Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004264

Upton & Lytchett Minster

Upton & Lytchett Minster is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,649 residents in Dorset. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Dorset

8,649

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,698

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

597

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

75.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

10.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

24.0%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Upton & Lytchett Minster

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

Tenure

Owned75.9%

2,805 households

Private rented14.7%

543 households

Social rented8.2%

302 households

Shared ownership1.3%

48 households

Lives rent free0%

0 households

Upton & Lytchett Minster · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached38.1%

1,410 households

Semi-detached25.1%

928 households

Terraced21%

778 households

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement10.2%

379 households

A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure4.5%

166 households

In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%

16 households

Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.4%

16 households

Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%

5 households

Upton & Lytchett Minster · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.2%

1,522 households

2 cars or vans in household35%

1,295 households

3 or more cars or vans in household13.7%

505 households

No cars or vans in household10.2%

376 households

Upton & Lytchett Minster · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms43.7%

1,616 households

2 bedrooms32.5%

1,201 households

4 or more bedrooms17.2%

635 households

1 bedroom6.7%

248 households

Upton & Lytchett Minster · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household68.5%

2,532 households

One-person household26.4%

975 households

Other household types5.1%

190 households

Upton & Lytchett Minster · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household39.7%

1,467 households

1 person in household26.4%

977 households

3 people in household15.4%

570 households

4 people in household13.9%

513 households

5 people in household3.3%

121 households

6 people in household1%

37 households

7 people in household0.2%

7 households

8 or more people in household0.2%

7 households

0 people in household0%

0 households

Upton & Lytchett Minster · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.1%

1,393 residents

15–2914.8%

1,281 residents

30–4416.8%

1,453 residents

45–6427.5%

2,380 residents

65 and over24.8%

2,141 residents

Upton & Lytchett Minster · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.5%

8,433 residents

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.4%

117 residents

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.8%

67 residents

Other ethnic group0.2%

18 residents

Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%

15 residents

Upton & Lytchett Minster · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above24%

1,715 residents aged 16 and over

Level 3 qualifications19.1%

1,366 residents aged 16 and over

No qualifications17.9%

1,278 residents aged 16 and over

Level 2 qualifications16.1%

1,153 residents aged 16 and over

Level 1 and entry level qualifications12%

860 residents aged 16 and over

Apprenticeship7.8%

560 residents aged 16 and over

Other qualifications3.1%

223 residents aged 16 and over

Upton & Lytchett Minster · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)58%

4,152 residents aged 16 and over

Economically inactive40.3%

2,881 residents aged 16 and over

Economically active and a full-time student1.7%

122 residents aged 16 and over

Upton & Lytchett Minster · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.9%

1,494 residents aged 16 and over

L12 Semi-routine occupations14.7%

1,052 residents aged 16 and over

L7 Intermediate occupations13%

933 residents aged 16 and over

L13 Routine occupations12.6%

900 residents aged 16 and over

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations10.7%

763 residents aged 16 and over

L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.6%

756 residents aged 16 and over

L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7%

503 residents aged 16 and over

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.2%

441 residents aged 16 and over

L15 Full-time students4.4%

315 residents aged 16 and over

Upton & Lytchett Minster · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health46.3%

4,004 residents

Good health35.8%

3,095 residents

Fair health13.3%

1,146 residents

Bad health3.7%

323 residents

Very bad health0.9%

81 residents

Upton & Lytchett Minster · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81.9%

7,084 residents

Disabled under the Equality Act18.1%

1,564 residents

Upton & Lytchett Minster · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension49.3%

1,824 households

Household is deprived in one dimension33.8%

1,249 households

Household is deprived in two dimensions14.2%

525 households

Household is deprived in three dimensions2.6%

96 households

Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%

3 households

Upton & Lytchett Minster · 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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Evidence ledger

Source and date are part of the record.

All statistics on this pageONS · Census 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0
Neighbourhood nameHouse of Commons Library · MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence
GeographyONS Middle layer Super Output Area E02004264

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Upton & Lytchett Minster

Usual residents

Households

Residents per km²

Households owning their home

Households with no car or van

Adults with a degree or above

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Life in Upton & Lytchett Minster

Tenure

Accommodation type

Car or van availability

Number of bedrooms

Household composition

Household size

Age

Ethnic group

Highest qualification

Economic activity

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

General health

Disability

Household deprivation

Alike on the Census, which is not the same as alike to live in.

Source and date are part of the record.