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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003593

Brighstone & Shalfleet

Brighstone & Shalfleet is a Census neighbourhood of about 5,258 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
5,258

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,402

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

58.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

81.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

10.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

33.5%

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.

Northiam, Peasmarsh & Camber, Rother6,349 residents · 73.5% owned · 10.7% no carBeeston Regis, Saxthorpe & Aldborough, North Norfolk6,981 residents · 71.9% owned · 8.9% no carHorrabridge & Mary Tavy, West Devon6,224 residents · 79.8% owned · 8.2% no carWestfield, Fairlight & Broad Oak, Rother9,238 residents · 83.5% owned · 8.7% no carWilliton, Quantock & Stogursey, Somerset West and Taunton7,971 residents · 71.8% owned · 8.2% no carBurniston, Sleights & Fylingdales, Scarborough8,191 residents · 78.2% owned · 11.3% no car

Most similar within Isle of Wight

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Niton, Shorwell & Godshill, Isle of Wight5,700 residents · 76.5% owned · 11.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Brighstone & Shalfleet

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

Tenure

Owned81.2%
1,951 households
Private rented12.9%
309 households
Social rented5.2%
125 households
Shared ownership0.7%
17 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Brighstone & Shalfleet · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached63.7%
1,529 households
Semi-detached23.5%
564 households
Terraced7.5%
180 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.7%
40 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure1.4%
34 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement1.4%
34 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
12 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.4%
9 households
Brighstone & Shalfleet · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household38.8%
933 households
2 cars or vans in household33.2%
798 households
3 or more cars or vans in household17.5%
420 households
No cars or vans in household10.4%
251 households
Brighstone & Shalfleet · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms44.2%
1,061 households
2 bedrooms26.2%
628 households
4 or more bedrooms24.8%
596 households
1 bedroom4.8%
115 households
Brighstone & Shalfleet · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household66.7%
1,602 households
One-person household28%
673 households
Other household types5.3%
128 households
Brighstone & Shalfleet · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household46.5%
1,116 households
1 person in household28%
673 households
3 people in household12.3%
296 households
4 people in household8.6%
207 households
5 people in household2.7%
66 households
6 people in household1.2%
29 households
7 people in household0.3%
8 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
6 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Brighstone & Shalfleet · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1510.6%
556 residents
15–2910.7%
564 residents
30–4411.6%
609 residents
45–6432%
1,683 residents
65 and over35.1%
1,847 residents
Brighstone & Shalfleet · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White98.5%
5,180 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.8%
44 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.3%
15 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
14 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%
4 residents
Brighstone & Shalfleet · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above33.5%
1,561 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.3%
805 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications15.5%
720 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.8%
644 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.9%
459 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.5%
348 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
120 residents aged 16 and over
Brighstone & Shalfleet · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically inactive50.7%
2,362 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active (excluding full-time students)47.8%
2,223 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.5%
70 residents aged 16 and over
Brighstone & Shalfleet · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.5%
1,092 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers17.4%
810 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.9%
600 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.9%
554 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.8%
548 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations8.2%
381 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.4%
253 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5%
232 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4%
186 residents aged 16 and over
Brighstone & Shalfleet · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health42.1%
2,211 residents
Good health36.3%
1,909 residents
Fair health15.8%
831 residents
Bad health4.4%
232 residents
Very bad health1.4%
75 residents
Brighstone & Shalfleet · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act79.2%
4,160 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act20.8%
1,095 residents
Brighstone & Shalfleet · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension49.7%
1,192 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.2%
844 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions12.7%
304 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.4%
57 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
3 households
Brighstone & Shalfleet · 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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