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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003535

Fratton North

Fratton North is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,664 residents in Portsmouth. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Portsmouth
9,664

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,825

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

15,088.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

57.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

27.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

24.9%

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.

Gillingham South, Medway6,878 residents · 51.8% owned · 27.8% no carStrood North & Frindsbury, Medway8,241 residents · 56.1% owned · 24.5% no carNewington, Kingston upon Hull, City of8,475 residents · 57.4% owned · 32.2% no carTwo Mile Hill, Bristol, City of6,940 residents · 61.9% owned · 20.4% no carRochester East, Medway6,782 residents · 63.2% owned · 20.8% no carLaindon East & Lee Chapel North, Basildon9,163 residents · 55.7% owned · 25.9% no car

Most similar within Portsmouth

The closest matches in the same local authority.

North End East, Portsmouth8,894 residents · 66.1% owned · 23.5% no carAlexandra Park, Portsmouth7,873 residents · 61.7% owned · 25.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Fratton North

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

Tenure

Owned57.3%
2,191 households
Private rented35.7%
1,366 households
Social rented6.3%
240 households
Shared ownership0.7%
26 households
Lives rent free0.1%
2 households
Fratton North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced75.1%
2,870 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement7.6%
291 households
Semi-detached7%
269 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits6.1%
235 households
Detached2.1%
82 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1%
40 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.9%
35 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Fratton North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household48.2%
1,845 households
No cars or vans in household27.3%
1,046 households
2 cars or vans in household20.2%
774 households
3 or more cars or vans in household4.2%
160 households
Fratton North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms53.9%
2,062 households
2 bedrooms30.5%
1,167 households
1 bedroom8.6%
329 households
4 or more bedrooms7%
268 households
Fratton North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household64.9%
2,481 households
One-person household25.6%
980 households
Other household types9.5%
364 households
Fratton North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household31.4%
1,201 households
1 person in household25.6%
980 households
3 people in household20.4%
779 households
4 people in household14.8%
565 households
5 people in household5.1%
194 households
6 people in household1.9%
74 households
7 people in household0.7%
27 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Fratton North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1521.3%
2,063 residents
15–2920.7%
2,001 residents
30–4423.4%
2,258 residents
45–6424.3%
2,349 residents
65 and over10.3%
992 residents
Fratton North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White87.8%
8,479 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh5.8%
556 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.8%
275 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.4%
236 residents
Other ethnic group1.2%
116 residents
Fratton North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above24.9%
1,867 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications19.6%
1,471 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications17.9%
1,344 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16.2%
1,212 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.9%
963 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.7%
430 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.8%
207 residents aged 16 and over
Fratton North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)68.9%
5,162 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive28.6%
2,143 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.5%
187 residents aged 16 and over
Fratton North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.2%
1,364 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations15.7%
1,179 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations15.4%
1,155 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13%
973 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.2%
764 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.4%
557 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations7%
525 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.8%
509 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.2%
468 residents aged 16 and over
Fratton North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health47.2%
4,562 residents
Good health36.2%
3,501 residents
Fair health12.2%
1,175 residents
Bad health3.5%
335 residents
Very bad health0.9%
91 residents
Fratton North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act84%
8,117 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act16%
1,547 residents
Fratton North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension48.2%
1,842 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.7%
1,289 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions14.8%
565 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.2%
122 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
7 households
Fratton North · 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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