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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003570

Newtown & Nicholstown

Newtown & Nicholstown is a Census neighbourhood of about 11,609 residents in Southampton. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Southampton
11,609

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,076

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

7,449.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

22.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

48.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

31.3%

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.

Hyson Green, Nottingham8,642 residents · 24.6% owned · 54.1% no carWolverhampton Central, Wolverhampton11,532 residents · 29.1% owned · 48.7% no carSouth Riverside, Cardiff7,459 residents · 35.3% owned · 47.6% no carNunsmoor, Newcastle upon Tyne12,297 residents · 29.3% owned · 47.8% no carNaul's Mill & Bishopsgate Green, Coventry10,015 residents · 28.7% owned · 45.7% no carWaterloo Road, Wolverhampton6,743 residents · 22.3% owned · 50.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Newtown & Nicholstown

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

Tenure

Private rented52%
2,120 households
Social rented24.8%
1,011 households
Owned22.4%
912 households
Shared ownership0.7%
27 households
Lives rent free0.1%
6 households
Newtown & Nicholstown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement45.3%
1,846 households
Terraced24.2%
987 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits12.2%
496 households
Semi-detached8.4%
344 households
Detached4.6%
188 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop2.8%
113 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse2.2%
91 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.3%
11 households
Newtown & Nicholstown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household48.8%
1,989 households
1 car or van in household36%
1,468 households
2 cars or vans in household12.1%
493 households
3 or more cars or vans in household3.1%
126 households
Newtown & Nicholstown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

1 bedroom34.4%
1,403 households
2 bedrooms27.6%
1,126 households
3 bedrooms22.5%
917 households
4 or more bedrooms15.5%
630 households
Newtown & Nicholstown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household47.1%
1,917 households
One-person household36.2%
1,475 households
Other household types16.7%
682 households
Newtown & Nicholstown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household36.2%
1,475 households
2 people in household24.2%
987 households
3 people in household12.9%
526 households
4 people in household10.2%
415 households
5 people in household7.9%
322 households
6 people in household4.5%
185 households
8 or more people in household2.1%
87 households
7 people in household1.9%
79 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Newtown & Nicholstown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519.7%
2,281 residents
15–2934.3%
3,984 residents
30–4424.2%
2,809 residents
45–6417.3%
2,007 residents
65 and over4.5%
526 residents
Newtown & Nicholstown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White42.9%
4,977 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh38.4%
4,462 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African8.6%
1,004 residents
Other ethnic group6.4%
742 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.7%
424 residents
Newtown & Nicholstown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above31.3%
2,878 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications21%
1,931 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.5%
1,701 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications10.7%
987 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.2%
937 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.2%
383 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications4%
371 residents aged 16 and over
Newtown & Nicholstown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)52.1%
4,781 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive40.9%
3,757 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student7%
647 residents aged 16 and over
Newtown & Nicholstown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L15 Full-time students22.9%
2,107 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations15.4%
1,411 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed14.1%
1,296 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.1%
1,023 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.1%
928 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations9.5%
875 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations6.2%
566 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations6.1%
558 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.6%
424 residents aged 16 and over
Newtown & Nicholstown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health51.3%
5,960 residents
Good health33.5%
3,890 residents
Fair health10.7%
1,241 residents
Bad health3.4%
398 residents
Very bad health1%
120 residents
Newtown & Nicholstown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act86.1%
9,999 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act13.9%
1,610 residents
Newtown & Nicholstown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension37.2%
1,518 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension36.6%
1,492 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions19.8%
807 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.8%
235 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.6%
24 households
Newtown & Nicholstown · 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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