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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004691

Old Basing & the Candovers

Old Basing & the Candovers is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,951 residents in Basingstoke and Deane. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,951

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,342

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

61

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

74.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

8.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

40.2%

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.

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Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Old Basing & the Candovers

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

Tenure

Owned74%
2,473 households
Private rented14.9%
498 households
Social rented9.7%
323 households
Shared ownership1.4%
48 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Old Basing & the Candovers · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached55.7%
1,863 households
Semi-detached24.9%
831 households
Terraced9.9%
332 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement4.8%
161 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure2.8%
95 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.8%
26 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.5%
18 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.5%
16 households
Old Basing & the Candovers · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

2 cars or vans in household38%
1,272 households
1 car or van in household33.2%
1,110 households
3 or more cars or vans in household20.5%
685 households
No cars or vans in household8.3%
277 households
Old Basing & the Candovers · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

4 or more bedrooms41.4%
1,382 households
3 bedrooms32.7%
1,092 households
2 bedrooms20.9%
699 households
1 bedroom5.1%
169 households
Old Basing & the Candovers · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household70.9%
2,373 households
One-person household25.5%
852 households
Other household types3.6%
122 households
Old Basing & the Candovers · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household41.7%
1,391 households
1 person in household25.5%
852 households
4 people in household13.8%
462 households
3 people in household13.7%
457 households
5 people in household4.3%
144 households
6 people in household0.6%
19 households
7 people in household0.2%
7 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
7 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Old Basing & the Candovers · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514.8%
1,177 residents
15–2912.1%
964 residents
30–4413.9%
1,104 residents
45–6432.2%
2,558 residents
65 and over27%
2,148 residents
Old Basing & the Candovers · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White94.1%
7,479 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.6%
209 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.2%
172 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.7%
54 residents
Other ethnic group0.4%
35 residents
Old Basing & the Candovers · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above40.2%
2,691 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17%
1,135 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications13.8%
926 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13%
867 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.6%
572 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.9%
326 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.5%
170 residents aged 16 and over
Old Basing & the Candovers · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)58.4%
3,902 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive40.3%
2,692 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.4%
93 residents aged 16 and over
Old Basing & the Candovers · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations24.4%
1,632 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.5%
1,436 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers13.2%
884 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.8%
790 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations8.8%
586 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations6.1%
408 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.5%
367 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.7%
311 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.1%
271 residents aged 16 and over
Old Basing & the Candovers · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health51.4%
4,089 residents
Good health33.3%
2,651 residents
Fair health11.5%
914 residents
Bad health2.9%
232 residents
Very bad health0.8%
65 residents
Old Basing & the Candovers · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act85.5%
6,801 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act14.5%
1,149 residents
Old Basing & the Candovers · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension59.9%
2,003 households
Household is deprived in one dimension29.7%
993 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions8.9%
299 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.3%
45 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
2 households
Old Basing & the Candovers · 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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