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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003587

Ryde South

Ryde South is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,573 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
8,573

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,840

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,892.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

57.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

26.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

23.3%

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.

Westham South, Dorset7,705 residents · 63.0% owned · 26.1% no carBexhill North & Sidley, Rother9,321 residents · 53.4% owned · 24.2% no carWalmer, Dover7,716 residents · 64.4% owned · 23.8% no carNew Milton West, New Forest6,144 residents · 58.7% owned · 17.7% no carHighbridge, Sedgemoor8,877 residents · 58.9% owned · 21.0% no carSt Austell Central, Cornwall10,040 residents · 53.9% owned · 26.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Ryde South

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

Tenure

Owned57.8%
2,219 households
Private rented22.9%
878 households
Social rented18.9%
725 households
Shared ownership0.4%
17 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Ryde South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached39.7%
1,526 households
Detached20.8%
797 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement20.3%
781 households
Terraced13.8%
529 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits3.6%
139 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.2%
45 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
19 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
Ryde South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household45.1%
1,731 households
No cars or vans in household26.4%
1,015 households
2 cars or vans in household21.5%
826 households
3 or more cars or vans in household7%
267 households
Ryde South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms41.7%
1,601 households
2 bedrooms35.7%
1,370 households
1 bedroom13.1%
502 households
4 or more bedrooms9.6%
369 households
Ryde South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household60.4%
2,318 households
One-person household34.3%
1,318 households
Other household types5.3%
202 households
Ryde South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household34.3%
1,318 households
2 people in household34.1%
1,309 households
3 people in household15.7%
604 households
4 people in household10.2%
393 households
5 people in household4.1%
158 households
6 people in household1%
40 households
7 people in household0.2%
9 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
8 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Ryde South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.1%
1,552 residents
15–2915.5%
1,332 residents
30–4418%
1,541 residents
45–6427.5%
2,356 residents
65 and over20.9%
1,794 residents
Ryde South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.6%
8,286 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.5%
131 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.3%
112 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.3%
24 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
22 residents
Ryde South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above23.3%
1,613 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications19.4%
1,346 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications19.1%
1,320 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.8%
1,096 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications13.1%
908 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.7%
465 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
178 residents aged 16 and over
Ryde South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)54%
3,735 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive44.9%
3,106 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.2%
81 residents aged 16 and over
Ryde South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L12 Semi-routine occupations18.9%
1,309 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations17%
1,179 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations14.1%
976 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.7%
810 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.9%
756 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed9.1%
629 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.8%
470 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations6.6%
457 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.9%
340 residents aged 16 and over
Ryde South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health40.6%
3,479 residents
Good health36.1%
3,099 residents
Fair health16.1%
1,384 residents
Bad health5.6%
484 residents
Very bad health1.5%
128 residents
Ryde South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act76.4%
6,547 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act23.6%
2,026 residents
Ryde South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension40.3%
1,546 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.5%
1,363 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions18.2%
697 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.5%
211 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.6%
22 households
Ryde South · 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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