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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004685

Basingstoke Central, Black Dam & Eastrop

Basingstoke Central, Black Dam & Eastrop is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,887 residents in Basingstoke and Deane. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,887

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,782

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,143.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

44.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

31.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

38.1%

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.

Freemantle, Southampton7,816 residents · 39.2% owned · 32.8% no carBanbury Grimsbury, Cherwell12,600 residents · 40.3% owned · 29.4% no carCentral Colchester, Colchester11,314 residents · 45.9% owned · 34.3% no carSalisbury Churchfields, Wiltshire6,905 residents · 58.2% owned · 26.0% no carAylesbury Central, Buckinghamshire7,598 residents · 45.3% owned · 29.7% no carMaidstone West, Maidstone12,367 residents · 45.1% owned · 22.7% no car

Most similar within Basingstoke and Deane

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Kings Furlong, Basingstoke and Deane8,832 residents · 50.8% owned · 28.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Basingstoke Central, Black Dam & Eastrop

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

Tenure

Owned44.7%
1,691 households
Private rented35.9%
1,358 households
Social rented17%
644 households
Shared ownership2.3%
88 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Basingstoke Central, Black Dam & Eastrop · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement42.3%
1,603 households
Terraced23.7%
897 households
Semi-detached18.6%
703 households
Detached9.3%
352 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse3.2%
121 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.7%
63 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.1%
43 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
4 households
Basingstoke Central, Black Dam & Eastrop · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.3%
1,675 households
No cars or vans in household31.3%
1,183 households
2 cars or vans in household19.5%
737 households
3 or more cars or vans in household5%
189 households
Basingstoke Central, Black Dam & Eastrop · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

1 bedroom31%
1,171 households
2 bedrooms30.7%
1,162 households
3 bedrooms28.2%
1,067 households
4 or more bedrooms10.1%
382 households
Basingstoke Central, Black Dam & Eastrop · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household53.8%
2,035 households
One-person household40.1%
1,517 households
Other household types6.1%
230 households
Basingstoke Central, Black Dam & Eastrop · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household40.1%
1,517 households
2 people in household33.1%
1,254 households
3 people in household13.8%
521 households
4 people in household8.9%
336 households
5 people in household2.8%
106 households
6 people in household0.8%
31 households
7 people in household0.4%
15 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Basingstoke Central, Black Dam & Eastrop · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1513.6%
1,076 residents
15–2921.5%
1,696 residents
30–4427.6%
2,181 residents
45–6423.5%
1,856 residents
65 and over13.7%
1,079 residents
Basingstoke Central, Black Dam & Eastrop · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White77.9%
6,142 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh13.7%
1,078 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.1%
241 residents
Other ethnic group2.8%
224 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.6%
204 residents
Basingstoke Central, Black Dam & Eastrop · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above38.1%
2,566 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.1%
1,150 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications14.5%
975 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12.5%
842 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.7%
654 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.7%
314 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.5%
233 residents aged 16 and over
Basingstoke Central, Black Dam & Eastrop · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)69.8%
4,703 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive28.9%
1,945 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.3%
86 residents aged 16 and over
Basingstoke Central, Black Dam & Eastrop · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22%
1,482 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations17%
1,144 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.9%
868 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.1%
813 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations11.1%
749 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.4%
567 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.6%
447 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6%
403 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students3.9%
261 residents aged 16 and over
Basingstoke Central, Black Dam & Eastrop · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health47.9%
3,780 residents
Good health36.3%
2,862 residents
Fair health11.6%
914 residents
Bad health3.4%
265 residents
Very bad health0.8%
67 residents
Basingstoke Central, Black Dam & Eastrop · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act84.5%
6,660 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act15.5%
1,226 residents
Basingstoke Central, Black Dam & Eastrop · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension50%
1,893 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.3%
1,337 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions12.1%
459 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.3%
88 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
6 households
Basingstoke Central, Black Dam & Eastrop · 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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