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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003708

Oakridge & Castlefield

Oakridge & Castlefield is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,775 residents in Buckinghamshire. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Buckinghamshire
9,775

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,219

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

8,795.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

47.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

22.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

25.7%

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.

Sheerwater, Woking10,655 residents · 46.5% owned · 23.6% no carQueens Park, Bedford9,778 residents · 50.9% owned · 27.2% no carCentral Park, Peterborough11,574 residents · 56.8% owned · 27.3% no carBarking East, Barking and Dagenham9,133 residents · 46.5% owned · 40.7% no carManor Park, Slough11,292 residents · 51.7% owned · 21.0% no carGoodmayes South, Redbridge14,681 residents · 48.9% owned · 29.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Oakridge & Castlefield

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

Tenure

Owned47.5%
1,530 households
Private rented33.6%
1,083 households
Social rented17.9%
575 households
Shared ownership0.9%
28 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Oakridge & Castlefield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached44.4%
1,429 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement25.5%
821 households
Terraced14.8%
476 households
Detached7%
225 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits6.6%
213 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.9%
28 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.7%
22 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
Oakridge & Castlefield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.4%
1,428 households
2 cars or vans in household23.7%
763 households
No cars or vans in household22.8%
735 households
3 or more cars or vans in household9%
291 households
Oakridge & Castlefield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms41.7%
1,340 households
1 bedroom21.9%
704 households
2 bedrooms21.1%
679 households
4 or more bedrooms15.4%
494 households
Oakridge & Castlefield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household53.7%
1,726 households
One-person household28%
902 households
Other household types18.3%
589 households
Oakridge & Castlefield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household28.1%
902 households
2 people in household21.5%
691 households
3 people in household14.8%
476 households
4 people in household14.1%
452 households
5 people in household9.4%
301 households
6 people in household5.6%
181 households
7 people in household3.7%
118 households
8 or more people in household2.9%
94 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Oakridge & Castlefield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1521.8%
2,136 residents
15–2922.5%
2,201 residents
30–4426.9%
2,626 residents
45–6420.8%
2,032 residents
65 and over8%
782 residents
Oakridge & Castlefield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh50.8%
4,969 residents
White33.5%
3,275 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African6.7%
653 residents
Other ethnic group4.9%
475 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.1%
402 residents
Oakridge & Castlefield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications28.7%
2,152 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above25.7%
1,929 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.9%
970 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12.5%
938 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications12.5%
938 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4%
297 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.8%
284 residents aged 16 and over
Oakridge & Castlefield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)61.1%
4,587 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive36.1%
2,710 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.8%
211 residents aged 16 and over
Oakridge & Castlefield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed16.6%
1,246 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations14.9%
1,119 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14%
1,049 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers13.1%
982 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.9%
968 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students8.8%
663 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations8.5%
637 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations6.3%
472 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5%
373 residents aged 16 and over
Oakridge & Castlefield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health47.6%
4,652 residents
Good health36.1%
3,529 residents
Fair health11.7%
1,146 residents
Bad health3.5%
347 residents
Very bad health1%
102 residents
Oakridge & Castlefield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act86.9%
8,494 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act13.1%
1,281 residents
Oakridge & Castlefield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension37.7%
1,213 households
Household is deprived in one dimension37.1%
1,195 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions19%
612 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.5%
177 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.6%
20 households
Oakridge & Castlefield · 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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