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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003595

Shanklin West & Newchurch

Shanklin West & Newchurch is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,022 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
8,022

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,716

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

401.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

81.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

15.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

24.4%

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.

Hemsby & Ormesby, Great Yarmouth9,683 residents · 81.5% owned · 11.2% no carChurston & Galmpton, Torbay6,601 residents · 86.9% owned · 12.6% no carFrinton West & Kirby, Tendring12,285 residents · 81.2% owned · 16.7% no carHoveton, Horning & Potter Heigham, North Norfolk8,604 residents · 75.2% owned · 10.7% no carSelsey, Chichester10,923 residents · 75.4% owned · 16.8% no carOverstrand, Roughton & the Runtons, North Norfolk6,954 residents · 77.4% owned · 10.7% no car

Most similar within Isle of Wight

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Binstead & Wootton, Isle of Wight6,598 residents · 80.0% owned · 15.0% no carBembridge & Nettlestone, Isle of Wight7,326 residents · 80.7% owned · 13.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Shanklin West & Newchurch

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

Tenure

Owned81.9%
3,044 households
Private rented11.5%
426 households
Social rented6.2%
229 households
Shared ownership0.5%
17 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Shanklin West & Newchurch · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached58.6%
2,177 households
Semi-detached24.2%
900 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement7.2%
266 households
Terraced6.6%
247 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.2%
82 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.5%
17 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.5%
17 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
11 households
Shanklin West & Newchurch · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.8%
1,591 households
2 cars or vans in household28.6%
1,063 households
No cars or vans in household15.4%
572 households
3 or more cars or vans in household13.2%
491 households
Shanklin West & Newchurch · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms41.1%
1,528 households
2 bedrooms33.5%
1,244 households
4 or more bedrooms20%
742 households
1 bedroom5.5%
203 households
Shanklin West & Newchurch · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household65.5%
2,436 households
One-person household29.7%
1,104 households
Other household types4.8%
178 households
Shanklin West & Newchurch · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household44.5%
1,654 households
1 person in household29.7%
1,104 households
3 people in household12.8%
475 households
4 people in household8.8%
326 households
5 people in household2.9%
108 households
6 people in household0.9%
35 households
7 people in household0.3%
11 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Shanklin West & Newchurch · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1511.6%
929 residents
15–2911.1%
890 residents
30–4412.2%
982 residents
45–6428.7%
2,303 residents
65 and over36.4%
2,919 residents
Shanklin West & Newchurch · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White98.4%
7,894 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.9%
71 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.4%
32 residents
Other ethnic group0.2%
15 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%
10 residents
Shanklin West & Newchurch · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above24.4%
1,714 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications21.2%
1,492 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.9%
1,190 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.3%
1,004 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.1%
784 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship8.7%
609 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.5%
245 residents aged 16 and over
Shanklin West & Newchurch · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically inactive53.7%
3,778 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active (excluding full-time students)45.6%
3,206 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student0.8%
54 residents aged 16 and over
Shanklin West & Newchurch · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations19.2%
1,348 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers16.2%
1,140 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations15.4%
1,085 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13%
912 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations11%
774 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations8.9%
624 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7%
496 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.3%
443 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students3.1%
217 residents aged 16 and over
Shanklin West & Newchurch · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health38.7%
3,107 residents
Good health37%
2,968 residents
Fair health17.7%
1,423 residents
Bad health4.8%
388 residents
Very bad health1.7%
136 residents
Shanklin West & Newchurch · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act76.7%
6,152 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act23.3%
1,870 residents
Shanklin West & Newchurch · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension42.4%
1,576 households
Household is deprived in one dimension39.1%
1,452 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions15.1%
561 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.4%
126 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
1 households
Shanklin West & Newchurch · 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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