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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004283

Westham North & Radipole

Westham North & Radipole is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,066 residents in Dorset. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Dorset
9,066

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,848

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,283.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

72.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

16.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

27.0%

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.

Hailsham South & West, Wealden5,791 residents · 70.6% owned · 16.0% no carNewton Abbot, Milber & Buckland, Teignbridge5,556 residents · 78.5% owned · 13.8% no carDereham North & Neatherd, Breckland7,654 residents · 68.5% owned · 16.3% no carLangdown & Dibden Purlieu, New Forest10,434 residents · 69.7% owned · 13.0% no carNewport South & West, Isle of Wight9,416 residents · 71.3% owned · 19.0% no carWaterlooville North West, Havant8,174 residents · 79.4% owned · 16.2% no car

Most similar within Dorset

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Weymouth West, Dorset5,032 residents · 70.7% owned · 17.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Westham North & Radipole

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

Tenure

Owned72.3%
2,782 households
Social rented15.8%
609 households
Private rented11.3%
436 households
Shared ownership0.5%
20 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Westham North & Radipole · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached38%
1,463 households
Semi-detached35.2%
1,357 households
Terraced15%
577 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement10.1%
389 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.2%
46 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
11 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
8 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Westham North & Radipole · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.3%
1,590 households
2 cars or vans in household30.6%
1,178 households
No cars or vans in household16%
615 households
3 or more cars or vans in household12.1%
465 households
Westham North & Radipole · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms47.8%
1,839 households
2 bedrooms22.4%
863 households
4 or more bedrooms22.1%
850 households
1 bedroom7.7%
296 households
Westham North & Radipole · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household66.7%
2,562 households
One-person household28%
1,075 households
Other household types5.4%
206 households
Westham North & Radipole · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household38.3%
1,475 households
1 person in household27.9%
1,075 households
3 people in household14.7%
566 households
4 people in household13.1%
503 households
5 people in household4.1%
158 households
6 people in household1.4%
54 households
7 people in household0.4%
14 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
6 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Westham North & Radipole · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.7%
1,422 residents
15–2913.9%
1,258 residents
30–4415.8%
1,436 residents
45–6428%
2,535 residents
65 and over26.6%
2,415 residents
Westham North & Radipole · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.9%
8,780 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.6%
144 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.1%
101 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
31 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%
9 residents
Westham North & Radipole · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above27%
2,039 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.8%
1,343 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications17.3%
1,304 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.8%
1,195 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.4%
859 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.6%
575 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3%
225 residents aged 16 and over
Westham North & Radipole · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)52.4%
3,948 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive46%
3,466 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.7%
126 residents aged 16 and over
Westham North & Radipole · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.5%
1,619 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14.3%
1,077 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.1%
912 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations11.6%
877 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.5%
866 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations10.1%
765 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.1%
533 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.9%
523 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.9%
366 residents aged 16 and over
Westham North & Radipole · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health43.3%
3,924 residents
Good health36.4%
3,299 residents
Fair health14.5%
1,318 residents
Bad health4.4%
398 residents
Very bad health1.4%
127 residents
Westham North & Radipole · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act78.8%
7,145 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act21.2%
1,918 residents
Westham North & Radipole · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension46.7%
1,796 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.5%
1,328 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions14.5%
559 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.7%
141 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.6%
24 households
Westham North & Radipole · 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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