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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004630

Longhope, Westbury & Blakeney

Longhope, Westbury & Blakeney is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,587 residents in Forest of Dean. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

6,587

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,745

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

79.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

78.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

7.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

34.2%

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.

Langport & Long Sutton, South Somerset6,277 residents · 73.2% owned · 8.0% no carHockering, Mattishall & Cranworth, Breckland7,250 residents · 78.3% owned · 7.2% no carBurwash, Sedlescombe & Staplecross, Rother7,909 residents · 77.0% owned · 7.0% no carEye, Palgrave & Occold, Mid Suffolk7,957 residents · 75.5% owned · 8.8% no carPotterne & Rowde, Wiltshire8,418 residents · 73.0% owned · 7.9% no carTenbury Wells, Mamble & Clifton, Malvern Hills8,420 residents · 71.5% owned · 9.2% no car

Most similar within Forest of Dean

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Lydbrook, Newland & St Briavels, Forest of Dean5,103 residents · 82.7% owned · 6.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Longhope, Westbury & Blakeney

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

Tenure

Owned78.2%
2,147 households
Private rented14.2%
390 households
Social rented7%
191 households
Shared ownership0.6%
16 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Longhope, Westbury & Blakeney · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached55%
1,510 households
Semi-detached24.9%
684 households
Terraced13.2%
363 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement1.8%
50 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure1.7%
46 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.6%
44 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.2%
33 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
15 households
Longhope, Westbury & Blakeney · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

2 cars or vans in household36.4%
998 households
1 car or van in household34.2%
938 households
3 or more cars or vans in household22%
604 households
No cars or vans in household7.5%
205 households
Longhope, Westbury & Blakeney · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms38.5%
1,056 households
4 or more bedrooms35.3%
970 households
2 bedrooms20.4%
559 households
1 bedroom5.8%
160 households
Longhope, Westbury & Blakeney · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household66.4%
1,825 households
One-person household27.4%
753 households
Other household types6.2%
169 households
Longhope, Westbury & Blakeney · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household40.5%
1,113 households
1 person in household27.4%
753 households
3 people in household14.3%
393 households
4 people in household11.7%
321 households
5 people in household3.8%
105 households
6 people in household1.5%
41 households
7 people in household0.4%
12 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
7 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Longhope, Westbury & Blakeney · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1512.7%
835 residents
15–2913.4%
881 residents
30–4414.2%
936 residents
45–6431.6%
2,082 residents
65 and over28.1%
1,851 residents
Longhope, Westbury & Blakeney · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.8%
6,444 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.9%
62 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.7%
43 residents
Other ethnic group0.4%
24 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%
14 residents
Longhope, Westbury & Blakeney · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above34.2%
1,942 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications17.2%
979 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17%
969 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.7%
779 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.6%
544 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.5%
315 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.8%
158 residents aged 16 and over
Longhope, Westbury & Blakeney · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)55%
3,126 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive43.9%
2,497 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.1%
61 residents aged 16 and over
Longhope, Westbury & Blakeney · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.4%
1,218 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers17.1%
970 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.9%
789 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.4%
650 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations9.9%
562 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8.8%
498 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations8.4%
477 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5%
287 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.1%
234 residents aged 16 and over
Longhope, Westbury & Blakeney · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health44%
2,900 residents
Good health36%
2,372 residents
Fair health14.8%
975 residents
Bad health3.8%
248 residents
Very bad health1.4%
90 residents
Longhope, Westbury & Blakeney · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act79.8%
5,254 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act20.2%
1,332 residents
Longhope, Westbury & Blakeney · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension52.3%
1,436 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.5%
947 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions11%
303 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.1%
57 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
2 households
Longhope, Westbury & Blakeney · 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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