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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004609

Benhall & The Reddings

Benhall & The Reddings is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,153 residents in Cheltenham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,153

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,115

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,266.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

77.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

12.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

40.0%

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.

Halliford & Sunbury West, Spelthorne6,471 residents · 75.8% owned · 10.8% no carBaildon North, Bradford6,363 residents · 82.5% owned · 12.6% no carDedworth, Windsor and Maidenhead6,471 residents · 68.1% owned · 12.5% no carBarrow upon Soar, Charnwood7,358 residents · 76.6% owned · 11.0% no carYeovil South, South Somerset6,478 residents · 79.3% owned · 10.1% no carHedge End Wildern & Botley South, Eastleigh7,011 residents · 70.0% owned · 14.3% no car

Most similar within Cheltenham

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Hatherley, Cheltenham9,340 residents · 78.2% owned · 13.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Benhall & The Reddings

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

Tenure

Owned77.8%
2,423 households
Private rented17.8%
554 households
Social rented3.6%
111 households
Shared ownership0.8%
26 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Benhall & The Reddings · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached37.1%
1,156 households
Detached30.3%
945 households
Terraced17%
529 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement8.5%
265 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure6.4%
199 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.4%
14 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
6 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.1%
4 households
Benhall & The Reddings · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.2%
1,376 households
2 cars or vans in household31.9%
993 households
No cars or vans in household12.4%
387 households
3 or more cars or vans in household11.5%
359 households
Benhall & The Reddings · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms38.7%
1,206 households
4 or more bedrooms31.2%
971 households
2 bedrooms24.7%
769 households
1 bedroom5.4%
169 households
Benhall & The Reddings · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household63.7%
1,983 households
One-person household31.2%
971 households
Other household types5.2%
161 households
Benhall & The Reddings · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household35.1%
1,094 households
1 person in household31.2%
971 households
3 people in household14.8%
462 households
4 people in household14.5%
451 households
5 people in household3.4%
106 households
6 people in household0.5%
17 households
7 people in household0.2%
7 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
6 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Benhall & The Reddings · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.9%
1,140 residents
15–2915.3%
1,095 residents
30–4418.5%
1,324 residents
45–6428.1%
2,007 residents
65 and over22.2%
1,585 residents
Benhall & The Reddings · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White91.6%
6,555 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh4.4%
316 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2%
145 residents
Other ethnic group1%
71 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.9%
66 residents
Benhall & The Reddings · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above40%
2,383 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.6%
927 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications14%
831 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.2%
785 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.7%
520 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.8%
345 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.7%
160 residents aged 16 and over
Benhall & The Reddings · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)61.5%
3,662 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive36.4%
2,167 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.1%
122 residents aged 16 and over
Benhall & The Reddings · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.3%
1,384 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.2%
1,024 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations16.1%
958 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.7%
637 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.5%
565 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations8.7%
516 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4.9%
292 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.8%
288 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.8%
287 residents aged 16 and over
Benhall & The Reddings · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health49.2%
3,519 residents
Good health34.7%
2,482 residents
Fair health12.3%
882 residents
Bad health2.9%
209 residents
Very bad health0.9%
61 residents
Benhall & The Reddings · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83.6%
5,985 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act16.4%
1,170 residents
Benhall & The Reddings · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension56.2%
1,752 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.4%
1,010 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions9.6%
298 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.5%
48 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
7 households
Benhall & The Reddings · 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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