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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004724

Lowford

Lowford is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,670 residents in Eastleigh. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

9,670

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,976

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,386.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

65.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

8.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

32.5%

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.

Biggleswade East, Central Bedfordshire11,227 residents · 72.5% owned · 9.4% no carMiddlewich East, Cheshire East8,376 residents · 73.6% owned · 10.0% no carTaunton Halcon & Monkton Heathfield, Somerset West and Taunton10,737 residents · 67.6% owned · 10.1% no carWitney West, West Oxfordshire7,087 residents · 63.0% owned · 12.2% no carArlesey & Henlow, Central Bedfordshire12,185 residents · 70.7% owned · 9.4% no carBrockworth & Coopers Edge, Tewkesbury12,252 residents · 67.8% owned · 12.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Lowford

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

Tenure

Owned65.3%
2,597 households
Social rented19.3%
769 households
Private rented12.6%
501 households
Shared ownership2.7%
109 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Lowford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached35.8%
1,424 households
Detached33.2%
1,320 households
Terraced18.8%
747 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement10.8%
430 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.5%
19 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.4%
17 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
12 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
7 households
Lowford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household39.2%
1,558 households
2 cars or vans in household38.8%
1,542 households
3 or more cars or vans in household13.7%
543 households
No cars or vans in household8.4%
334 households
Lowford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms38.8%
1,544 households
2 bedrooms27.2%
1,082 households
4 or more bedrooms26.1%
1,039 households
1 bedroom7.8%
311 households
Lowford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household70%
2,785 households
One-person household24.2%
964 households
Other household types5.8%
229 households
Lowford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household37.1%
1,475 households
1 person in household24.2%
963 households
3 people in household18.7%
745 households
4 people in household14.4%
571 households
5 people in household3.7%
148 households
6 people in household1.4%
56 households
7 people in household0.2%
9 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
7 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Lowford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.9%
1,831 residents
15–2917.6%
1,706 residents
30–4422.3%
2,152 residents
45–6425.9%
2,504 residents
65 and over15.2%
1,474 residents
Lowford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White93.5%
9,045 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.9%
278 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2%
193 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.1%
105 residents
Other ethnic group0.5%
49 residents
Lowford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above32.5%
2,522 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications19.9%
1,539 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.6%
1,208 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications13.4%
1,038 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10%
778 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.4%
494 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.2%
172 residents aged 16 and over
Lowford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)67.4%
5,226 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive30.8%
2,389 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.7%
135 residents aged 16 and over
Lowford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.2%
1,798 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations15.5%
1,204 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.3%
952 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12%
932 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.2%
871 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations10%
772 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.3%
486 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4.9%
382 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.5%
352 residents aged 16 and over
Lowford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health51.6%
4,988 residents
Good health33.6%
3,247 residents
Fair health10.7%
1,032 residents
Bad health3.4%
326 residents
Very bad health0.8%
78 residents
Lowford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act84.1%
8,135 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act15.9%
1,534 residents
Lowford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension54.7%
2,176 households
Household is deprived in one dimension31.3%
1,246 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions11.7%
465 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.1%
85 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
6 households
Lowford · 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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