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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004281

Broadwey & Littlemoor

Broadwey & Littlemoor is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,666 residents in Dorset. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Dorset
7,666

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,482

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

999.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

58.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

18.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

26.3%

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.

Pool & Illogan Highway, Cornwall9,036 residents · 63.7% owned · 14.1% no carWesthoughton West, Bolton8,465 residents · 59.4% owned · 24.8% no carMilnrow West, Rochdale6,338 residents · 63.5% owned · 23.7% no carWaterfoot & Stacksteads, Rossendale12,375 residents · 60.7% owned · 23.0% no carLaunceston, Cornwall10,248 residents · 55.5% owned · 17.5% no carBuglawton, Cheshire East7,589 residents · 59.2% owned · 19.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Broadwey & Littlemoor

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

Tenure

Owned58.1%
2,023 households
Social rented23.4%
816 households
Private rented17.5%
609 households
Shared ownership0.9%
32 households
Lives rent free0.1%
2 households
Broadwey & Littlemoor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced38.9%
1,353 households
Semi-detached25.9%
901 households
Detached18%
626 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement15.3%
531 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.1%
39 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.5%
16 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
10 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
5 households
Broadwey & Littlemoor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.5%
1,515 households
2 cars or vans in household27.5%
957 households
No cars or vans in household18.9%
658 households
3 or more cars or vans in household10.1%
351 households
Broadwey & Littlemoor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms39.2%
1,365 households
2 bedrooms33.3%
1,160 households
1 bedroom14.7%
510 households
4 or more bedrooms12.8%
446 households
Broadwey & Littlemoor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household62.1%
2,162 households
One-person household33%
1,149 households
Other household types4.9%
170 households
Broadwey & Littlemoor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household36%
1,254 households
1 person in household33%
1,149 households
3 people in household15.5%
540 households
4 people in household11%
384 households
5 people in household3.2%
111 households
6 people in household0.9%
33 households
7 people in household0.2%
8 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Broadwey & Littlemoor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.5%
1,343 residents
15–2915.9%
1,221 residents
30–4417.7%
1,359 residents
45–6428.7%
2,199 residents
65 and over20.2%
1,546 residents
Broadwey & Littlemoor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.5%
7,474 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.4%
106 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.7%
54 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
22 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%
9 residents
Broadwey & Littlemoor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above26.3%
1,646 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications19.3%
1,209 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications18%
1,124 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.6%
975 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.9%
743 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.3%
394 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.7%
167 residents aged 16 and over
Broadwey & Littlemoor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)58.3%
3,647 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive40.2%
2,514 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.6%
98 residents aged 16 and over
Broadwey & Littlemoor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.4%
1,278 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations16%
999 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations13.5%
846 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.9%
743 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.5%
719 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations8.4%
526 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.6%
476 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.5%
409 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.2%
263 residents aged 16 and over
Broadwey & Littlemoor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health42.7%
3,275 residents
Good health35.9%
2,754 residents
Fair health14.9%
1,144 residents
Bad health5%
386 residents
Very bad health1.4%
107 residents
Broadwey & Littlemoor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act77.9%
5,970 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act22.1%
1,697 residents
Broadwey & Littlemoor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension44.9%
1,561 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.4%
1,196 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions15.3%
532 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.1%
177 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
14 households
Broadwey & Littlemoor · 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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