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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004627

Newent

Newent is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,376 residents in Forest of Dean. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

6,376

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,829

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

227.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

64.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

15.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

31.2%

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.

Wincanton, Cheriton & Charlton Horethorne, South Somerset8,366 residents · 65.1% owned · 11.6% no carWhitchurch, Shropshire10,142 residents · 64.7% owned · 17.6% no carAttleborough, Breckland10,591 residents · 66.2% owned · 14.8% no carBurnham-on-Crouch, Maldon8,850 residents · 72.5% owned · 14.5% no carTemplecombe, Hentsridge & Milborne Port, South Somerset7,085 residents · 68.6% owned · 8.7% no carIlminster & Horton, South Somerset8,765 residents · 71.6% owned · 12.3% no car

Most similar within Forest of Dean

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Lydney, Forest of Dean11,303 residents · 68.8% owned · 15.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Newent

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

Tenure

Owned64.9%
1,837 households
Private rented18.3%
517 households
Social rented15.3%
432 households
Shared ownership1.5%
42 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Newent · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached35.5%
1,005 households
Semi-detached32.1%
908 households
Terraced19.7%
557 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement9.4%
266 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.5%
42 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.2%
33 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.5%
14 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
4 households
Newent · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.8%
1,182 households
2 cars or vans in household29.1%
823 households
No cars or vans in household15.4%
437 households
3 or more cars or vans in household13.7%
387 households
Newent · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms42.9%
1,212 households
2 bedrooms24.4%
689 households
4 or more bedrooms23.4%
661 households
1 bedroom9.4%
265 households
Newent · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household62.2%
1,762 households
One-person household31.9%
902 households
Other household types5.9%
167 households
Newent · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household36.7%
1,039 households
1 person in household31.8%
900 households
3 people in household15.2%
429 households
4 people in household10.5%
298 households
5 people in household4.1%
116 households
6 people in household1.1%
32 households
7 people in household0.3%
8 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
7 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Newent · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.4%
1,042 residents
15–2914.8%
941 residents
30–4417.7%
1,129 residents
45–6426.1%
1,663 residents
65 and over25.1%
1,598 residents
Newent · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.7%
6,163 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.4%
92 residents
Other ethnic group0.8%
51 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.6%
39 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.5%
31 residents
Newent · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above31.2%
1,645 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications19.2%
1,012 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.6%
825 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.3%
702 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.5%
606 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.3%
330 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3%
157 residents aged 16 and over
Newent · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)57.7%
3,048 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive40.9%
2,158 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.4%
72 residents aged 16 and over
Newent · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20%
1,056 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations14%
741 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers13.8%
727 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.8%
726 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.3%
597 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations10.5%
554 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.6%
347 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.1%
320 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4%
210 residents aged 16 and over
Newent · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health45.2%
2,879 residents
Good health37%
2,357 residents
Fair health12.7%
807 residents
Bad health4.1%
261 residents
Very bad health1.1%
72 residents
Newent · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82.2%
5,238 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act17.8%
1,138 residents
Newent · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension48.4%
1,369 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.6%
1,006 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions13.2%
373 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.7%
76 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
5 households
Newent · 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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