Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003524

Paulsgrove East

Paulsgrove East is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,115 residents in Portsmouth. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Portsmouth

8,115

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,062

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,316.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

49.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

28.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

17.1%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Paulsgrove East

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

Tenure

Owned49.3%

1,509 households

Social rented37.9%

1,159 households

Private rented11.4%

350 households

Shared ownership0.9%

28 households

Lives rent free0.5%

16 households

Paulsgrove East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached43.4%

1,327 households

Terraced39%

1,192 households

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement13.8%

423 households

Detached2.5%

77 households

Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.7%

22 households

In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%

12 households

Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%

7 households

A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%

0 households

Paulsgrove East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.3%

1,265 households

No cars or vans in household28%

857 households

2 cars or vans in household23.9%

733 households

3 or more cars or vans in household6.8%

207 households

Paulsgrove East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms63.6%

1,948 households

2 bedrooms13.9%

425 households

4 or more bedrooms11.7%

358 households

1 bedroom10.8%

331 households

Paulsgrove East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household65.6%

2,009 households

One-person household25.2%

773 households

Other household types9.2%

281 households

Paulsgrove East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household29.6%

906 households

1 person in household25.2%

772 households

3 people in household18.8%

577 households

4 people in household14.9%

457 households

5 people in household7%

214 households

6 people in household2.8%

85 households

7 people in household1%

30 households

8 or more people in household0.7%

22 households

0 people in household0%

0 households

Paulsgrove East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1521.3%

1,730 residents

15–2919.7%

1,600 residents

30–4419.5%

1,581 residents

45–6425.5%

2,069 residents

65 and over14%

1,133 residents

Paulsgrove East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White93.2%

7,563 residents

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh3.4%

272 residents

Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.5%

125 residents

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.5%

121 residents

Other ethnic group0.4%

36 residents

Paulsgrove East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications29.8%

1,861 residents aged 16 and over

Level 4 qualifications or above17.1%

1,068 residents aged 16 and over

Level 2 qualifications15.9%

991 residents aged 16 and over

Level 3 qualifications15.7%

978 residents aged 16 and over

Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.5%

778 residents aged 16 and over

Apprenticeship5.9%

368 residents aged 16 and over

Other qualifications3.2%

200 residents aged 16 and over

Paulsgrove East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)59.7%

3,728 residents aged 16 and over

Economically inactive38.2%

2,385 residents aged 16 and over

Economically active and a full-time student2.1%

129 residents aged 16 and over

Paulsgrove East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations18.4%

1,150 residents aged 16 and over

L12 Semi-routine occupations17.6%

1,097 residents aged 16 and over

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.6%

849 residents aged 16 and over

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed11.3%

705 residents aged 16 and over

L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11%

686 residents aged 16 and over

L7 Intermediate occupations10.2%

639 residents aged 16 and over

L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.7%

416 residents aged 16 and over

L15 Full-time students6.6%

411 residents aged 16 and over

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations4.7%

291 residents aged 16 and over

Paulsgrove East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health42.8%

3,470 residents

Good health34.5%

2,801 residents

Fair health15.7%

1,278 residents

Bad health5.2%

422 residents

Very bad health1.8%

144 residents

Paulsgrove East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act77%

6,245 residents

Disabled under the Equality Act23%

1,870 residents

Paulsgrove East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension34.9%

1,070 households

Household is not deprived in any dimension34.6%

1,061 households

Household is deprived in two dimensions22.5%

689 households

Household is deprived in three dimensions7.5%

229 households

Household is deprived in four dimensions0.5%

15 households

Paulsgrove East · 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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Evidence ledger

Source and date are part of the record.

All statistics on this pageONS · Census 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0
Neighbourhood nameHouse of Commons Library · MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence
GeographyONS Middle layer Super Output Area E02003524

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Paulsgrove East

Usual residents

Households

Residents per km²

Households owning their home

Households with no car or van

Adults with a degree or above

Neighbourhoods most like this one

Life in Paulsgrove East

Tenure

Accommodation type

Car or van availability

Number of bedrooms

Household composition

Household size

Age

Ethnic group

Highest qualification

Economic activity

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

General health

Disability

Household deprivation

Alike on the Census, which is not the same as alike to live in.

Source and date are part of the record.