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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004738

Portchester South East

Portchester South East is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,208 residents in Fareham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,208

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,168

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,821.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

79.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

16.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

26.9%

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.

Wordsley & Buckpool, Dudley9,485 residents · 78.7% owned · 12.6% no carSprowston Central, Broadland5,346 residents · 74.5% owned · 15.1% no carCheslyn Hay, South Staffordshire9,784 residents · 79.3% owned · 12.5% no carThorpe St Andrew North, Broadland7,366 residents · 79.7% owned · 16.0% no carCovingham, Swindon8,530 residents · 81.6% owned · 13.8% no carEastwood Park, Southend-on-Sea9,451 residents · 83.3% owned · 14.6% no car

Most similar within Fareham

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Portchester North West, Fareham8,111 residents · 88.1% owned · 11.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Portchester South East

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

Tenure

Owned79.9%
2,530 households
Private rented9.9%
314 households
Social rented9.9%
314 households
Lives rent free0.2%
6 households
Shared ownership0.1%
4 households
Portchester South East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached53.3%
1,687 households
Terraced19.8%
626 households
Detached13.5%
428 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement10.9%
345 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.2%
39 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.2%
37 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
4 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Portchester South East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household38.6%
1,222 households
2 cars or vans in household32.6%
1,033 households
No cars or vans in household16.3%
516 households
3 or more cars or vans in household12.5%
396 households
Portchester South East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms49.9%
1,581 households
2 bedrooms28.2%
893 households
4 or more bedrooms14.5%
459 households
1 bedroom7.4%
235 households
Portchester South East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household66.9%
2,122 households
One-person household28.2%
896 households
Other household types4.9%
154 households
Portchester South East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household39.1%
1,239 households
1 person in household28.2%
895 households
3 people in household15.4%
488 households
4 people in household12.7%
403 households
5 people in household3.6%
114 households
6 people in household0.6%
20 households
7 people in household0.2%
7 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Portchester South East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514.2%
1,023 residents
15–2913.4%
966 residents
30–4416.9%
1,216 residents
45–6429.3%
2,111 residents
65 and over26.2%
1,888 residents
Portchester South East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.8%
6,971 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.3%
91 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1%
74 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.6%
43 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
25 residents
Portchester South East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above26.9%
1,644 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.8%
1,151 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications17.7%
1,085 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.5%
887 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.3%
694 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship8%
488 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.8%
169 residents aged 16 and over
Portchester South East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)57.9%
3,542 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive40.5%
2,482 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.6%
98 residents aged 16 and over
Portchester South East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.5%
1,376 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.9%
848 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.1%
800 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.7%
717 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations11.6%
711 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations11.1%
680 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.1%
373 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6%
366 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4%
247 residents aged 16 and over
Portchester South East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health44%
3,168 residents
Good health37.7%
2,720 residents
Fair health14%
1,006 residents
Bad health3.5%
255 residents
Very bad health0.8%
59 residents
Portchester South East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82.7%
5,961 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act17.3%
1,247 residents
Portchester South East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension49.3%
1,562 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.9%
1,107 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions13.2%
419 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.4%
77 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
3 households
Portchester South East · 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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