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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003597

Niton, Shorwell & Godshill

Niton, Shorwell & Godshill is a Census neighbourhood of about 5,700 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
5,700

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,591

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

75.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

76.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

11.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

31.6%

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.

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 carMelton Constable, Briston & Little Snoring, North Norfolk5,976 residents · 71.5% owned · 8.5% no carSturminster Newton & Stalbridge, Dorset10,439 residents · 70.3% owned · 11.1% no carOverstrand, Roughton & the Runtons, North Norfolk6,954 residents · 77.4% owned · 10.7% no carGunton East, Corton & Somerleyton, East Suffolk6,638 residents · 80.8% owned · 11.3% no car

Most similar within Isle of Wight

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Brighstone & Shalfleet, Isle of Wight5,258 residents · 81.2% owned · 10.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Niton, Shorwell & Godshill

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

Tenure

Owned76.5%
1,982 households
Private rented12.9%
333 households
Social rented10.1%
261 households
Shared ownership0.6%
15 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Niton, Shorwell & Godshill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached51.9%
1,343 households
Semi-detached32.5%
841 households
Terraced9.2%
239 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement3.6%
93 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.1%
29 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.8%
22 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
14 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%
9 households
Niton, Shorwell & Godshill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household38.6%
1,001 households
2 cars or vans in household32.2%
834 households
3 or more cars or vans in household18.2%
471 households
No cars or vans in household11%
285 households
Niton, Shorwell & Godshill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms47%
1,217 households
2 bedrooms26.3%
681 households
4 or more bedrooms21.7%
561 households
1 bedroom5%
130 households
Niton, Shorwell & Godshill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household64.3%
1,669 households
One-person household30.2%
784 households
Other household types5.5%
142 households
Niton, Shorwell & Godshill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household43.3%
1,120 households
1 person in household30.2%
781 households
3 people in household12%
310 households
4 people in household9.6%
249 households
5 people in household3.4%
87 households
6 people in household0.7%
18 households
7 people in household0.7%
17 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
7 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Niton, Shorwell & Godshill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1512.5%
710 residents
15–2910.7%
610 residents
30–4412.5%
710 residents
45–6431.2%
1,776 residents
65 and over33.2%
1,892 residents
Niton, Shorwell & Godshill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White98.4%
5,611 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1%
55 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.3%
18 residents
Other ethnic group0.2%
10 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%
6 residents
Niton, Shorwell & Godshill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above31.6%
1,564 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications16.9%
836 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.5%
816 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14%
691 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.3%
510 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.4%
366 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.2%
159 residents aged 16 and over
Niton, Shorwell & Godshill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically inactive50.4%
2,489 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active (excluding full-time students)48.8%
2,411 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student0.8%
41 residents aged 16 and over
Niton, Shorwell & Godshill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.4%
1,059 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers19%
939 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.3%
609 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.6%
574 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations11.3%
556 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations8.7%
428 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.5%
321 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.7%
283 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students3.4%
170 residents aged 16 and over
Niton, Shorwell & Godshill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health41.7%
2,377 residents
Good health37.1%
2,113 residents
Fair health15.4%
875 residents
Bad health4.5%
257 residents
Very bad health1.4%
78 residents
Niton, Shorwell & Godshill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act78.3%
4,463 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act21.7%
1,237 residents
Niton, Shorwell & Godshill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension45.6%
1,181 households
Household is deprived in one dimension36.7%
950 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions14.2%
367 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.4%
87 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
3 households
Niton, Shorwell & Godshill · 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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