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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003564

Bitterne East

Bitterne East is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,086 residents in Southampton. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Southampton
8,086

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,431

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,918.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

61.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

23.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

24.0%

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.

Dunstable Manshead, Central Bedfordshire5,521 residents · 58.4% owned · 22.0% no carNewtown, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole11,161 residents · 62.4% owned · 19.0% no carSpringbank, Cheltenham6,733 residents · 50.2% owned · 21.1% no carBeaver & Singleton, Ashford10,040 residents · 54.4% owned · 21.4% no carHilsea, Portsmouth7,865 residents · 55.0% owned · 23.2% no carRainham North East, Medway7,300 residents · 61.3% owned · 20.7% no car

Most similar within Southampton

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Sholing East, Southampton7,660 residents · 70.4% owned · 17.8% no carHarefield, Southampton6,402 residents · 59.0% owned · 20.7% no carMaybush, Southampton8,703 residents · 53.5% owned · 21.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Bitterne East

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

Tenure

Owned61.7%
2,116 households
Social rented20.8%
715 households
Private rented16.6%
568 households
Shared ownership0.8%
26 households
Lives rent free0.2%
6 households
Bitterne East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement31.1%
1,068 households
Semi-detached29.1%
998 households
Detached22.8%
784 households
Terraced14.7%
506 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.8%
63 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
12 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%
1 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Bitterne East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.7%
1,464 households
2 cars or vans in household25.5%
875 households
No cars or vans in household23.2%
795 households
3 or more cars or vans in household8.7%
297 households
Bitterne East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms45.9%
1,574 households
2 bedrooms31.7%
1,088 households
1 bedroom13.7%
469 households
4 or more bedrooms8.8%
301 households
Bitterne East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household63.5%
2,179 households
One-person household30.7%
1,054 households
Other household types5.7%
197 households
Bitterne East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household33.7%
1,155 households
1 person in household30.7%
1,054 households
3 people in household16%
549 households
4 people in household12.4%
427 households
5 people in household4.9%
167 households
6 people in household1.7%
59 households
7 people in household0.5%
17 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Bitterne East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519.6%
1,587 residents
15–2916.2%
1,313 residents
30–4421.1%
1,708 residents
45–6425.1%
2,032 residents
65 and over17.9%
1,451 residents
Bitterne East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White88%
7,117 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh4.9%
393 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.1%
249 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.7%
222 residents
Other ethnic group1.3%
105 residents
Bitterne East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above24%
1,537 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications19.3%
1,233 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.6%
1,128 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.4%
988 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.4%
794 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.7%
495 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.6%
229 residents aged 16 and over
Bitterne East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)59.7%
3,823 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive38.3%
2,453 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2%
128 residents aged 16 and over
Bitterne East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.9%
1,148 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations15.3%
980 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations15.2%
973 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.2%
782 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.3%
723 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations8.4%
535 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.9%
504 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.3%
403 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.6%
356 residents aged 16 and over
Bitterne East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health45.2%
3,652 residents
Good health35.8%
2,891 residents
Fair health13.9%
1,122 residents
Bad health4%
325 residents
Very bad health1.2%
96 residents
Bitterne East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81.1%
6,554 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act18.9%
1,532 residents
Bitterne East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension43.2%
1,481 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.5%
1,218 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions16.1%
553 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.7%
160 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.5%
18 households
Bitterne East · 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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