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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003558

Shirley Warren

Shirley Warren is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,249 residents in Southampton. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Southampton
7,249

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,061

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

6,132.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

36.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

34.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

33.0%

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.

Maidenhall, Stoke & Port, Ipswich9,841 residents · 40.8% owned · 31.0% no carWeaste & Seedley, Salford13,344 residents · 43.4% owned · 36.4% no carAshford Central, Ashford12,105 residents · 45.1% owned · 28.4% no carSouthgate, Crawley10,355 residents · 49.9% owned · 27.6% no carBewsey & Dallam, Warrington8,193 residents · 40.1% owned · 32.4% no carFletton, Peterborough10,266 residents · 47.0% owned · 27.5% no car

Most similar within Southampton

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Shirley South, Southampton8,018 residents · 47.7% owned · 31.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Shirley Warren

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

Tenure

Owned36.4%
1,114 households
Private rented32.7%
1,002 households
Social rented29.2%
895 households
Shared ownership1.5%
45 households
Lives rent free0.2%
5 households
Shirley Warren · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement39.8%
1,219 households
Semi-detached26.2%
802 households
Terraced20.1%
615 households
Detached8.4%
256 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits4.1%
126 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.9%
29 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.4%
13 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Shirley Warren · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.9%
1,376 households
No cars or vans in household34.8%
1,067 households
2 cars or vans in household16.1%
494 households
3 or more cars or vans in household4.1%
126 households
Shirley Warren · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms36.6%
1,120 households
2 bedrooms34%
1,041 households
1 bedroom22.8%
699 households
4 or more bedrooms6.6%
201 households
Shirley Warren · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household58.2%
1,780 households
One-person household32.9%
1,007 households
Other household types8.9%
273 households
Shirley Warren · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household32.9%
1,008 households
2 people in household30.3%
929 households
3 people in household16.1%
494 households
4 people in household12.8%
391 households
5 people in household5.1%
157 households
6 people in household2%
60 households
7 people in household0.6%
18 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Shirley Warren · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1521.1%
1,528 residents
15–2919.2%
1,393 residents
30–4425.1%
1,823 residents
45–6422%
1,595 residents
65 and over12.6%
911 residents
Shirley Warren · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White76.9%
5,570 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh13.6%
985 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African3.5%
255 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3%
220 residents
Other ethnic group3%
217 residents
Shirley Warren · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above33%
1,861 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications20.6%
1,163 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.6%
821 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12.8%
719 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.5%
592 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.2%
294 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.2%
183 residents aged 16 and over
Shirley Warren · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)64.7%
3,643 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive33.2%
1,867 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.1%
121 residents aged 16 and over
Shirley Warren · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.8%
1,172 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations16.8%
944 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.9%
726 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.2%
576 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.5%
534 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8.8%
493 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations8.3%
465 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.8%
381 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.1%
342 residents aged 16 and over
Shirley Warren · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health48%
3,479 residents
Good health32.9%
2,386 residents
Fair health13.3%
961 residents
Bad health4.5%
327 residents
Very bad health1.3%
97 residents
Shirley Warren · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82%
5,942 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act18%
1,307 residents
Shirley Warren · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension40.8%
1,248 households
Household is deprived in one dimension36.9%
1,128 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions16.7%
511 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.4%
166 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
8 households
Shirley Warren · 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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