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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004737

Fareham Fort

Fareham Fort is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,572 residents in Fareham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,572

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,376

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,955.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

58.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

24.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

26.0%

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.

Yeadon West, Leeds5,649 residents · 56.6% owned · 25.7% no carWellington North, Somerset West and Taunton10,520 residents · 57.7% owned · 18.1% no carRainham North East, Medway7,300 residents · 61.3% owned · 20.7% no carAttleborough, Nuneaton and Bedworth7,648 residents · 60.9% owned · 21.2% no carHalstead Central & West, Braintree8,883 residents · 57.8% owned · 18.4% no carPin Green, Stevenage8,797 residents · 48.8% owned · 28.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Fareham Fort

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

Tenure

Owned58.9%
1,990 households
Social rented22.7%
765 households
Private rented17.4%
588 households
Shared ownership0.7%
25 households
Lives rent free0.2%
8 households
Fareham Fort · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced42.4%
1,433 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement30.5%
1,029 households
Semi-detached19%
642 households
Detached4.7%
158 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.5%
50 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.3%
45 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.6%
20 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Fareham Fort · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.8%
1,481 households
No cars or vans in household24.7%
834 households
2 cars or vans in household23.3%
788 households
3 or more cars or vans in household8.2%
276 households
Fareham Fort · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms42.5%
1,436 households
2 bedrooms30.5%
1,029 households
1 bedroom19%
643 households
4 or more bedrooms8%
270 households
Fareham Fort · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household60.5%
2,045 households
One-person household34.3%
1,158 households
Other household types5.2%
175 households
Fareham Fort · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household34.3%
1,158 households
2 people in household32.9%
1,111 households
3 people in household16.4%
555 households
4 people in household11.3%
382 households
5 people in household4%
134 households
6 people in household1%
33 households
7 people in household0.1%
3 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Fareham Fort · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.2%
1,375 residents
15–2917.5%
1,327 residents
30–4420.9%
1,586 residents
45–6425.5%
1,935 residents
65 and over17.8%
1,352 residents
Fareham Fort · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White93.8%
7,100 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh3.2%
240 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.6%
122 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.8%
58 residents
Other ethnic group0.7%
51 residents
Fareham Fort · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above26%
1,592 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications19.8%
1,210 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications18%
1,100 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.6%
956 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.7%
717 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.3%
388 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
162 residents aged 16 and over
Fareham Fort · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)62%
3,796 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive36.4%
2,229 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.7%
102 residents aged 16 and over
Fareham Fort · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.2%
1,296 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations15.5%
947 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations13.9%
850 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.5%
763 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.4%
578 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations9%
554 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8%
490 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.2%
379 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.4%
269 residents aged 16 and over
Fareham Fort · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health43.1%
3,264 residents
Good health36.5%
2,767 residents
Fair health14.6%
1,105 residents
Bad health4.6%
345 residents
Very bad health1.2%
91 residents
Fareham Fort · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act79.1%
5,993 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act20.9%
1,579 residents
Fareham Fort · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension44.1%
1,489 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35%
1,181 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions16.5%
558 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4%
136 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
14 households
Fareham Fort · 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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