Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003546

Eastney

Eastney is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,927 residents in Portsmouth. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Portsmouth

7,927

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,718

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,225.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

58.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

21.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

40.4%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Eastney

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

Tenure

Owned58.5%

2,175 households

Private rented33.9%

1,262 households

Social rented6.7%

248 households

Shared ownership0.8%

30 households

Lives rent free0.1%

3 households

Eastney · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced46.2%

1,716 households

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement22.5%

834 households

Semi-detached12.7%

473 households

Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits8.2%

304 households

Detached5.1%

190 households

Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse2.8%

104 households

A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure1.9%

69 households

In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.6%

24 households

Eastney · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household49.1%

1,826 households

2 cars or vans in household23.7%

880 households

No cars or vans in household21.7%

808 households

3 or more cars or vans in household5.5%

203 households

Eastney · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms40.5%

1,504 households

2 bedrooms32%

1,188 households

4 or more bedrooms15.7%

584 households

1 bedroom11.9%

441 households

Eastney · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household57.8%

2,150 households

One-person household35.3%

1,312 households

Other household types6.9%

255 households

Eastney · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household36%

1,340 households

1 person in household35.3%

1,312 households

3 people in household15.5%

576 households

4 people in household9.3%

345 households

5 people in household2.9%

106 households

6 people in household0.6%

24 households

7 people in household0.2%

8 households

8 or more people in household0.2%

7 households

0 people in household0%

0 households

Eastney · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514.3%

1,132 residents

15–2916.6%

1,316 residents

30–4421.8%

1,727 residents

45–6427.5%

2,180 residents

65 and over19.8%

1,573 residents

Eastney · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White89%

7,062 residents

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh3.8%

300 residents

Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.8%

220 residents

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.8%

219 residents

Other ethnic group1.6%

130 residents

Eastney · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above40.4%

2,714 residents aged 16 and over

Level 3 qualifications16.2%

1,092 residents aged 16 and over

No qualifications14.4%

969 residents aged 16 and over

Level 2 qualifications12.8%

859 residents aged 16 and over

Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.4%

565 residents aged 16 and over

Apprenticeship4.7%

319 residents aged 16 and over

Other qualifications3%

203 residents aged 16 and over

Eastney · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)62%

4,170 residents aged 16 and over

Economically inactive36%

2,417 residents aged 16 and over

Economically active and a full-time student2%

135 residents aged 16 and over

Eastney · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations24.6%

1,650 residents aged 16 and over

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations15.2%

1,019 residents aged 16 and over

L7 Intermediate occupations12.3%

826 residents aged 16 and over

L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12.1%

815 residents aged 16 and over

L12 Semi-routine occupations10.2%

686 residents aged 16 and over

L13 Routine occupations9.4%

632 residents aged 16 and over

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.9%

397 residents aged 16 and over

L15 Full-time students5.6%

379 residents aged 16 and over

L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.7%

315 residents aged 16 and over

Eastney · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health49.6%

3,929 residents

Good health34%

2,698 residents

Fair health12.4%

979 residents

Bad health3.1%

248 residents

Very bad health0.9%

73 residents

Eastney · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83.8%

6,646 residents

Disabled under the Equality Act16.2%

1,281 residents

Eastney · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension54.5%

2,028 households

Household is deprived in one dimension31.6%

1,175 households

Household is deprived in two dimensions11.5%

429 households

Household is deprived in three dimensions2.2%

83 households

Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%

4 households

Eastney · 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.

Browse every neighbourhood in Portsmouth

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 E02003546

Shared catalogue checked 2026-08-28: 88 candidate data layers listed. Catalogue presence is not publication approval; only separately approved public projections may be shown.

Eastney

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 Eastney

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.