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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004242

Mudeford

Mudeford is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,467 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
6,467

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,115

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,954

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

81.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

12.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

34.1%

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.

Aldwick, Arun8,181 residents · 87.8% owned · 11.5% no carGoring-by-Sea, Worthing8,406 residents · 82.4% owned · 15.8% no carHeyhouses & Park, Fylde8,526 residents · 78.6% owned · 12.4% no carPreston & Lodmoor, Dorset8,848 residents · 83.2% owned · 13.4% no carEast Blatchington, Lewes9,342 residents · 85.2% owned · 13.1% no carHythe, New Forest7,276 residents · 80.5% owned · 13.3% no car

Most similar within Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

The closest matches in the same local authority.

West Highcliffe, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole6,240 residents · 85.8% owned · 10.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Mudeford

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

Tenure

Owned81.4%
2,537 households
Private rented13.5%
420 households
Social rented4.8%
149 households
Shared ownership0.3%
9 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Mudeford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached57.8%
1,799 households
Terraced15.3%
477 households
Semi-detached14.5%
452 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement10.1%
315 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.3%
39 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
16 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.4%
11 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
4 households
Mudeford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.5%
1,386 households
2 cars or vans in household33.1%
1,032 households
No cars or vans in household12%
373 households
3 or more cars or vans in household10.4%
323 households
Mudeford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms38%
1,182 households
2 bedrooms29.5%
918 households
4 or more bedrooms25.1%
782 households
1 bedroom7.4%
231 households
Mudeford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household63.9%
1,988 households
One-person household32.2%
1,003 households
Other household types3.9%
122 households
Mudeford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household44.1%
1,373 households
1 person in household32.2%
1,003 households
3 people in household11.9%
372 households
4 people in household9.4%
292 households
5 people in household2%
61 households
6 people in household0.4%
12 households
7 people in household0%
1 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
8 or more people in household0%
0 households
Mudeford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1510.9%
708 residents
15–299%
584 residents
30–4412%
773 residents
45–6426.7%
1,727 residents
65 and over41.4%
2,675 residents
Mudeford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.9%
6,335 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.9%
61 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.7%
45 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.3%
18 residents
Other ethnic group0.2%
13 residents
Mudeford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above34.1%
1,952 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.9%
908 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications15.8%
905 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.6%
835 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.3%
531 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.2%
409 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.1%
180 residents aged 16 and over
Mudeford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically inactive55.7%
3,183 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active (excluding full-time students)43.1%
2,466 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.2%
70 residents aged 16 and over
Mudeford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.9%
1,368 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.5%
941 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers14.5%
832 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations14.1%
806 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.9%
624 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations6.9%
393 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.1%
347 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.9%
223 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students3.3%
186 residents aged 16 and over
Mudeford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health45%
2,907 residents
Good health35%
2,261 residents
Fair health15.2%
983 residents
Bad health4%
256 residents
Very bad health0.9%
59 residents
Mudeford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81.5%
5,268 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act18.5%
1,198 residents
Mudeford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension53.3%
1,660 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34%
1,060 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions11.5%
358 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.1%
33 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
3 households
Mudeford · 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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