Place CheckerOfficial local evidence

Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004240

Somerford

Somerford is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,109 residents in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
6,109

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,653

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,706.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

47.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

21.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

20.0%

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.

Twydall, Medway8,857 residents · 63.7% owned · 22.1% no carBexhill North & Sidley, Rother9,321 residents · 53.4% owned · 24.2% no carNewtonmoor, Tameside7,438 residents · 52.2% owned · 28.9% no carDane Valley & Northdown Hill, Thanet7,721 residents · 50.4% owned · 28.7% no carSwanley West, Sevenoaks9,913 residents · 48.9% owned · 23.9% no carFolkestone North East, Folkestone and Hythe7,997 residents · 59.9% owned · 24.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Somerford

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

Tenure

Owned47.5%
1,260 households
Social rented39.8%
1,057 households
Private rented10.8%
286 households
Shared ownership1.8%
49 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Somerford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached31.6%
838 households
Terraced28.4%
754 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement22.8%
604 households
Detached12.5%
331 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits3.8%
102 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
12 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.4%
10 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
2 households
Somerford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.5%
1,180 households
2 cars or vans in household24.3%
646 households
No cars or vans in household21.9%
581 households
3 or more cars or vans in household9.3%
246 households
Somerford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms44.3%
1,174 households
2 bedrooms30.2%
802 households
1 bedroom16.1%
428 households
4 or more bedrooms9.4%
248 households
Somerford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household61.7%
1,637 households
One-person household32.9%
874 households
Other household types5.4%
143 households
Somerford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household32.9%
874 households
2 people in household31.1%
824 households
3 people in household17.8%
471 households
4 people in household12.3%
325 households
5 people in household4.1%
108 households
6 people in household1.2%
32 households
7 people in household0.5%
13 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
6 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Somerford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.4%
1,122 residents
15–2917.2%
1,053 residents
30–4418.6%
1,139 residents
45–6427.9%
1,707 residents
65 and over17.9%
1,091 residents
Somerford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White95.9%
5,860 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.9%
116 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.6%
97 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
19 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.3%
17 residents
Somerford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications23%
1,130 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above20%
981 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.7%
870 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16.6%
818 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications14.1%
693 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.5%
321 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.1%
101 residents aged 16 and over
Somerford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)56.6%
2,781 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive41.6%
2,043 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.8%
86 residents aged 16 and over
Somerford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L12 Semi-routine occupations18.6%
912 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.2%
797 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations15.4%
757 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.7%
576 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.9%
536 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8.9%
437 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations6.7%
328 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.5%
317 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.1%
252 residents aged 16 and over
Somerford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health41.8%
2,556 residents
Good health34.2%
2,087 residents
Fair health15.6%
956 residents
Bad health6.3%
387 residents
Very bad health2%
123 residents
Somerford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act76.5%
4,672 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act23.5%
1,437 residents
Somerford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension37.6%
997 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.3%
884 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions20.7%
549 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions7.4%
195 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions1%
27 households
Somerford · 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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