
Wokingham West & South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached44.5%
1,587 households
Semi-detached23.1%
824 households
Terraced15.4%
549 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement14.7%
524 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.1%
41 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.8%
29 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
12 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
4 households
Wokingham West & South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.9%
1,496 households
2 cars or vans in household35.4%
1,263 households
3 or more cars or vans in household12.7%
455 households
No cars or vans in household9.9%
355 households
Wokingham West & South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

4 or more bedrooms38.6%
1,376 households
3 bedrooms32.5%
1,159 households
2 bedrooms19.3%
688 households
1 bedroom9.7%
346 households
Wokingham West & South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household68.1%
2,433 households
One-person household27.1%
966 households
Other household types4.8%
172 households
Wokingham West & South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household34.6%
1,236 households
1 person in household27.1%
966 households
3 people in household16.5%
590 households
4 people in household16.5%
590 households
5 people in household3.9%
139 households
6 people in household1%
36 households
7 people in household0.2%
8 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Wokingham West & South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.6%
1,629 residents
15–2914.7%
1,283 residents
30–4420.1%
1,756 residents
45–6426.7%
2,342 residents
65 and over19.9%
1,746 residents
Wokingham West & South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White85.5%
7,486 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh8.3%
727 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.1%
274 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.7%
147 residents
Other ethnic group1.4%
119 residents
Wokingham West & South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above50.5%
3,544 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.9%
1,047 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12.1%
847 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications9.5%
664 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.2%
505 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.3%
235 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.5%
178 residents aged 16 and over
Wokingham West & South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)63%
4,425 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive35.5%
2,491 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.5%
104 residents aged 16 and over
Wokingham West & South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations26.7%
1,877 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations25.4%
1,782 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.9%
904 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.5%
669 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations7.6%
530 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.1%
360 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations5%
348 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4.8%
334 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.1%
215 residents aged 16 and over
Wokingham West & South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health54.4%
4,762 residents
Good health32.9%
2,884 residents
Fair health9.6%
836 residents
Bad health2.5%
220 residents
Very bad health0.6%
51 residents
Wokingham West & South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act86.2%
7,548 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act13.8%
1,205 residents
Wokingham West & South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension63.4%
2,264 households
Household is deprived in one dimension28.1%
1,003 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions7.2%
256 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.1%
40 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
6 households
Wokingham West & 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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