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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004690

Viables

Viables is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,123 residents in Basingstoke and Deane. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

8,123

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,341

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,186.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

72.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

10.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

30.5%

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.

Calcot South, West Berkshire5,863 residents · 71.4% owned · 11.8% no carSt Ives North, Huntingdonshire9,600 residents · 71.4% owned · 13.0% no carStoke Gifford West & Little Stoke, South Gloucestershire7,531 residents · 74.1% owned · 12.6% no carThatcham West, West Berkshire8,145 residents · 76.5% owned · 8.3% no carBanbury Calthorpe, Cherwell5,648 residents · 68.3% owned · 17.3% no carBicester East, Cherwell7,715 residents · 67.7% owned · 15.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Viables

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

Tenure

Owned72.4%
2,418 households
Private rented17.3%
579 households
Social rented9.4%
314 households
Shared ownership0.9%
30 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Viables · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached40.6%
1,357 households
Terraced27.3%
911 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement15%
502 households
Detached14.4%
480 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.4%
46 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.8%
26 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.6%
20 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Viables · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.3%
1,412 households
2 cars or vans in household34.5%
1,153 households
3 or more cars or vans in household12.5%
418 households
No cars or vans in household10.7%
356 households
Viables · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms49.7%
1,659 households
4 or more bedrooms21.9%
731 households
2 bedrooms18.1%
606 households
1 bedroom10.3%
345 households
Viables · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household67.1%
2,242 households
One-person household26.8%
897 households
Other household types6.1%
204 households
Viables · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household35.5%
1,186 households
1 person in household26.8%
894 households
3 people in household16.3%
545 households
4 people in household15.1%
506 households
5 people in household4.7%
157 households
6 people in household1.2%
40 households
7 people in household0.3%
10 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Viables · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.4%
1,336 residents
15–2916.9%
1,376 residents
30–4421.4%
1,736 residents
45–6427.4%
2,227 residents
65 and over17.8%
1,448 residents
Viables · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White88.4%
7,182 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh6.1%
493 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.7%
219 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.6%
129 residents
Other ethnic group1.2%
101 residents
Viables · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above30.5%
2,041 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications19.3%
1,293 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15%
1,008 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications14.6%
977 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.9%
799 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.9%
393 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.8%
188 residents aged 16 and over
Viables · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)67%
4,486 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive31.1%
2,083 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.9%
130 residents aged 16 and over
Viables · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.5%
1,437 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations14.7%
987 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.5%
971 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.6%
846 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations10.8%
725 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.5%
635 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.6%
440 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.1%
339 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.8%
319 residents aged 16 and over
Viables · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health48%
3,900 residents
Good health36.9%
2,996 residents
Fair health11.8%
958 residents
Bad health2.6%
213 residents
Very bad health0.7%
56 residents
Viables · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act85.7%
6,960 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act14.3%
1,163 residents
Viables · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension55.1%
1,842 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.4%
1,117 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions10.1%
336 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.3%
42 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
4 households
Viables · 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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