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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003576

Itchen

Itchen is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,126 residents in Southampton. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Southampton
8,126

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,455

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

6,154.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

53.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

23.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

24.8%

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.

Staple Hill South & Kingswood North West, South Gloucestershire9,713 residents · 64.2% owned · 19.8% no carHilsea, Portsmouth7,865 residents · 55.0% owned · 23.2% no carRainham North East, Medway7,300 residents · 61.3% owned · 20.7% no carSt Lukes, Southend-on-Sea11,208 residents · 63.3% owned · 22.6% no carStrood North & Frindsbury, Medway8,241 residents · 56.1% owned · 24.5% no carFoley Park, Wyre Forest7,564 residents · 63.2% owned · 20.1% no car

Most similar within Southampton

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Maybush, Southampton8,703 residents · 53.5% owned · 21.7% no carBitterne East, Southampton8,086 residents · 61.7% owned · 23.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Itchen

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

Tenure

Owned53.7%
1,856 households
Private rented24.1%
831 households
Social rented21.2%
732 households
Shared ownership1%
34 households
Lives rent free0.1%
2 households
Itchen · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached31.6%
1,092 households
Terraced29.2%
1,008 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement25.5%
882 households
Detached7.2%
248 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits4.7%
163 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.1%
38 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.5%
18 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.2%
6 households
Itchen · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.4%
1,534 households
2 cars or vans in household24.2%
836 households
No cars or vans in household23.8%
823 households
3 or more cars or vans in household7.6%
264 households
Itchen · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms50%
1,727 households
2 bedrooms23.4%
808 households
1 bedroom19.4%
671 households
4 or more bedrooms7.2%
249 households
Itchen · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household61.4%
2,122 households
One-person household31.5%
1,089 households
Other household types7.1%
244 households
Itchen · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household31.5%
1,089 households
2 people in household31.4%
1,085 households
3 people in household17.1%
590 households
4 people in household13.7%
475 households
5 people in household4.3%
150 households
6 people in household1.4%
49 households
7 people in household0.4%
15 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Itchen · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519.5%
1,585 residents
15–2918.5%
1,501 residents
30–4423.1%
1,880 residents
45–6425%
2,030 residents
65 and over13.9%
1,130 residents
Itchen · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White91.6%
7,442 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.3%
265 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh3%
247 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.5%
125 residents
Other ethnic group0.6%
46 residents
Itchen · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above24.8%
1,600 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications19.8%
1,276 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications19.2%
1,242 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.6%
1,008 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.5%
741 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.8%
438 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.4%
153 residents aged 16 and over
Itchen · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)65.8%
4,252 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive32.3%
2,088 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.9%
120 residents aged 16 and over
Itchen · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.8%
1,149 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations16%
1,034 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations15.6%
1,009 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12%
777 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.6%
687 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations8%
516 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.8%
501 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.8%
442 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.3%
341 residents aged 16 and over
Itchen · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health46.2%
3,755 residents
Good health35.1%
2,856 residents
Fair health12.9%
1,052 residents
Bad health4.4%
356 residents
Very bad health1.3%
107 residents
Itchen · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80.6%
6,546 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19.4%
1,578 residents
Itchen · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension43.8%
1,515 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.5%
1,194 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions16.3%
563 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.7%
162 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.6%
22 households
Itchen · 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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