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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003529

Cosham South

Cosham South is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,328 residents in Portsmouth. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Portsmouth
8,328

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,246

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,577.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

76.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

17.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

30.2%

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.

Sherbourne, Coventry9,461 residents · 76.6% owned · 17.2% no carChaulden, Dacorum5,024 residents · 63.4% owned · 15.0% no carPenenden Heath, Maidstone9,085 residents · 74.8% owned · 12.4% no carWindmill Hill, Gravesham9,645 residents · 74.0% owned · 16.2% no carBinley, Coventry9,185 residents · 82.4% owned · 14.0% no carHylands, Havering8,492 residents · 81.9% owned · 15.6% no car

Most similar within Portsmouth

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Baffins, Portsmouth10,262 residents · 70.3% owned · 19.5% no carDrayton & Farlington, Portsmouth6,660 residents · 78.2% owned · 12.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Cosham South

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

Tenure

Owned76.1%
2,470 households
Private rented14.4%
469 households
Social rented8.5%
276 households
Shared ownership0.8%
27 households
Lives rent free0.1%
4 households
Cosham South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced51.3%
1,667 households
Semi-detached26.4%
857 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement16.9%
549 households
Detached3.4%
110 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.6%
53 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
6 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
5 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Cosham South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household39.6%
1,286 households
2 cars or vans in household32.6%
1,057 households
No cars or vans in household17.7%
576 households
3 or more cars or vans in household10.1%
328 households
Cosham South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms59.8%
1,940 households
4 or more bedrooms19%
618 households
2 bedrooms15.8%
513 households
1 bedroom5.4%
175 households
Cosham South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household68.6%
2,227 households
One-person household24%
779 households
Other household types7.4%
240 households
Cosham South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household31.1%
1,009 households
1 person in household24%
779 households
3 people in household19.9%
645 households
4 people in household18.2%
590 households
5 people in household4.8%
156 households
6 people in household1.6%
53 households
7 people in household0.3%
9 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Cosham South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519%
1,581 residents
15–2916.9%
1,410 residents
30–4421.6%
1,797 residents
45–6425.8%
2,149 residents
65 and over16.7%
1,391 residents
Cosham South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White91.6%
7,632 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh5.6%
463 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.5%
128 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.8%
65 residents
Other ethnic group0.5%
41 residents
Cosham South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above30.2%
2,003 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications21.1%
1,403 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15%
997 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications14.5%
962 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.1%
668 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.4%
428 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.7%
176 residents aged 16 and over
Cosham South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)64.8%
4,303 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive32.5%
2,156 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.7%
179 residents aged 16 and over
Cosham South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations24.3%
1,615 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations14.5%
962 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.1%
800 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations12%
795 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10%
664 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations9.9%
659 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.3%
418 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.7%
375 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.3%
349 residents aged 16 and over
Cosham South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health49.8%
4,151 residents
Good health33.8%
2,818 residents
Fair health12.5%
1,038 residents
Bad health3%
249 residents
Very bad health0.9%
72 residents
Cosham South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act84.2%
7,010 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act15.8%
1,318 residents
Cosham South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension55.4%
1,798 households
Household is deprived in one dimension30.8%
999 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions11.4%
371 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.3%
76 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
2 households
Cosham 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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