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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004746

Lee-on-the-Solent

Lee-on-the-Solent is a Census neighbourhood of about 11,111 residents in Gosport. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

11,111

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,865

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,329.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

74.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

13.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

31.7%

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.

Angmering South, Arun10,968 residents · 74.5% owned · 14.1% no carSandbach North, Cheshire East6,567 residents · 79.0% owned · 12.4% no carBishop's Cleeve East & South, Tewkesbury7,820 residents · 72.7% owned · 14.9% no carChipping Sodbury, South Gloucestershire6,504 residents · 79.2% owned · 13.0% no carFelpham, Arun10,593 residents · 80.9% owned · 12.0% no carExmouth Halsdon, East Devon6,864 residents · 79.5% owned · 12.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Lee-on-the-Solent

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

Tenure

Owned74.8%
3,637 households
Private rented14%
683 households
Social rented8.9%
432 households
Shared ownership2.3%
112 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Lee-on-the-Solent · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached35.6%
1,734 households
Semi-detached22.9%
1,112 households
Terraced19.5%
947 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement19.3%
939 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.3%
64 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1%
49 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.4%
19 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Lee-on-the-Solent · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.8%
2,083 households
2 cars or vans in household32.7%
1,589 households
No cars or vans in household13.5%
656 households
3 or more cars or vans in household11%
536 households
Lee-on-the-Solent · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms39%
1,899 households
4 or more bedrooms26.4%
1,283 households
2 bedrooms25.1%
1,219 households
1 bedroom9.5%
463 households
Lee-on-the-Solent · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household67%
3,257 households
One-person household29.6%
1,439 households
Other household types3.4%
167 households
Lee-on-the-Solent · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household39%
1,900 households
1 person in household29.6%
1,442 households
3 people in household14.1%
688 households
4 people in household12.1%
590 households
5 people in household3.5%
169 households
6 people in household1.1%
53 households
7 people in household0.3%
14 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
11 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Lee-on-the-Solent · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.8%
1,751 residents
15–2913.1%
1,453 residents
30–4415.2%
1,687 residents
45–6427.9%
3,101 residents
65 and over28.1%
3,120 residents
Lee-on-the-Solent · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.3%
10,704 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.4%
155 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.1%
121 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.7%
83 residents
Other ethnic group0.4%
47 residents
Lee-on-the-Solent · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above31.7%
2,926 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.9%
1,741 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.1%
1,396 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications13.5%
1,242 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.4%
1,052 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.4%
594 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3%
277 residents aged 16 and over
Lee-on-the-Solent · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)53.5%
4,938 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive44.5%
4,106 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2%
183 residents aged 16 and over
Lee-on-the-Solent · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations25.9%
2,392 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.9%
1,371 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.9%
1,286 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.2%
1,037 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.8%
905 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations8.9%
817 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.2%
483 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.1%
469 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.1%
466 residents aged 16 and over
Lee-on-the-Solent · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health46.6%
5,174 residents
Good health35.8%
3,977 residents
Fair health12.9%
1,434 residents
Bad health3.8%
424 residents
Very bad health0.9%
99 residents
Lee-on-the-Solent · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80.8%
8,978 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19.2%
2,133 residents
Lee-on-the-Solent · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension51.5%
2,506 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.4%
1,724 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions11.4%
555 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.6%
79 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
0 households
Lee-on-the-Solent · 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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