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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004719

Fair Oak

Fair Oak is a Census neighbourhood of about 11,531 residents in Eastleigh. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

11,531

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,617

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,156.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

82.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

7.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

33.1%

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.

Broughton Astley, Harborough9,651 residents · 80.2% owned · 7.2% no carYate North, South Gloucestershire8,612 residents · 78.1% owned · 8.9% no carBarton Seagrave, North Northamptonshire9,708 residents · 83.0% owned · 6.9% no carTongham, Guildford7,211 residents · 78.5% owned · 8.0% no carWhetstone, Blaby7,620 residents · 77.4% owned · 11.3% no carClanfield & Finchdean, East Hampshire8,743 residents · 81.6% owned · 7.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Fair Oak

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

Tenure

Owned82.8%
3,825 households
Private rented9.1%
420 households
Social rented5.7%
264 households
Shared ownership2.3%
107 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Fair Oak · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached53%
2,448 households
Semi-detached27.8%
1,282 households
Terraced10.5%
484 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement7%
321 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.8%
35 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
24 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.4%
19 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
5 households
Fair Oak · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

2 cars or vans in household42.6%
1,965 households
1 car or van in household33.3%
1,537 households
3 or more cars or vans in household16.5%
761 households
No cars or vans in household7.7%
354 households
Fair Oak · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms40.1%
1,853 households
4 or more bedrooms35.6%
1,644 households
2 bedrooms19%
876 households
1 bedroom5.3%
244 households
Fair Oak · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household74.1%
3,422 households
One-person household21.6%
997 households
Other household types4.3%
198 households
Fair Oak · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household38.6%
1,782 households
1 person in household21.6%
997 households
3 people in household17.9%
829 households
4 people in household16.5%
760 households
5 people in household4.2%
192 households
6 people in household0.8%
36 households
7 people in household0.3%
16 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
8 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Fair Oak · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.3%
1,992 residents
15–2916.3%
1,880 residents
30–4418.7%
2,158 residents
45–6428%
3,233 residents
65 and over19.7%
2,269 residents
Fair Oak · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.3%
11,102 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.9%
219 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.2%
140 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.4%
46 residents
Other ethnic group0.2%
24 residents
Fair Oak · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above33.1%
3,115 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications20.1%
1,893 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.2%
1,428 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications11.6%
1,090 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.2%
962 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.3%
687 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.4%
227 residents aged 16 and over
Fair Oak · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)65%
6,111 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive33%
3,106 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2%
187 residents aged 16 and over
Fair Oak · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations25.2%
2,371 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.7%
1,568 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.8%
1,293 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.5%
990 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.5%
989 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations8%
755 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.1%
574 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.7%
444 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4.5%
419 residents aged 16 and over
Fair Oak · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health51.8%
5,968 residents
Good health35.1%
4,043 residents
Fair health10.6%
1,217 residents
Bad health1.9%
224 residents
Very bad health0.7%
77 residents
Fair Oak · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act86%
9,913 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act14%
1,618 residents
Fair Oak · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension59.6%
2,751 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32%
1,478 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions7.5%
345 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions0.9%
43 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
1 households
Fair Oak · 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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