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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004747

Brockhurst

Brockhurst is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,247 residents in Gosport. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

6,247

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,858

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,925.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

64.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

22.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

20.8%

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.

Leigh South East, Wigan7,386 residents · 63.3% owned · 23.8% no carDereham Central & Toftwood, Breckland11,605 residents · 60.9% owned · 17.9% no carFareham Fort, Fareham7,572 residents · 58.9% owned · 24.7% no carWood End, Oldham5,678 residents · 59.8% owned · 28.7% no carSt George's, Telford and Wrekin5,855 residents · 57.3% owned · 22.1% no carWestham South, Dorset7,705 residents · 63.0% owned · 26.1% no car

Most similar within Gosport

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Priddy's Hard & Brockhurst East, Gosport8,511 residents · 54.8% owned · 21.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Brockhurst

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

Tenure

Owned64.1%
1,831 households
Private rented23.1%
659 households
Social rented11.7%
335 households
Shared ownership1%
29 households
Lives rent free0.1%
4 households
Brockhurst · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced49.1%
1,405 households
Semi-detached31.3%
894 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement11.7%
336 households
Detached4.1%
116 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.8%
52 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.1%
32 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.8%
23 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Brockhurst · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household47.8%
1,367 households
2 cars or vans in household23.4%
670 households
No cars or vans in household22.8%
653 households
3 or more cars or vans in household5.9%
168 households
Brockhurst · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms43.6%
1,247 households
2 bedrooms36.8%
1,052 households
1 bedroom12.9%
369 households
4 or more bedrooms6.6%
189 households
Brockhurst · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household61.6%
1,760 households
One-person household33.9%
968 households
Other household types4.6%
131 households
Brockhurst · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household37.3%
1,067 households
1 person in household33.9%
968 households
3 people in household14.5%
415 households
4 people in household9.9%
284 households
5 people in household3.3%
94 households
6 people in household0.7%
21 households
7 people in household0.2%
7 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
2 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Brockhurst · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.3%
954 residents
15–2916.2%
1,010 residents
30–4419%
1,186 residents
45–6428.2%
1,763 residents
65 and over21.4%
1,336 residents
Brockhurst · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White95.9%
5,987 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.4%
89 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.3%
79 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1%
60 residents
Other ethnic group0.5%
31 residents
Brockhurst · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above20.8%
1,089 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications19.8%
1,038 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications19.5%
1,021 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16.4%
858 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.8%
672 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.4%
390 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.2%
168 residents aged 16 and over
Brockhurst · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)59.3%
3,105 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive38.9%
2,036 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.8%
94 residents aged 16 and over
Brockhurst · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations19.6%
1,025 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations16%
839 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations15.2%
795 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.9%
674 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.6%
504 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8%
417 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.5%
393 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations6.5%
343 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.7%
247 residents aged 16 and over
Brockhurst · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health40.5%
2,529 residents
Good health37.6%
2,347 residents
Fair health15.9%
991 residents
Bad health4.6%
287 residents
Very bad health1.5%
93 residents
Brockhurst · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act79%
4,933 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act21%
1,314 residents
Brockhurst · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension44.1%
1,261 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.6%
1,018 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions16.1%
460 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.7%
107 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
12 households
Brockhurst · 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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