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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004740

Hill Head

Hill Head is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,094 residents in Fareham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,094

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,135

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,230.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

83.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

9.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

37.9%

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.

Brookside & Walton, Chesterfield8,107 residents · 89.6% owned · 11.7% no carHummersknott, Darlington9,145 residents · 87.5% owned · 13.2% no carElton Vale, Bury7,333 residents · 89.4% owned · 11.7% no carWestlands & Seabridge, Newcastle-under-Lyme9,415 residents · 84.4% owned · 10.5% no carBarry Dyfan & Illtyd, Vale of Glamorgan5,301 residents · 90.8% owned · 8.8% no carGreasby, Wirral8,076 residents · 87.2% owned · 12.1% 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 car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Hill Head

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

Tenure

Owned83.2%
2,609 households
Private rented13.2%
413 households
Social rented3.3%
103 households
Shared ownership0.3%
10 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Hill Head · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached48.7%
1,526 households
Semi-detached29.1%
910 households
Terraced15.2%
476 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement6%
188 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.6%
19 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
9 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%
1 households
Hill Head · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household39.9%
1,249 households
2 cars or vans in household36.2%
1,133 households
3 or more cars or vans in household14.4%
452 households
No cars or vans in household9.6%
300 households
Hill Head · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms45%
1,411 households
4 or more bedrooms29.4%
922 households
2 bedrooms19.4%
608 households
1 bedroom6.2%
193 households
Hill Head · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household70.7%
2,215 households
One-person household26.4%
828 households
Other household types2.9%
91 households
Hill Head · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household43.2%
1,355 households
1 person in household26.4%
828 households
3 people in household13.9%
435 households
4 people in household12.8%
401 households
5 people in household3.2%
99 households
6 people in household0.5%
15 households
8 or more people in household0%
1 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
7 people in household0%
0 households
Hill Head · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1513.8%
976 residents
15–2910.8%
766 residents
30–4413.8%
982 residents
45–6428.4%
2,011 residents
65 and over33.2%
2,357 residents
Hill Head · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.6%
6,925 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.1%
78 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.6%
45 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.5%
32 residents
Other ethnic group0.2%
16 residents
Hill Head · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above37.9%
2,289 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.8%
1,078 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.3%
862 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications12.6%
762 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.4%
506 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.8%
350 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.2%
195 residents aged 16 and over
Hill Head · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)50.7%
3,063 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive47.6%
2,878 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.7%
105 residents aged 16 and over
Hill Head · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations26.9%
1,627 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.3%
1,103 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations14.7%
886 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.4%
627 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.1%
609 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations6.4%
385 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.8%
288 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4.5%
273 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.1%
245 residents aged 16 and over
Hill Head · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health47.5%
3,371 residents
Good health34.3%
2,434 residents
Fair health13.7%
973 residents
Bad health3.6%
256 residents
Very bad health0.9%
61 residents
Hill Head · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82%
5,819 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act18%
1,275 residents
Hill Head · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension54.7%
1,714 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35%
1,097 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions9.6%
302 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions0.7%
22 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
0 households
Hill Head · 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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