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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004688

South Ham & West Ham

South Ham & West Ham is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,845 residents in Basingstoke and Deane. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,845

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,413

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,661.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

48.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

26.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

22.0%

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.

Tomkinson Road, Nuneaton and Bedworth7,491 residents · 59.6% owned · 25.1% no carBocking, Braintree7,451 residents · 51.4% owned · 22.1% no carTaunton Holway & Lambrook, Somerset West and Taunton8,396 residents · 42.7% owned · 26.9% no carHoward Estate & Northgate, West Suffolk6,999 residents · 47.7% owned · 23.5% no carGuide Bridge, Tameside7,419 residents · 58.8% owned · 26.0% no carFarnley West & Gamble Hill, Leeds6,096 residents · 60.5% owned · 27.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in South Ham & West Ham

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

Tenure

Owned48.6%
1,659 households
Social rented39.3%
1,342 households
Private rented11.3%
387 households
Shared ownership0.7%
25 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
South Ham & West Ham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced34.7%
1,185 households
Semi-detached34.2%
1,165 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement20.3%
691 households
Detached8.7%
296 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.5%
50 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
15 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
8 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
South Ham & West Ham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household40.6%
1,386 households
No cars or vans in household26.3%
899 households
2 cars or vans in household24.6%
838 households
3 or more cars or vans in household8.5%
289 households
South Ham & West Ham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms48.8%
1,665 households
2 bedrooms30.7%
1,046 households
1 bedroom11.6%
395 households
4 or more bedrooms9%
306 households
South Ham & West Ham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household61.4%
2,096 households
One-person household32%
1,091 households
Other household types6.6%
226 households
South Ham & West Ham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household32.9%
1,123 households
1 person in household32%
1,091 households
3 people in household17.1%
585 households
4 people in household11.9%
407 households
5 people in household4.4%
150 households
6 people in household1.2%
41 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
10 households
7 people in household0.2%
6 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
South Ham & West Ham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.8%
1,398 residents
15–2917.2%
1,351 residents
30–4420.8%
1,628 residents
45–6426.8%
2,104 residents
65 and over17.4%
1,363 residents
South Ham & West Ham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White86.3%
6,769 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh7.7%
605 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.7%
214 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.8%
144 residents
Other ethnic group1.5%
114 residents
South Ham & West Ham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications22.8%
1,451 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above22%
1,400 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.2%
1,092 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.8%
941 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications14%
893 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.2%
396 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3%
189 residents aged 16 and over
South Ham & West Ham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)62%
3,941 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive36.5%
2,320 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.5%
96 residents aged 16 and over
South Ham & West Ham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations17.3%
1,101 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.3%
1,034 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations15.6%
989 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13%
826 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.1%
580 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed9%
570 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations8.6%
548 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7%
443 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.2%
269 residents aged 16 and over
South Ham & West Ham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health42.7%
3,347 residents
Good health36.3%
2,846 residents
Fair health14.3%
1,122 residents
Bad health5.3%
418 residents
Very bad health1.4%
111 residents
South Ham & West Ham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act79.5%
6,237 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act20.5%
1,608 residents
South Ham & West Ham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension40.3%
1,374 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.3%
1,204 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions18.4%
628 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.6%
190 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.5%
16 households
South Ham & West Ham · 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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