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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003550

Aldermoor & Lordswood

Aldermoor & Lordswood is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,887 residents in Southampton. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Southampton
7,887

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,291

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,556.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

62.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

18.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

27.5%

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.

Bricknell East, Kingston upon Hull, City of7,969 residents · 71.3% owned · 19.6% no carWhoberley, Coventry7,611 residents · 72.1% owned · 19.5% no carPaulsgrove West & Port Solent, Portsmouth6,380 residents · 62.8% owned · 18.3% no carRainham North East, Medway7,300 residents · 61.3% owned · 20.7% no carSittingbourne East, Swale8,549 residents · 64.8% owned · 18.1% no carWaterlooville East, Havant5,376 residents · 60.1% owned · 16.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Aldermoor & Lordswood

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

Tenure

Owned62.4%
2,055 households
Social rented20.9%
689 households
Private rented15.9%
524 households
Shared ownership0.7%
22 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Aldermoor & Lordswood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced47%
1,547 households
Semi-detached22.7%
745 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement17.4%
572 households
Detached12%
394 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.8%
25 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.1%
4 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%
0 households
Aldermoor & Lordswood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household45.8%
1,505 households
2 cars or vans in household27.2%
893 households
No cars or vans in household18.6%
613 households
3 or more cars or vans in household8.4%
277 households
Aldermoor & Lordswood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms61.9%
2,035 households
2 bedrooms19.8%
652 households
1 bedroom11.2%
368 households
4 or more bedrooms7.1%
233 households
Aldermoor & Lordswood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household66.6%
2,189 households
One-person household27%
888 households
Other household types6.4%
212 households
Aldermoor & Lordswood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household35.6%
1,171 households
1 person in household27%
887 households
3 people in household17.3%
568 households
4 people in household13.4%
442 households
5 people in household5.1%
166 households
6 people in household1.2%
38 households
7 people in household0.3%
10 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Aldermoor & Lordswood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518%
1,416 residents
15–2917.1%
1,346 residents
30–4421.4%
1,685 residents
45–6424.8%
1,958 residents
65 and over18.8%
1,483 residents
Aldermoor & Lordswood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White86.2%
6,799 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh8.4%
664 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.4%
187 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.6%
130 residents
Other ethnic group1.4%
107 residents
Aldermoor & Lordswood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above27.5%
1,749 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications20%
1,270 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.7%
1,128 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.9%
887 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.6%
738 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.9%
436 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.5%
156 residents aged 16 and over
Aldermoor & Lordswood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)61.2%
3,895 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive37.1%
2,358 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.7%
109 residents aged 16 and over
Aldermoor & Lordswood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations21%
1,339 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations15.2%
969 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.9%
883 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.6%
803 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.9%
567 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations8.6%
550 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.6%
486 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.3%
400 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.8%
368 residents aged 16 and over
Aldermoor & Lordswood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health45.6%
3,600 residents
Good health36.6%
2,884 residents
Fair health12.6%
997 residents
Bad health4%
318 residents
Very bad health1.1%
88 residents
Aldermoor & Lordswood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81.9%
6,462 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act18.1%
1,425 residents
Aldermoor & Lordswood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension46.6%
1,531 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34%
1,117 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions14.9%
489 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.3%
142 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
9 households
Aldermoor & Lordswood · 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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