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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004736

Portchester North West

Portchester North West is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,111 residents in Fareham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

8,111

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,525

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,722.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

88.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

11.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

27.4%

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.

Longwell Green & Oldland Common, South Gloucestershire10,118 residents · 86.4% owned · 9.8% no carCowplain East, Havant6,187 residents · 85.8% owned · 12.4% no carFrome North East, Mendip7,214 residents · 83.0% owned · 10.2% no carKingswinford North, Dudley5,904 residents · 85.1% owned · 12.4% no carNorthorpe & Crossley, Kirklees6,292 residents · 80.6% owned · 14.8% no carWigston Harcourt & Little Hill, Oadby and Wigston8,967 residents · 84.9% owned · 12.6% no car

Most similar within Fareham

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Fareham West, Fareham7,482 residents · 84.4% owned · 10.7% no carPortchester South East, Fareham7,208 residents · 79.9% owned · 16.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Portchester North West

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

Tenure

Owned88.1%
3,106 households
Private rented7.7%
273 households
Social rented3.5%
123 households
Shared ownership0.6%
22 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Portchester North West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached51.6%
1,817 households
Detached22.6%
796 households
Terraced19.4%
682 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement4.8%
169 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.9%
31 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.3%
11 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
9 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
8 households
Portchester North West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household38.7%
1,364 households
2 cars or vans in household36%
1,271 households
3 or more cars or vans in household13.9%
492 households
No cars or vans in household11.3%
400 households
Portchester North West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms48.9%
1,724 households
2 bedrooms25.9%
912 households
4 or more bedrooms20.8%
732 households
1 bedroom4.4%
156 households
Portchester North West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household69.9%
2,464 households
One-person household25.5%
899 households
Other household types4.6%
162 households
Portchester North West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household42.2%
1,488 households
1 person in household25.5%
899 households
3 people in household14.7%
518 households
4 people in household13.6%
479 households
5 people in household3.1%
109 households
6 people in household0.7%
23 households
7 people in household0.2%
7 households
8 or more people in household0%
1 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Portchester North West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514.7%
1,191 residents
15–2911.9%
964 residents
30–4416.9%
1,370 residents
45–6427.9%
2,263 residents
65 and over28.7%
2,326 residents
Portchester North West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.2%
7,887 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.3%
108 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.9%
70 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.4%
30 residents
Other ethnic group0.2%
16 residents
Portchester North West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above27.4%
1,874 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.8%
1,288 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications16.3%
1,114 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.5%
994 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.1%
759 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship8.9%
611 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3%
208 residents aged 16 and over
Portchester North West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)56.9%
3,898 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive41.6%
2,848 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.5%
103 residents aged 16 and over
Portchester North West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.8%
1,633 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations14.8%
1,017 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.8%
877 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.6%
862 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.1%
763 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations9.9%
675 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.9%
405 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.3%
364 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students3.7%
254 residents aged 16 and over
Portchester North West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health47%
3,815 residents
Good health36.1%
2,928 residents
Fair health12.8%
1,042 residents
Bad health3.3%
270 residents
Very bad health0.7%
56 residents
Portchester North West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83.2%
6,750 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act16.8%
1,361 residents
Portchester North West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension53.6%
1,888 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.2%
1,240 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions10%
354 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.1%
40 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
3 households
Portchester North 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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