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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004605

Oakley

Oakley is a Census neighbourhood of about 5,869 residents in Cheltenham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

5,869

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,467

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,245.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

52.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

28.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

27.2%

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.

Westfield, Chapelfields & Foxwood, York9,279 residents · 52.1% owned · 29.8% no carWonford & St Loye's, Exeter8,300 residents · 53.0% owned · 30.2% no carEarlsheaton & Chickenley, Kirklees10,151 residents · 60.6% owned · 25.2% no carBradley, Wolverhampton8,435 residents · 50.5% owned · 28.0% no carWoods & Mesty Croft, Sandwell7,812 residents · 60.5% owned · 26.1% no carHeavitree East & Whipton South, Exeter7,459 residents · 57.5% owned · 26.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Oakley

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

Tenure

Owned52.2%
1,288 households
Social rented33.5%
827 households
Private rented13.3%
328 households
Lives rent free0.6%
15 households
Shared ownership0.4%
9 households
Oakley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached47.7%
1,177 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement26.2%
645 households
Terraced18%
445 households
Detached5.8%
144 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.7%
43 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%
7 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
5 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Oakley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.8%
1,054 households
No cars or vans in household28.7%
707 households
2 cars or vans in household21.6%
532 households
3 or more cars or vans in household7%
172 households
Oakley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms46%
1,134 households
2 bedrooms26.4%
650 households
1 bedroom14.4%
355 households
4 or more bedrooms13.2%
326 households
Oakley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household63.2%
1,558 households
One-person household31.1%
767 households
Other household types5.7%
140 households
Oakley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household31.8%
783 households
1 person in household31.1%
767 households
3 people in household16.7%
411 households
4 people in household12.6%
311 households
5 people in household5.2%
129 households
6 people in household1.9%
47 households
7 people in household0.4%
9 households
8 or more people in household0.4%
9 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Oakley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1520.7%
1,213 residents
15–2917.1%
1,003 residents
30–4421%
1,232 residents
45–6425.1%
1,474 residents
65 and over16.1%
945 residents
Oakley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White91.8%
5,387 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh4.2%
246 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.5%
146 residents
Other ethnic group0.8%
48 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.7%
42 residents
Oakley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above27.2%
1,247 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications25.2%
1,155 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.1%
647 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications13.3%
611 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12%
549 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.6%
256 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.7%
125 residents aged 16 and over
Oakley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)59.5%
2,731 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive38.7%
1,777 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.7%
80 residents aged 16 and over
Oakley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations17.7%
813 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.5%
756 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations16.1%
738 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.2%
466 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.1%
462 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations9.7%
444 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed9.4%
432 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.4%
248 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5%
230 residents aged 16 and over
Oakley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health46.3%
2,718 residents
Good health32.5%
1,908 residents
Fair health15.2%
895 residents
Bad health4.5%
262 residents
Very bad health1.5%
86 residents
Oakley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81.3%
4,770 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act18.7%
1,098 residents
Oakley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension41.4%
1,019 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35%
862 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions18.6%
459 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.8%
119 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
4 households
Oakley · 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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