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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004717

Eastleigh West

Eastleigh West is a Census neighbourhood of about 12,988 residents in Eastleigh. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

12,988

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,224

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,799.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

48.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

17.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

29.2%

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.

Roebuck, Stevenage7,130 residents · 53.4% owned · 20.7% no carPopley, Basingstoke and Deane14,930 residents · 47.9% owned · 19.9% no carTattenham South, Reigate and Banstead6,969 residents · 57.8% owned · 16.1% no carSalisbury Bemerton, Wiltshire7,623 residents · 50.1% owned · 20.0% no carWick & Toddington, Arun12,166 residents · 59.5% owned · 17.0% no carSnodland, Tonbridge and Malling11,829 residents · 63.9% owned · 13.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Eastleigh West

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

Tenure

Owned48.5%
2,536 households
Social rented32.3%
1,688 households
Private rented13.4%
701 households
Shared ownership5.7%
299 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Eastleigh West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced33.9%
1,771 households
Semi-detached33.5%
1,748 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement22.7%
1,185 households
Detached8.6%
451 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.7%
38 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
24 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
4 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
4 households
Eastleigh West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.9%
2,294 households
2 cars or vans in household29.9%
1,562 households
No cars or vans in household17.6%
921 households
3 or more cars or vans in household8.6%
447 households
Eastleigh West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms50.2%
2,622 households
2 bedrooms30.3%
1,585 households
4 or more bedrooms10.4%
545 households
1 bedroom9%
472 households
Eastleigh West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household66.3%
3,466 households
One-person household26.8%
1,398 households
Other household types6.9%
362 households
Eastleigh West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household32.5%
1,700 households
1 person in household26.7%
1,397 households
3 people in household18.2%
953 households
4 people in household14.9%
777 households
5 people in household5.1%
269 households
6 people in household2%
102 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
15 households
7 people in household0.2%
13 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Eastleigh West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1521.4%
2,785 residents
15–2919%
2,462 residents
30–4424.6%
3,189 residents
45–6422.6%
2,941 residents
65 and over12.4%
1,612 residents
Eastleigh West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White87%
11,302 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh6.8%
879 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.6%
338 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.2%
283 residents
Other ethnic group1.4%
184 residents
Eastleigh West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above29.2%
2,930 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.7%
1,878 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications17.3%
1,734 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.3%
1,536 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.7%
1,174 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.5%
552 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.4%
242 residents aged 16 and over
Eastleigh West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)67.1%
6,740 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive31%
3,114 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.9%
191 residents aged 16 and over
Eastleigh West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations19.5%
1,961 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.8%
1,383 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations13.3%
1,334 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.8%
1,284 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations11.6%
1,165 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9%
903 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.6%
762 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.8%
682 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.7%
571 residents aged 16 and over
Eastleigh West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health48.5%
6,299 residents
Good health34.3%
4,455 residents
Fair health12.7%
1,644 residents
Bad health3.6%
469 residents
Very bad health0.9%
119 residents
Eastleigh West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82.2%
10,670 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act17.8%
2,318 residents
Eastleigh West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension49.1%
2,567 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.4%
1,695 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions14.4%
754 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.8%
201 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
8 households
Eastleigh West · 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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