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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003583

East Cowes & Osborne

East Cowes & Osborne is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,707 residents in Isle of Wight. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Isle of Wight
7,707

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,523

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

697.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

64.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

17.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

25.0%

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.

Pakefield South & Kessingland, East Suffolk9,931 residents · 75.4% owned · 14.2% no carHorncastle, East Lindsey7,554 residents · 65.0% owned · 17.6% no carNormanston & Oulton Broad East, East Suffolk7,289 residents · 69.7% owned · 20.5% no carHampton, West End & Swalecliffe, Canterbury8,215 residents · 74.6% owned · 17.1% no carBeccles, East Suffolk8,213 residents · 60.3% owned · 21.0% no carDawlish North, Teignbridge8,591 residents · 72.6% owned · 15.2% no car

Most similar within Isle of Wight

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Ryde West & Havenstreet, Isle of Wight7,693 residents · 71.1% owned · 20.6% no carSandown & Brading, Isle of Wight9,301 residents · 63.7% owned · 21.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in East Cowes & Osborne

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

Tenure

Owned64.3%
2,265 households
Private rented18.3%
646 households
Social rented15.8%
555 households
Shared ownership1.6%
57 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
East Cowes & Osborne · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached31.8%
1,120 households
Detached25.4%
893 households
Terraced22.2%
780 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement13.7%
483 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure4.1%
144 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.5%
54 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.8%
29 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.5%
17 households
East Cowes & Osborne · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household48.2%
1,695 households
2 cars or vans in household26.2%
923 households
No cars or vans in household17.1%
602 households
3 or more cars or vans in household8.5%
300 households
East Cowes & Osborne · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms41.8%
1,473 households
2 bedrooms34.3%
1,208 households
4 or more bedrooms13.6%
478 households
1 bedroom10.3%
361 households
East Cowes & Osborne · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household62.4%
2,196 households
One-person household33.2%
1,168 households
Other household types4.4%
156 households
East Cowes & Osborne · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household38.7%
1,361 households
1 person in household33.2%
1,168 households
3 people in household13.5%
474 households
4 people in household9.7%
341 households
5 people in household3.5%
124 households
6 people in household1.1%
39 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
6 households
7 people in household0.1%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
East Cowes & Osborne · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.6%
1,200 residents
15–2914.6%
1,123 residents
30–4415.9%
1,228 residents
45–6426.1%
2,014 residents
65 and over27.8%
2,144 residents
East Cowes & Osborne · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.4%
7,504 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.3%
97 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.9%
66 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.3%
26 residents
Other ethnic group0.2%
13 residents
East Cowes & Osborne · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above25%
1,606 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications19%
1,221 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.9%
1,212 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.6%
941 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12%
771 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.7%
496 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.8%
180 residents aged 16 and over
East Cowes & Osborne · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)49.8%
3,198 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive48.9%
3,144 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.3%
83 residents aged 16 and over
East Cowes & Osborne · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.8%
1,209 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations16.8%
1,078 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.1%
841 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations12.3%
788 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.1%
711 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations8.5%
543 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8.4%
538 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.8%
438 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.4%
280 residents aged 16 and over
East Cowes & Osborne · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health40%
3,085 residents
Good health36.1%
2,780 residents
Fair health16.5%
1,271 residents
Bad health6%
464 residents
Very bad health1.4%
109 residents
East Cowes & Osborne · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act75.9%
5,850 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act24.1%
1,857 residents
East Cowes & Osborne · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension44.9%
1,581 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.7%
1,222 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions16.6%
583 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.6%
126 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
9 households
East Cowes & Osborne · 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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