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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004681

Popley

Popley is a Census neighbourhood of about 14,930 residents in Basingstoke and Deane. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

14,930

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,781

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,392

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

47.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

19.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

29.8%

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.

St Nicholas, Stevenage8,141 residents · 54.4% owned · 17.2% no carEastleigh West, Eastleigh12,988 residents · 48.5% owned · 17.6% no carBullbrook, Bracknell Forest10,193 residents · 51.9% owned · 19.2% no carTattenham South, Reigate and Banstead6,969 residents · 57.8% owned · 16.1% no carTovil, Maidstone10,011 residents · 54.5% owned · 18.5% no carBarming, Maidstone11,061 residents · 59.6% owned · 16.3% no car

Most similar within Basingstoke and Deane

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Winklebury & Rooksdown, Basingstoke and Deane11,374 residents · 59.5% owned · 17.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Popley

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

Tenure

Owned47.9%
2,771 households
Social rented31.4%
1,813 households
Private rented15.7%
905 households
Shared ownership5%
288 households
Lives rent free0.1%
4 households
Popley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced49.9%
2,885 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement24.1%
1,393 households
Semi-detached15.1%
874 households
Detached8.9%
513 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.1%
63 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.5%
27 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
18 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
5 households
Popley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.9%
2,537 households
2 cars or vans in household29.5%
1,706 households
No cars or vans in household19.9%
1,149 households
3 or more cars or vans in household6.7%
388 households
Popley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms49.8%
2,876 households
2 bedrooms23.4%
1,354 households
4 or more bedrooms14.8%
856 households
1 bedroom12%
694 households
Popley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household65.9%
3,813 households
One-person household25.8%
1,493 households
Other household types8.2%
476 households
Popley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household30.3%
1,754 households
1 person in household25.8%
1,494 households
3 people in household18.8%
1,087 households
4 people in household15.4%
890 households
5 people in household6.3%
367 households
6 people in household2.2%
126 households
7 people in household0.8%
45 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
17 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Popley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1522.8%
3,399 residents
15–2919.3%
2,888 residents
30–4427.5%
4,106 residents
45–6420.5%
3,059 residents
65 and over9.9%
1,478 residents
Popley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White80.2%
11,974 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh10.1%
1,507 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African4.6%
693 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.5%
521 residents
Other ethnic group1.6%
235 residents
Popley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above29.8%
3,390 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.9%
2,036 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications17.1%
1,940 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.6%
1,772 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12%
1,368 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.8%
544 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.8%
321 residents aged 16 and over
Popley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)70.8%
8,051 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive27.3%
3,098 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.9%
219 residents aged 16 and over
Popley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.5%
2,330 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations15.8%
1,795 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.3%
1,514 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.5%
1,422 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations11.9%
1,352 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.2%
817 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.9%
786 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.6%
753 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.3%
598 residents aged 16 and over
Popley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health49.5%
7,389 residents
Good health34.7%
5,180 residents
Fair health11.5%
1,711 residents
Bad health3.4%
508 residents
Very bad health1%
142 residents
Popley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act84.3%
12,592 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act15.7%
2,338 residents
Popley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension51.2%
2,959 households
Household is deprived in one dimension31.8%
1,836 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions13.4%
774 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.5%
202 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
10 households
Popley · 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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