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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004708

Petersfield South

Petersfield South is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,622 residents in East Hampshire. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

9,622

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,360

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,843.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

60.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

19.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

37.6%

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.

Saffron Walden Town, Uttlesford13,129 residents · 62.2% owned · 16.4% no carHitchin Town & West, North Hertfordshire11,485 residents · 63.3% owned · 21.6% no carBaldock, North Hertfordshire10,617 residents · 65.7% owned · 15.0% no carSt Ives South, Huntingdonshire7,219 residents · 61.3% owned · 20.3% no carPortishead Central, North Somerset9,782 residents · 66.4% owned · 14.6% no carChipping Norton, West Oxfordshire7,250 residents · 65.2% owned · 17.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Petersfield South

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

Tenure

Owned60.1%
2,619 households
Social rented19.1%
833 households
Private rented18.9%
825 households
Shared ownership1.9%
83 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Petersfield South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced26.3%
1,146 households
Semi-detached25.4%
1,108 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement21.3%
930 households
Detached18.4%
803 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.9%
125 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure2.7%
119 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.9%
82 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.1%
47 households
Petersfield South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.6%
1,903 households
2 cars or vans in household28.9%
1,261 households
No cars or vans in household19.1%
831 households
3 or more cars or vans in household8.4%
365 households
Petersfield South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms37%
1,614 households
2 bedrooms30%
1,307 households
4 or more bedrooms17.8%
774 households
1 bedroom15.3%
665 households
Petersfield South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household61.5%
2,680 households
One-person household34.9%
1,521 households
Other household types3.6%
158 households
Petersfield South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household34.9%
1,521 households
2 people in household32.8%
1,432 households
3 people in household14.9%
650 households
4 people in household12.7%
555 households
5 people in household3.7%
163 households
6 people in household0.6%
27 households
7 people in household0.2%
10 households
8 or more people in household0%
2 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Petersfield South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.2%
1,656 residents
15–2915.3%
1,476 residents
30–4419.2%
1,850 residents
45–6426.6%
2,556 residents
65 and over21.7%
2,085 residents
Petersfield South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White94.9%
9,128 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.3%
223 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.7%
165 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.7%
65 residents
Other ethnic group0.4%
41 residents
Petersfield South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above37.6%
2,949 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.1%
1,340 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications14.8%
1,159 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.3%
1,125 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.1%
713 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.8%
375 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.4%
185 residents aged 16 and over
Petersfield South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)60.6%
4,755 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive38%
2,977 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.4%
112 residents aged 16 and over
Petersfield South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.5%
1,763 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.4%
1,290 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.5%
978 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12.2%
961 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.1%
871 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations8.8%
693 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.7%
448 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.6%
441 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.1%
401 residents aged 16 and over
Petersfield South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health50.3%
4,841 residents
Good health33.9%
3,261 residents
Fair health11.9%
1,141 residents
Bad health3.1%
302 residents
Very bad health0.8%
77 residents
Petersfield South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83.6%
8,044 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act16.4%
1,578 residents
Petersfield South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension52.1%
2,274 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.1%
1,444 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions12.2%
530 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.3%
102 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
11 households
Petersfield South · 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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