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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003531

Anchorage Park & Copnor

Anchorage Park & Copnor is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,722 residents in Portsmouth. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Portsmouth
7,722

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,315

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,008.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

77.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

15.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

26.4%

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.

Elson, Gosport7,313 residents · 77.0% owned · 15.0% no carCrews Hole, Bristol, City of6,135 residents · 73.7% owned · 14.2% no carStoke Gifford West & Little Stoke, South Gloucestershire7,531 residents · 74.1% owned · 12.6% no carSherbourne, Coventry9,461 residents · 76.6% owned · 17.2% no carAnlaby Common, East Riding of Yorkshire8,035 residents · 75.8% owned · 16.7% no carViables, Basingstoke and Deane8,123 residents · 72.4% owned · 10.7% no car

Most similar within Portsmouth

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Paulsgrove West & Port Solent, Portsmouth6,380 residents · 62.8% owned · 18.3% no carBaffins, Portsmouth10,262 residents · 70.3% owned · 19.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Anchorage Park & Copnor

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

Tenure

Owned77.8%
2,580 households
Private rented18.1%
601 households
Social rented3.5%
115 households
Shared ownership0.5%
17 households
Lives rent free0.1%
2 households
Anchorage Park & Copnor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced54.3%
1,799 households
Semi-detached27.3%
906 households
Detached8.5%
283 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement7%
233 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.1%
38 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1%
32 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.4%
12 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.4%
12 households
Anchorage Park & Copnor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household47.7%
1,582 households
2 cars or vans in household28.3%
939 households
No cars or vans in household15.4%
510 households
3 or more cars or vans in household8.6%
284 households
Anchorage Park & Copnor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms54.6%
1,811 households
2 bedrooms22.2%
736 households
4 or more bedrooms16.4%
544 households
1 bedroom6.8%
224 households
Anchorage Park & Copnor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household66.2%
2,193 households
One-person household28.8%
954 households
Other household types5.1%
168 households
Anchorage Park & Copnor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household34.8%
1,155 households
1 person in household28.7%
952 households
3 people in household17.7%
588 households
4 people in household13.5%
448 households
5 people in household4.1%
137 households
6 people in household0.9%
31 households
7 people in household0.2%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
8 or more people in household0%
0 households
Anchorage Park & Copnor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.3%
1,178 residents
15–2916.5%
1,270 residents
30–4419.2%
1,483 residents
45–6429.9%
2,311 residents
65 and over19.1%
1,478 residents
Anchorage Park & Copnor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White92.2%
7,115 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh4.2%
327 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.8%
137 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.2%
94 residents
Other ethnic group0.6%
47 residents
Anchorage Park & Copnor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above26.4%
1,705 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications19.8%
1,283 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications17.2%
1,111 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15%
968 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.9%
703 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.9%
512 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.8%
182 residents aged 16 and over
Anchorage Park & Copnor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)64.5%
4,167 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive33.4%
2,156 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.2%
141 residents aged 16 and over
Anchorage Park & Copnor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.7%
1,404 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations15%
969 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.1%
844 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.8%
760 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations11.1%
719 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations10.1%
650 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.6%
429 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.4%
348 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.3%
341 residents aged 16 and over
Anchorage Park & Copnor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health47.2%
3,641 residents
Good health37.6%
2,900 residents
Fair health11.9%
915 residents
Bad health2.5%
196 residents
Very bad health0.8%
65 residents
Anchorage Park & Copnor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act85.3%
6,588 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act14.7%
1,132 residents
Anchorage Park & Copnor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension53.1%
1,761 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.5%
1,142 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions10.5%
347 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.7%
57 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
7 households
Anchorage Park & Copnor · 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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