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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003722

West Chesterton

West Chesterton is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,485 residents in Cambridge. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

8,485

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,775

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,561.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

52.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

35.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

70.2%

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.

Grandpont & New Hinksey, Oxford5,578 residents · 49.5% owned · 37.3% no carDidsbury Village, Manchester9,281 residents · 59.4% owned · 24.3% no carSt Leonard's, Exeter6,349 residents · 56.4% owned · 25.3% no carWest Bridgford, Rushcliffe8,957 residents · 50.9% owned · 25.4% no carSummertown, Oxford7,084 residents · 53.8% owned · 30.8% no carHarborne East, Birmingham8,142 residents · 57.7% owned · 26.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in West Chesterton

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

Tenure

Owned52.1%
1,966 households
Private rented35%
1,320 households
Social rented11.9%
450 households
Shared ownership0.9%
34 households
Lives rent free0.1%
5 households
West Chesterton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached28.4%
1,072 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement28%
1,056 households
Terraced25.9%
976 households
Detached10.4%
392 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits5.4%
205 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.2%
46 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.4%
16 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.2%
9 households
West Chesterton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household46.8%
1,768 households
No cars or vans in household35.1%
1,323 households
2 cars or vans in household14.3%
539 households
3 or more cars or vans in household3.8%
144 households
West Chesterton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

4 or more bedrooms29.4%
1,111 households
3 bedrooms27.8%
1,050 households
1 bedroom23.4%
883 households
2 bedrooms19.3%
730 households
West Chesterton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household53.5%
2,019 households
One-person household36.4%
1,372 households
Other household types10.1%
380 households
West Chesterton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household36.4%
1,375 households
2 people in household33.4%
1,262 households
3 people in household13.3%
504 households
4 people in household11.8%
446 households
5 people in household3.6%
136 households
6 people in household1%
38 households
7 people in household0.3%
10 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
8 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
West Chesterton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1513.2%
1,124 residents
15–2923.9%
2,028 residents
30–4421.4%
1,813 residents
45–6423.9%
2,029 residents
65 and over17.6%
1,490 residents
West Chesterton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White83.8%
7,110 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh8.3%
700 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.3%
361 residents
Other ethnic group2.5%
211 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.2%
101 residents
West Chesterton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above70.2%
5,118 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications9.8%
717 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications6.6%
478 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications6.5%
471 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications3.6%
260 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship1.7%
125 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications1.6%
118 residents aged 16 and over
West Chesterton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)62.4%
4,546 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive33.7%
2,454 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student3.9%
286 residents aged 16 and over
West Chesterton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations33.2%
2,418 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.7%
1,652 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students13.3%
969 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations7.8%
571 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers6.6%
481 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations5.3%
387 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations5%
361 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed3.5%
254 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations2.6%
193 residents aged 16 and over
West Chesterton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health56.6%
4,798 residents
Good health31.7%
2,691 residents
Fair health9.2%
778 residents
Bad health2%
169 residents
Very bad health0.6%
47 residents
West Chesterton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act85.9%
7,288 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act14.1%
1,196 residents
West Chesterton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension60.9%
2,297 households
Household is deprived in one dimension30.2%
1,138 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions7.4%
279 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.5%
55 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
5 households
West Chesterton · 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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