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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003537

Baffins

Baffins is a Census neighbourhood of about 10,262 residents in Portsmouth. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Portsmouth
10,262

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,163

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

6,794.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

70.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

19.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

27.4%

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.

Sherbourne, Coventry9,461 residents · 76.6% owned · 17.2% no carRochester East, Medway6,782 residents · 63.2% owned · 20.8% no carBricknell East, Kingston upon Hull, City of7,969 residents · 71.3% owned · 19.6% no carAldermoor & Lordswood, Southampton7,887 residents · 62.4% owned · 18.6% no carWhoberley, Coventry7,611 residents · 72.1% owned · 19.5% no carRoyton East & Cowlishaw, Oldham6,030 residents · 78.8% owned · 17.8% no car

Most similar within Portsmouth

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Cosham South, Portsmouth8,328 residents · 76.1% owned · 17.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Baffins

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

Tenure

Owned70.3%
2,928 households
Private rented15.4%
640 households
Social rented12.9%
536 households
Shared ownership1.3%
54 households
Lives rent free0.1%
5 households
Baffins · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced61.7%
2,571 households
Semi-detached17.6%
731 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement13.6%
566 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits3%
123 households
Detached1.9%
81 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.4%
57 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.8%
35 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Baffins · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household46.2%
1,924 households
2 cars or vans in household27%
1,126 households
No cars or vans in household19.5%
810 households
3 or more cars or vans in household7.3%
304 households
Baffins · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms58.4%
2,429 households
2 bedrooms18.7%
777 households
4 or more bedrooms15.2%
634 households
1 bedroom7.7%
321 households
Baffins · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household66.4%
2,766 households
One-person household26.4%
1,100 households
Other household types7.2%
298 households
Baffins · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household33.1%
1,377 households
1 person in household26.4%
1,100 households
3 people in household18.7%
778 households
4 people in household14.6%
610 households
5 people in household5.6%
233 households
6 people in household1.1%
46 households
7 people in household0.3%
12 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
8 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Baffins · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.8%
1,827 residents
15–2917.5%
1,799 residents
30–4421.2%
2,174 residents
45–6427.2%
2,786 residents
65 and over16.3%
1,673 residents
Baffins · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White92.9%
9,538 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.7%
273 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.1%
220 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.6%
167 residents
Other ethnic group0.6%
66 residents
Baffins · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above27.4%
2,281 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications19.1%
1,588 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications16.9%
1,402 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.7%
1,305 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11%
916 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.1%
594 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.7%
225 residents aged 16 and over
Baffins · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)63.6%
5,290 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive33.9%
2,818 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.5%
205 residents aged 16 and over
Baffins · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.4%
1,781 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations14.1%
1,174 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.6%
1,047 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations11.7%
969 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.3%
938 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations10.1%
839 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.5%
542 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.2%
517 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6%
502 residents aged 16 and over
Baffins · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health48.1%
4,940 residents
Good health35%
3,588 residents
Fair health12.4%
1,269 residents
Bad health3.5%
359 residents
Very bad health1%
106 residents
Baffins · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83.1%
8,524 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act16.9%
1,738 residents
Baffins · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension51.2%
2,132 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.6%
1,358 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions12.7%
527 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.5%
144 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
3 households
Baffins · 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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