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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003596

Shanklin Central & Lake

Shanklin Central & Lake is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,712 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
8,712

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,212

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,407.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

61.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

30.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

23.1%

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.

Cromer, North Norfolk7,543 residents · 60.4% owned · 27.5% no carSt Marychurch & Maidencombe, Torbay5,877 residents · 63.6% owned · 26.0% no carDawlish South, Teignbridge6,673 residents · 62.8% owned · 25.5% no carHythe, Folkestone and Hythe7,185 residents · 62.0% owned · 26.6% no carMinehead Town, Somerset West and Taunton7,437 residents · 64.5% owned · 24.2% no carWhitby West, Scarborough6,903 residents · 58.3% owned · 29.4% no car

Most similar within Isle of Wight

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Ventnor & Wroxall, Isle of Wight7,275 residents · 66.0% owned · 23.2% no carSandown & Brading, Isle of Wight9,301 residents · 63.7% owned · 21.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Shanklin Central & Lake

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

Tenure

Owned61.2%
2,578 households
Private rented26.3%
1,107 households
Social rented12.2%
515 households
Shared ownership0.3%
12 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Shanklin Central & Lake · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement26.5%
1,117 households
Detached25.3%
1,065 households
Semi-detached25.2%
1,062 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits9.4%
394 households
Terraced6.8%
288 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop3.3%
140 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse3.3%
140 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
5 households
Shanklin Central & Lake · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.6%
1,793 households
No cars or vans in household30.3%
1,276 households
2 cars or vans in household19.9%
836 households
3 or more cars or vans in household7.2%
305 households
Shanklin Central & Lake · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms36%
1,514 households
3 bedrooms28.9%
1,216 households
1 bedroom20.5%
863 households
4 or more bedrooms14.7%
618 households
Shanklin Central & Lake · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household53%
2,232 households
One-person household41.8%
1,759 households
Other household types5.2%
221 households
Shanklin Central & Lake · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household41.8%
1,759 households
2 people in household35.9%
1,511 households
3 people in household10.9%
461 households
4 people in household7.4%
313 households
5 people in household2.6%
110 households
6 people in household0.9%
40 households
7 people in household0.2%
9 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
9 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Shanklin Central & Lake · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1512.5%
1,089 residents
15–2912.6%
1,094 residents
30–4412.9%
1,124 residents
45–6429.8%
2,598 residents
65 and over32.2%
2,805 residents
Shanklin Central & Lake · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.2%
8,469 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.1%
100 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1%
89 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.3%
29 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
25 residents
Shanklin Central & Lake · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above23.1%
1,744 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications22.5%
1,701 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17%
1,281 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.5%
1,099 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12%
909 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.3%
548 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.6%
274 residents aged 16 and over
Shanklin Central & Lake · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically inactive52.3%
3,951 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active (excluding full-time students)46.7%
3,527 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1%
78 residents aged 16 and over
Shanklin Central & Lake · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.4%
1,317 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations16.1%
1,215 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers15.7%
1,183 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations13.4%
1,013 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11%
834 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed9%
677 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations7.9%
595 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.1%
461 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students3.5%
261 residents aged 16 and over
Shanklin Central & Lake · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Good health37.6%
3,279 residents
Very good health36.6%
3,189 residents
Fair health18.2%
1,584 residents
Bad health6%
524 residents
Very bad health1.5%
135 residents
Shanklin Central & Lake · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act74.8%
6,515 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act25.2%
2,197 residents
Shanklin Central & Lake · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension39.2%
1,652 households
Household is deprived in one dimension37.1%
1,562 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions18.1%
764 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5%
210 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.6%
24 households
Shanklin Central & Lake · 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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