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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003580

Weston

Weston is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,201 residents in Southampton. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Southampton
6,201

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,616

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,372.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

36.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

31.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

17.9%

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.

Warndon West, Worcester5,530 residents · 33.1% owned · 38.4% no carPenhill, Swindon6,859 residents · 35.6% owned · 37.7% no carBracebridge North & Boultham Moor, Lincoln8,054 residents · 40.1% owned · 34.4% no carWest Leigh, Havant6,852 residents · 47.3% owned · 29.3% no carErmine, Lincoln6,642 residents · 39.3% owned · 34.2% no carFarnley East, Leeds6,471 residents · 34.9% owned · 45.4% no car

Most similar within Southampton

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Hightown, Southampton6,534 residents · 36.6% owned · 30.4% no carRedbridge & Millbrook West, Southampton7,468 residents · 38.2% owned · 30.3% no carThornhill, Southampton7,876 residents · 48.8% owned · 27.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Weston

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

Tenure

Social rented50.2%
1,312 households
Owned36%
943 households
Private rented12.8%
334 households
Shared ownership0.6%
16 households
Lives rent free0.4%
11 households
Weston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement47.8%
1,250 households
Terraced29.3%
767 households
Semi-detached17.2%
450 households
Detached4.1%
107 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.4%
37 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
5 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%
0 households
Weston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.2%
1,129 households
No cars or vans in household31.7%
828 households
2 cars or vans in household20.4%
533 households
3 or more cars or vans in household4.8%
126 households
Weston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms39.4%
1,030 households
3 bedrooms34.2%
896 households
1 bedroom20.2%
529 households
4 or more bedrooms6.2%
162 households
Weston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household62.1%
1,627 households
One-person household32.6%
853 households
Other household types5.3%
138 households
Weston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household32.6%
852 households
2 people in household29.5%
772 households
3 people in household17.5%
458 households
4 people in household13.2%
346 households
5 people in household5.2%
135 households
6 people in household1.3%
34 households
7 people in household0.5%
14 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Weston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1523%
1,429 residents
15–2918.1%
1,122 residents
30–4421.6%
1,342 residents
45–6423.3%
1,447 residents
65 and over13.9%
860 residents
Weston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White92.1%
5,714 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.6%
161 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.3%
141 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2%
127 residents
Other ethnic group1%
61 residents
Weston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications24.4%
1,145 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above17.9%
840 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16.7%
783 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.4%
772 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications14.6%
685 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.9%
324 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.2%
148 residents aged 16 and over
Weston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)57.4%
2,695 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive40.8%
1,918 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.8%
86 residents aged 16 and over
Weston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations18.3%
860 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations17.9%
843 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.3%
627 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed12.8%
601 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.2%
477 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.4%
443 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.4%
346 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations5.4%
253 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.3%
248 residents aged 16 and over
Weston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health44.2%
2,738 residents
Good health33.7%
2,089 residents
Fair health14.8%
920 residents
Bad health5.5%
340 residents
Very bad health1.8%
114 residents
Weston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act76.8%
4,765 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act23.2%
1,436 residents
Weston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension34.1%
892 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension33.1%
867 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions23%
602 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions9.2%
242 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.6%
15 households
Weston · 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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