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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003589

Newport Central & Parkhurst West

Newport Central & Parkhurst West is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,411 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
7,411

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,467

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

997.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

51.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

32.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

23.6%

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.

Newton Abbot, Town Centre, Teignbridge6,084 residents · 49.8% owned · 32.2% no carTiverton West, Mid Devon6,252 residents · 50.5% owned · 28.7% no carIlkeston Town, Erewash9,737 residents · 57.7% owned · 29.1% no carHaverfordwest North, Pembrokeshire6,707 residents · 46.5% owned · 30.6% no carDover West, Dover9,157 residents · 44.3% owned · 36.1% no carKidderminster Town, Wyre Forest8,382 residents · 43.2% owned · 30.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Newport Central & Parkhurst West

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

Tenure

Owned51.1%
1,770 households
Private rented34.3%
1,190 households
Social rented14.1%
489 households
Shared ownership0.5%
18 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Newport Central & Parkhurst West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced35.4%
1,228 households
Semi-detached25.4%
881 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement22.1%
765 households
Detached9.9%
343 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.9%
99 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop2.8%
97 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.2%
42 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.4%
13 households
Newport Central & Parkhurst West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.7%
1,482 households
No cars or vans in household32%
1,109 households
2 cars or vans in household18.9%
654 households
3 or more cars or vans in household6.4%
222 households
Newport Central & Parkhurst West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms36.1%
1,250 households
3 bedrooms35.4%
1,227 households
1 bedroom19.6%
678 households
4 or more bedrooms9%
312 households
Newport Central & Parkhurst West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household56.1%
1,945 households
One-person household38.4%
1,331 households
Other household types5.6%
194 households
Newport Central & Parkhurst West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household38.4%
1,331 households
2 people in household32.7%
1,134 households
3 people in household14.1%
490 households
4 people in household9.9%
345 households
5 people in household2.9%
102 households
6 people in household1.3%
44 households
7 people in household0.6%
21 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Newport Central & Parkhurst West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.6%
1,303 residents
15–2919.5%
1,445 residents
30–4420.1%
1,491 residents
45–6425.1%
1,860 residents
65 and over17.7%
1,313 residents
Newport Central & Parkhurst West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White94.3%
6,986 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh3.8%
278 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.2%
92 residents
Other ethnic group0.5%
36 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.3%
19 residents
Newport Central & Parkhurst West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above23.6%
1,419 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications21.3%
1,285 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications18.3%
1,102 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16.1%
967 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.4%
688 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.8%
409 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.5%
151 residents aged 16 and over
Newport Central & Parkhurst West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)61.6%
3,707 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive36.4%
2,193 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2%
121 residents aged 16 and over
Newport Central & Parkhurst West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L12 Semi-routine occupations18.5%
1,115 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.2%
1,097 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations14.8%
893 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.3%
681 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.4%
625 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8.3%
498 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.2%
433 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations6.3%
379 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5%
299 residents aged 16 and over
Newport Central & Parkhurst West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health41%
3,037 residents
Good health35.9%
2,663 residents
Fair health15.8%
1,174 residents
Bad health5.6%
415 residents
Very bad health1.6%
122 residents
Newport Central & Parkhurst West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act76.6%
5,679 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act23.4%
1,732 residents
Newport Central & Parkhurst West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension41.4%
1,436 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.8%
1,208 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions18.7%
650 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.6%
161 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
13 households
Newport Central & Parkhurst West · 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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