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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003569

Freemantle

Freemantle is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,816 residents in Southampton. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Southampton
7,816

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,730

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,888.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

39.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

32.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

36.7%

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.

Ringlestone & Central Maidstone, Maidstone12,292 residents · 38.9% owned · 33.0% no carBanbury Grimsbury, Cherwell12,600 residents · 40.3% owned · 29.4% no carBasingstoke Central, Black Dam & Eastrop, Basingstoke and Deane7,887 residents · 44.7% owned · 31.3% no carIpswich Central, Ipswich10,692 residents · 38.3% owned · 37.5% no carCentral Colchester, Colchester11,314 residents · 45.9% owned · 34.3% no carYeovil Town, South Somerset7,215 residents · 44.4% owned · 31.0% 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 Freemantle

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

Tenure

Private rented44.7%
1,667 households
Owned39.2%
1,462 households
Social rented15.2%
566 households
Shared ownership0.9%
33 households
Lives rent free0.1%
2 households
Freemantle · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement40.5%
1,510 households
Semi-detached20.4%
760 households
Terraced20.2%
753 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits9.8%
364 households
Detached5.3%
197 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse2.6%
96 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.4%
52 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Freemantle · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household48.4%
1,807 households
No cars or vans in household32.8%
1,225 households
2 cars or vans in household15.8%
590 households
3 or more cars or vans in household2.9%
108 households
Freemantle · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms34.3%
1,280 households
1 bedroom33.3%
1,241 households
3 bedrooms26.1%
975 households
4 or more bedrooms6.3%
234 households
Freemantle · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household52%
1,940 households
One-person household39.5%
1,474 households
Other household types8.5%
319 households
Freemantle · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household39.5%
1,472 households
2 people in household32.9%
1,226 households
3 people in household14.3%
534 households
4 people in household8.4%
313 households
5 people in household3.3%
124 households
6 people in household1.2%
45 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
9 households
7 people in household0.2%
7 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Freemantle · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.8%
1,232 residents
15–2922.4%
1,750 residents
30–4428.5%
2,227 residents
45–6423.1%
1,802 residents
65 and over10.3%
806 residents
Freemantle · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White77.6%
6,066 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh11.7%
912 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African4.1%
323 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.9%
307 residents
Other ethnic group2.6%
207 residents
Freemantle · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above36.7%
2,397 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications16.8%
1,097 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.3%
996 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12.4%
810 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.7%
633 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.8%
380 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.2%
211 residents aged 16 and over
Freemantle · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)69.7%
4,549 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive27.7%
1,810 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.5%
165 residents aged 16 and over
Freemantle · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20%
1,302 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations16.6%
1,082 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13%
846 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.5%
685 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations10.1%
656 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.9%
644 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8.3%
543 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.2%
402 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.6%
365 residents aged 16 and over
Freemantle · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health46.1%
3,605 residents
Good health36.4%
2,848 residents
Fair health12.6%
988 residents
Bad health3.9%
303 residents
Very bad health0.9%
72 residents
Freemantle · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82.9%
6,476 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act17.1%
1,340 residents
Freemantle · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension46.2%
1,723 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.6%
1,254 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions15.4%
575 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.4%
166 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
13 households
Freemantle · 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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