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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004256

Gillingham Outer, Bourton & Motcombe

Gillingham Outer, Bourton & Motcombe is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,186 residents in Dorset. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Dorset
9,186

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,931

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

86.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

76.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

6.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

32.7%

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.

Rickinghall, Walsham le Willows & Gislingham, Mid Suffolk8,990 residents · 77.0% owned · 7.3% no carGlemsford & Lawshall, Babergh6,159 residents · 75.6% owned · 6.5% no carFeniton & Whimple, East Devon8,894 residents · 77.7% owned · 6.0% no carEvercreech & Nunney, Mendip7,790 residents · 74.3% owned · 7.0% no carRuyton-XI-Towns, West Felton & Whittington, Shropshire7,374 residents · 75.7% owned · 7.4% no carKingstone & Kingsthorne, Herefordshire, County of10,857 residents · 71.5% owned · 8.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Gillingham Outer, Bourton & Motcombe

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

Tenure

Owned76.7%
3,014 households
Private rented15.9%
624 households
Social rented6.2%
243 households
Shared ownership1.3%
50 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Gillingham Outer, Bourton & Motcombe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached51.7%
2,036 households
Semi-detached31.3%
1,230 households
Terraced12.9%
506 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement2.1%
81 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.7%
29 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.7%
27 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.5%
20 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
7 households
Gillingham Outer, Bourton & Motcombe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

2 cars or vans in household37.9%
1,491 households
1 car or van in household36.8%
1,448 households
3 or more cars or vans in household19.1%
752 households
No cars or vans in household6.2%
243 households
Gillingham Outer, Bourton & Motcombe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms41.3%
1,626 households
4 or more bedrooms33.2%
1,305 households
2 bedrooms21.9%
861 households
1 bedroom3.6%
142 households
Gillingham Outer, Bourton & Motcombe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household69.9%
2,748 households
One-person household25.4%
999 households
Other household types4.8%
187 households
Gillingham Outer, Bourton & Motcombe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household43%
1,692 households
1 person in household25.4%
999 households
3 people in household13.6%
535 households
4 people in household13.2%
519 households
5 people in household3.3%
130 households
6 people in household1%
38 households
7 people in household0.4%
15 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
7 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Gillingham Outer, Bourton & Motcombe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.2%
1,394 residents
15–2912.6%
1,156 residents
30–4414.6%
1,336 residents
45–6430.2%
2,768 residents
65 and over27.5%
2,526 residents
Gillingham Outer, Bourton & Motcombe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.7%
8,975 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.8%
77 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.8%
72 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.5%
43 residents
Other ethnic group0.2%
19 residents
Gillingham Outer, Bourton & Motcombe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above32.7%
2,510 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications19.2%
1,475 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.7%
1,209 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications14.1%
1,080 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.7%
747 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6%
459 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
201 residents aged 16 and over
Gillingham Outer, Bourton & Motcombe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)58.2%
4,468 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive40.7%
3,123 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.2%
90 residents aged 16 and over
Gillingham Outer, Bourton & Motcombe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.6%
1,656 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers19.7%
1,516 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.8%
986 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12%
924 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.5%
806 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations9.5%
726 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.8%
446 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.1%
314 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4%
308 residents aged 16 and over
Gillingham Outer, Bourton & Motcombe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health48.3%
4,439 residents
Good health35.7%
3,280 residents
Fair health12.5%
1,147 residents
Bad health2.7%
246 residents
Very bad health0.8%
74 residents
Gillingham Outer, Bourton & Motcombe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83.8%
7,699 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act16.2%
1,487 residents
Gillingham Outer, Bourton & Motcombe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension55.7%
2,192 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.3%
1,310 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions9.6%
378 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.4%
56 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
0 households
Gillingham Outer, Bourton & Motcombe · 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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