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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004707

Petersfield North & East Meon

Petersfield North & East Meon is a Census neighbourhood of about 11,210 residents in East Hampshire. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

11,210

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,648

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

92.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

74.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

8.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

47.8%

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.

Mayfield & Wadhurst, Wealden8,102 residents · 76.9% owned · 7.8% no carHorsted Keynes, Ardingly & Sharpthorne, Mid Sussex6,889 residents · 76.4% owned · 6.6% no carSherston & Hullavington, Wiltshire6,285 residents · 72.2% owned · 6.8% no carBathavon North & South, Bath and North East Somerset10,557 residents · 79.2% owned · 10.2% no carKnaresborough North, Harrogate7,392 residents · 83.4% owned · 7.7% no carGoring, Woodcote & Whitchurch, South Oxfordshire8,234 residents · 78.5% owned · 7.2% no car

Most similar within East Hampshire

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Bentley & Holybourne, East Hampshire6,836 residents · 74.8% owned · 5.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Petersfield North & East Meon

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

Tenure

Owned74.8%
3,475 households
Private rented15.4%
714 households
Social rented9.1%
421 households
Shared ownership0.8%
38 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Petersfield North & East Meon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached47.8%
2,222 households
Semi-detached25.6%
1,191 households
Terraced15.9%
738 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement8.3%
386 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.5%
68 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.5%
23 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
16 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.2%
7 households
Petersfield North & East Meon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household37.3%
1,733 households
2 cars or vans in household36.8%
1,713 households
3 or more cars or vans in household17.5%
815 households
No cars or vans in household8.3%
388 households
Petersfield North & East Meon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

4 or more bedrooms42%
1,952 households
3 bedrooms33.9%
1,575 households
2 bedrooms16.6%
772 households
1 bedroom7.5%
350 households
Petersfield North & East Meon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household70.6%
3,282 households
One-person household25.9%
1,204 households
Other household types3.5%
163 households
Petersfield North & East Meon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household40.2%
1,869 households
1 person in household25.9%
1,204 households
3 people in household15.4%
714 households
4 people in household14.1%
655 households
5 people in household3.4%
156 households
6 people in household1%
45 households
7 people in household0.1%
3 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Petersfield North & East Meon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.1%
1,688 residents
15–2914%
1,567 residents
30–4414%
1,567 residents
45–6430.7%
3,437 residents
65 and over26.3%
2,951 residents
Petersfield North & East Meon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.4%
10,809 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.8%
205 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1%
108 residents
Other ethnic group0.5%
57 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.3%
32 residents
Petersfield North & East Meon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above47.8%
4,479 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.2%
1,518 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14%
1,313 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications9.9%
923 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications6.8%
633 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.4%
319 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications1.9%
181 residents aged 16 and over
Petersfield North & East Meon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)56.5%
5,291 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive42%
3,929 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.5%
141 residents aged 16 and over
Petersfield North & East Meon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations25.1%
2,350 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.9%
2,144 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers14%
1,315 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.9%
926 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations8.1%
756 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.8%
641 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations5.6%
522 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4%
372 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.6%
340 residents aged 16 and over
Petersfield North & East Meon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health54.6%
6,125 residents
Good health31.8%
3,566 residents
Fair health10.5%
1,182 residents
Bad health2.4%
266 residents
Very bad health0.6%
70 residents
Petersfield North & East Meon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act85.5%
9,586 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act14.5%
1,622 residents
Petersfield North & East Meon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension61.6%
2,861 households
Household is deprived in one dimension29.8%
1,383 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions7.3%
341 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.2%
58 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
4 households
Petersfield North & East Meon · 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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